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SAT IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES Immediate Strategies . The following recommenda~ons can bc . minimal staff development and resources, each school can undertake a basic SAT improvemen! prOCess incorporated easily into the current school cm'Hculum plan. With which will make a positive impact on the SCores of our students for 1990. EnCOurage al/ninth and tenth grade Upper level English students who are taking or who have completed ...... '"'axear~At'pract~cetestinFebrua""°f1990Geometry. i ' determining the type of feedback that eac~ student and/or each school will receive. COunselors make a concerted effort to advise students about SAT. Consider the following: 1. Counselors should use the class sequence format suggested by State Superintendent Etheridge (see Chun I), fuium plans of the student and Other academic/achievemem data in helping students decide about taking this test. 3.2' ~eu;~e°ln°S;s prepare scorn an' '''C°unsel°rs' . plan and conduct classrOOmg informatione, (2)deabngSessi°ns' with' givingtest anxlety,attenti°n' andt°~3)suChfollowingteSt Iakingteststrategies as: (1) efficient use of testin tim highest score areas and lOWest score areas. The PSAT SCore analysis is especially important. mys~s reports to be presented to faculty. The analysis should include 4. Information on SAT and ACT should be published in the school newspaper and/or newsletter. This could be another way to assist students in making a better decision about which test would be best for them. 5. The ACTis another test option for center, college admission. Concord High School will be the testing Use SAT/PSAT fore, at for questions on teacher-made tests in'all subjects but &specially in and English. Use as extra credit problems, V°cabu/ary enrichment, mathematics Samples (/an be taken from the PSAT/SATpractice booklets, the NorthanalytiCaIcarolinathinkingSATimprovementC°n tests, ere.Project materials, Amsco SAT Practice Books, as well as maay other Sources. (See resoume section) In developing goa/s and Objectives for Caberrus County Schools the school board must mane curriculum and instruction the highest priority. Protect t/me on learning to the fullest. Remove as many alisa'actors as possible from the agenda in the daily Operations of the s ·, . s M--'-°"mm~pubhcandallschoolnor .... slot! and of the County position and maintain a high level of interest in tile long range curriculum oesign program. ---,---~u. nel arc aware Short Range Strategies Short range strategies are those that can be accomplished by planning, beginningstaffdevelopment, and buildJngresources during the 1989-90 school year for full scale implementation in 1990.91. Recommenda. tions include: The state of No~h Carolina will provide funds to pay for any tenth grade student choosing to take the PSAT.