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Raise the Bar To support a new set of rigorous standards, a new assessment is needed to track progress in meeting standards, inform curriculum and instruction, and increase readiness as well as the aspiration to succeed in postsecondary education. RECOMMENDATION A New High School Assessment The commission recommends that legislation be passed calling for a new high school assessment for use in the 2007–2008 school year to replace the high school–level MEAP. This assessment must: 1) Be an accepted test for college readiness for the purposes of admission 2) Increase students’ aspirations to attend institutions of postsecondary education 3) Measure individual student performance against the new Michigan standards 4) Be useful for aligning curriculum, course sequences, and grade-level content against the standards 5) Be valid as the high school assessment required under federal law (No Child Left Behind) While it should produce a score on a recognized college entrance exam, this assessment should also measure students’ competence and adherence to the full array of Michigan’s new high school standards. The commission further recommends that until a new assessment is deployed, Michigan school districts adopt a high expectation for students aspiring to enroll in postsecondary education—corresponding to a composite score of 22 on the ACT program or an equivalent college entrance exam (the level of 22 being strongly correlated with successful completion of a postsecondary degree). (Participation Work Group rec. 1) News
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