D-B Students to Take PLAN Assessment
KINGSPORT ‚¬ The Dobyns-Bennett Counseling Office would like to remind parents that all Dobyns-Bennett High School tenth graders will take the PLAN assessment on November 9, 2010 during Blocks A and B.
The PLAN Assessment is one of the three assessments required by the State of TN to gauge college and workforce readiness. The other related state-required assessments include the Explore test in 8th Grade and ACT test in 11th Grade.
Taking the PLAN Assessment can: | •stimulate thinking and planning for life after high school •assess status of academic preparation for postsecondary education •support meaningful high school course selection for junior and senior years •relate personal characteristics to educational and career options •help focus test preparation to improve ACT scores •provide an estimated ACT Composite score |
The PLAN Assessment consists of:
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Students are encouraged to explore the ACT Online Prep site:
https://actonlineprep.act.org/ePrep as a means of preparing for this assessment.
All students received usernames and passwords to this site in homeroom/ advisory period on Sept 29th.
To find out more about the PLAN Assessment go to:
http://www.actstudent.org/plan/
PLAN Sample Questions can be found at:
http://www.act.org/plan/pdf/sample.pdf
Testing room Assignments will be posted outside of the cafeteria several days prior to the assessment.‚ The make-up test date for students absent on test day will be November 10th. Students will complete pre-coding information regarding their interests, current coursework, plans after high school, etc. the week prior to the assessment.
For more information, contact Dobyns-Bennett Graduation Coach/Testing Coordinator Melissa Horner at (423) 378-8400.
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