Other Programs Receiving ACT Awards

Hamilton High School: Preparing Students for the Future
Alexander Hamilton High School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hamilton High School uses EXPLORE^® and PLAN^® results to assist with course placement, track students’ academic development, and set postsecondary goals. The school uses WorkKeys^® with students who are at risk of dropping out to document and advance employability skills, implement career-planning activities, and develop postsecondary and career goals. School staff serve as mentors, monitoring academic progress and meeting with employers and students for feedback. This program seeks to motivate students to stay in school, obtain a high school diploma, and pursue postsecondary education.

After-School/Saturday Program
Governors State University, University Park, Illinois
The After-School/Saturday Program at Governors State University serves 50 eighth-grade students in three low-income south suburban Chicago communities. This project uses EXPLORE and DISCOVER^® to help eighth graders identify career choices, plan high school programs that will prepare them for college, and learn test-taking skills to prepare for the ACT Assessment^®. Program coordinators work with teachers and counselors to monitor students’ academic progress and help them select high school courses.

Closing the Gap: Improving Test Performance of Middle and High School Students
Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Closing the Gap is a comprehensive program that uses elements of EXPLORE, PLAN, and the ACT Assessment to reach students and teachers in selected middle and high schools. It focuses on developing mathematics skills and applying these skills to everyday life situations. This program uses ACTive Prep^® to provide test preparation to high school juniors and seniors. ACT field staff also work with teachers and counselors to use EXPLORE and PLAN results to improve instruction.

College Resource Library
Franklin Towne Charter High School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Franklin Towne Charter High School provides postsecondary and career information and resources to low-income urban students. The school uses EXPLORE results to assist with course placement and curriculum planning, and PLAN results to track academic develop-ment and set educational goals. Students use the DISCOVER program as part of the counseling department’s career planning and exploration program. Teachers plan lessons that involve students using material from the College Resource Library.

Saturday College—ACT and Career Prep
University of Illinois–Chicago, School of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois
This program provides career exploration; academic enrichment in math, physical science, and language arts; and test preparation to middle and high school students interested in the health professions. Beginning in middle school, students use DISCOVER and EXPLORE in career and educational planning. High school students use PLAN to assess their academic strengths and weaknesses, WorkKeys to identify job skills, and ACTive Prep to develop test preparation skills.