Fordson High School
2/23/15
Dear Fordson Community,
On March 3rd and 4th Fordson High School, and all other high schools in Michigan, will be administering the ACT, Explore and Plan to all high school students. These exams are extremely important and crucial to our students’ success.
What are these exams?
Explore – The Explore test is taken by all freshmen and is an indicator on where our freshman are excelling or struggling in reference to content and comprehension. Based on each individual student’s scores, we prepare and schedule students with additional resources to assist them in their quest for success.
Plan – The Plan test is taken by all sophomores and is an indicator on where the students may struggle when they take the ACT and the M-Step test their junior year. Based on each individual student’s scores, we prepare and schedule students with additional resources to assist them in their quest for success their junior year and to excel on the ACT/M-Step. The Plan test also determines which students are eligible for the Dearborn Public Schools and Henry Ford College Collegiate Academy.
ACT & M-Step – The ACT/M-Step are two assessments that are used by the State of Michigan to assess where our school ranks in reference to student proficiency in all curricular areas. The State of Michigan also uses this one-time test to rank our students against other students in the State as a measure to determine our progress in reducing gaps in achievement. Both of these scores are reported on the student’s transcripts that universities and colleges review.
13800 Ford Rd. Dearborn, MI 48126 313-827-1400 [email protected] It is crucial that our students come to school prepared, on time and on task to be successful on these exams. Moreover, it is important that our students are ready to illustrate to the entire State of Michigan that we are a stellar educational institution and that our students are the finest students in the State of Michigan.
In an effort to create the best assessment environment for our students, we will have a revised schedule on March 3rd and 4th.
The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, March 3rd – No MBCC or DCMST o Only Juniors, this is any student that is labeled a junior based on their credits, attend school from 7:15 – 12:30 o Only Seniors that have been notified attend school from 7:15 – 12:30 o No school for Freshmen, Sophomores & all other Seniors
Wednesday , March 4th – No MBCC or DCMST o Juniors (labeled as juniors based on their credits) and notified Seniors attend school from 7:15 – 10:30 o Freshmen & Sophomores attend school from 11:00 – 2:15 or when testing is complete o No School for all other Seniors
M-Step Assessment will be in April and a schedule will follow.
Good luck to all students!
Youssef Mosallam
March 3 Students Test/School Testing Time Freshmen No School - Sophomores No School - Juniors ACT 7:15 – 12:30 Seniors (Unless notified to test) No School -
March 4 Students Test/School Testing Time Freshmen No School 7:15 – 10:30 Explore Test 11:00-2:15 or when testing is complete Sophomores No School 7:15 – 10:30 Plan Test 11:00-2:15 or when testing is complete Juniors ACT / Work Keys 7:15 – 10:30 Seniors (Unless notified to test) No School -