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Educational Planning and Assessment System® (EPAS®)

What is EPAS®?

EPAS is a  series of assessments created by ACT® for 8th 12th graders based on the College Readiness Standards.  The three tests administered within local districts are the Explore®, Plan®  and ACT®.  Each test is solely aligned to the College Readiness Standards, however, the standards overlap with our Michigan High School Content Expectations ( http://www.act.org/education/statematch/ )  The purpose of EPAS® is to know what levels students are performing at in Math, Reading, Writing and Science,  in addition to predict if students have the skills to be successful or prepared to take college level courses.  The EPAS® system provides a longitudinal, systematic approach to gathering and using data. The system focuses on the integrated, higher-order thinking skills students develop in grades K-12 that are important for success both during and after high school.

Testing Cycle: 
Explore:    Fall/Spring 8th or Fall 9th grade
Plan:         Fall or Spring of 10th grade
ACT:         Spring of  11th grade (as a part of the MME) 
 
For more details check out:
http://www.act.org/epas/index.html
 
 


EPAS MATERIALS:EPAS PROCESS:

  1. Get EPAS materials and read carefully (including the Handbook)!
  2. Decide, as a district, when each assessment is going to be administered, to which students, and who is going to lead this initiative for the district.  Then complete the District Plan Template.
  3. By Nov. 4, 2013, complete and turn in the Sign Up Form and District Plan Template for the district. (If you complete a plan last year, please send me an electronic UPDATED version for this year). 
  4. Follow through with the District Plan by ordering materials including the enhanced reporting packages*, implementing necessary training, administering the assessments to students, submitting the reimbursement forms correctly, utilizing the data, etc. (REPEAT)
 
 
 
 
 
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