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High SchooltoCollege Success Report Fact Sheet What? The High SchooltoCollege Success report, mandated by state law, will report the core grade point average of Illinois college freshmen in math, science, reading and English. When? The first report will be issued in June of this year. The preliminary release to schools is expected the first week of June, with the public release expected about three weeks later. Who? The report will cover only college freshmen from Illinois high schools attending Illinois public universities or community colleges beginning in 2006 and running through 2008. It will not include students attending colleges or universities outside of Illinois or students attending private or proprietary higher education institutions. Also, if fewer than 10 students from a particular Illinois high school are attending an Illinois college or university, they will not be included in the aggregate numbers being reported. Where? The information will be released to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB), the 48 Illinois community colleges, the 11 Illinois public, fouryear universities and to the public. The Illinois Interactive Report Card will include individual high school reports. Why? The report is intended to provide data on the academic performance of students in their first year of higher education. It also will, in the aggregate, show how students at different levels of ACT score performed. The hope is that the information will lead to discussion and datadriven strategy related to designing high school curriculum to best prepare students for higher education. Suggested Communications Strategy Regarding the Report 1. Become familiar with the report as it relates to your school district. The preliminary release to schools is expected during the first week of June. The public release is expected about three weeks later. The IASA web site (www.iasaedu.org) includes a link to a Frequently Asked Questions Power Point document prepared by ACT that can be accessed by clicking here. Also, the ISBE, IBHE and ICCB are holding a seminar from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, June 24 at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield. The seminar will include an overview of the report, how to interpret and utilize the data, developing an action plan to help ensure student success and answering tough questions related to the report. The seminar is specifically designed for superintendents, principals, regional superintendents, guidance counselors, CTE regional staff and curriculum directors as well as leaders from higher education. 2. Review your curriculum with the purpose of developing responses to anticipated possible questions from the public or media.

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High School‐to‐College Success Report Fact Sheet 

What? The High School‐to‐College Success  report, mandated by  state  law, will  report  the  core grade 

point average of Illinois college freshmen in math, science, reading and English. 

When? The first report will be issued in June of this year. The preliminary release to schools is expected 

the first week of June, with the public release expected about three weeks later. 

Who?  The  report will  cover  only  college  freshmen  from  Illinois  high  schools  attending  Illinois  public 

universities  or  community  colleges  beginning  in  2006  and  running  through  2008.  It will  not  include 

students attending colleges or universities outside of Illinois or students attending private or proprietary 

higher education  institutions. Also,  if  fewer  than 10 students  from a particular  Illinois high school are 

attending  an  Illinois  college  or  university,  they will  not  be  included  in  the  aggregate  numbers  being 

reported. 

Where? The information will be released to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), the Illinois Board 

of  Higher  Education  (IBHE),  the  Illinois  Community  College  Board  (ICCB),  the  48  Illinois  community 

colleges,  the 11  Illinois public,  four‐year universities  and  to  the public. The  Illinois  Interactive Report 

Card will include individual high school reports. 

Why? The report is intended to provide data on the academic performance of students in their first year 

of higher education.  It also will,  in  the aggregate,  show how students at different  levels of ACT score 

performed. The hope is that the information will lead to discussion and data‐driven strategy related to 

designing high school curriculum to best prepare students for higher education. 

Suggested Communications Strategy Regarding the Report 

1. Become familiar with the report as  it relates to your school district. The preliminary release to 

schools  is expected during  the  first week of  June. The public  release  is expected about  three 

weeks later.  

 

The  IASA web  site  (www.iasaedu.org)  includes  a  link  to  a  Frequently Asked Questions Power 

Point document prepared by ACT that can be accessed by clicking here. 

 

Also, the ISBE, IBHE and ICCB are holding a seminar from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, June 24 at the 

Crowne Plaza in Springfield. The seminar will include an overview of the report, how to interpret 

and utilize  the data, developing an action plan  to help ensure  student  success and answering 

tough questions related to the report. The seminar is specifically designed for superintendents, 

principals,  regional  superintendents,  guidance  counselors,  CTE  regional  staff  and  curriculum 

directors as well as leaders from higher education. 

 

2. Review  your  curriculum  with  the  purpose  of  developing  responses  to  anticipated  possible 

questions from the public or media.  

 

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3. Collect your own data to be able to show how many of your 2006‐2008 graduates went on to 

attend  institutions of higher education  vs.  the numbers  shown  in  the  report. These numbers 

should  include  students  attending out‐of‐state  schools, private  schools or  schools where  you 

have fewer than 10 of your graduates attending.  

 

 

4. Develop talking points to respond to the media or public. Suggested talking points include: 

 

We  intend to study the report to see  if there  is any data that might  lead to discussion 

about  the  high  school  curriculum.  We  also  intend  to  discuss  the  report  with  our 

counterparts  in higher  education  to make  certain we  are providing  the  best possible 

curriculum to help our students succeed in college. 

Illinois  is one of only  six  states  (CO,  KY, MI,  TN  and WY)  that  require  all high  school 

juniors to take the ACT test, which is one of the best indicators for college success. We 

already have been using those results in designing our curriculum. 

It  is  important  to  note  that  these  results  are  only  a  slice  of  a  bigger  picture. Many 

students (your specific number would be better if you are able to collect that additional 

data) are not  included because they are attending private colleges or universities, out‐

of‐state schools or schools where we have fewer than 10 students attending. 

We hope future reports will be able to include more of the Illinois high school graduates 

attending colleges and universities in order to give a more accurate picture.