EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (EPAS) INFORMATION TEST GRADE DATE OF WHEN CONTENT # OF TIME BENCHMARKS PRIMARY GOAL OF TAKEN ASSESSMENT WILL TESTED QUESTIONS ALLOWED Score ASSESSMENT SCORES BE students need BACK? to make in order to be CCR EXPLORE 8th grade September October English 40 questions 30 min 13 Informs students to plan Math 30 questions 30 min 17 high school courses, CCMS also Reading 30 questions 30 min 15 prepare for ACT or tests 6th & Science 28 questions 30 min 20 choose career direction 7th grades PLAN 10th September October English 50 questions 30 min 15 Helps students prepare grade Math 40 questions 40 min 19 for ACT and get ready to Reading 25 questions 20 min 17 succeed in college CCHS also Science 30 questions 25 min 21 and/or career tests 9th grade ACT 11th March March English 75 questions 45 min 18 National college grade Math 60 questions 60 min 22 (19) admissions test. By Reading 40 questions 35 min 21 (20) meeting benchmarks Science 40 questions 35 min 24 student is deemed college/career ready. COMPASS 12th Any time prior Immediate English Varies Not Timed 77 (74) Helps colleges evaluate grade to graduation Math 52 (36) skills and place into Reading 88 (85) appropriate courses. This is taken when student does not meet ACT benchmark. The benchmark numbers are set by ACT. The numbers in parenthesis represent the benchmark set by the state of Kentucky
EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (EPAS) INFORMATION TEST GRADE TAKEN DATE OF ASSESSMENT WHEN WILL SCORES BE BACK? CONTENT TESTED # OF QUESTIONS TIME ALLOWED BENCHMARKS Score students need to make in order to be CCR PRIMARY GOAL OF ASSESSMENT EXPLORE 8th grade CCMS also tests 6th & 7th grades September October English Math Reading Science 40 questions 30 questions 30 questions 28 questions 30 min 30 min 30 min 30 min 13 17 15 20 Informs students to plan high school courses, prepare for ACT or choose career direction PLAN 10th grade CCHS also tests 9th grade September October English Math Reading Science 50 questions 40 questions 25 questions 30 questions 30 min 40 min 20 min 25 min 15 19 17 21 Helps students prepare for ACT and get ready to succeed in college and/or career ACT 11th grade March March English Math Reading Science 75 questions 60 questions 40 questions 40 questions 45 min 60 min 35 min 35 min 18 22 (19) 21 (20) 24 National college admissions test. By meeting benchmarks student is deemed college/career ready. COMPASS 12th grade Any time prior to graduation Immediate English Math Reading Varies Not Timed 77 (74) 52 (36) 88 (85) Helps colleges evaluate skills and place into appropriate courses. This is taken when student does not meet ACT benchmark. The benchmark numbers are set by ACT. The numbers in parenthesis represent the benchmark set by the state of Kentucky
EPAS%20information.docx