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LTC 254-2019 SAT/PSAT/ACT Program and Upcoming Parental Information Session MIAMIBEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO. LTC # 254-2019 LETT R TO COMMISSION To: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of he City Ci mission From: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager Date: May 1 , 2019 Subject: SAT/PSAT/ACT Program and Upcomi g Parental Information Session The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to update you on the status of the City funded SAT/PSAT/ACT preparation program currently utilized by students at Miami Beach Senior High School for the 2018/19 school year. Prepworks provides online-personalized learning and uses adaptive technology to customize each course to fit students' specific academic needs. Available on any internet-ready device, Prepworks test prep programs can be accessed at any time. Combining hundreds of animated HD videos, thousands of practice questions with step-by-step solutions, and engaging instructional activities, Prepworks explores essential foundational concepts and teach proven test strategies that help students significantly improve SAT/PSAT/ACT test scores. Below is the program usage from May 2018 to April 2019 (see attached report): Usage and Performance Review Number of activities completed by youth in PSAT/SAT 7,636 Number of activities completed by youth in ACT 12,966 Number of active Miami Beach student users 451 Parental information sessions have been scheduled at Miami Beach Senior High School on: • May 28, 2019 at 6pm • May 29, 2019 at 6pm We will continue to support our strategic outcome to achieve K-12 public school excellence through our Education Compact. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld at leslierosenfeld@miamibeachfl.gov. Attach •-.,ts JLM/K•a t � ��'�f SAT and ACT Courses from Prepworks adagio-tee 6. +300SAT Points +5 ACT Points 50 Hours Average score Average score0 Recommended improvement N o • o improvement 0 ° time per course 281 Trillion 39 Awards �� , Computer-adaptive n National awards of learning paths 0 • • • 0 excellence received dieWey Mal& Students � � e Teachersiii i i � • say: Sa Y oativieti * amp Fully Virtual Flexible Usage Ar Adaptive ? fir,....r Performance-driven Summer/semester/ ♦ Adapts to your strengths and self-paced intensive & weaknesses in real-time Award-Winning + Mobile & Real-Time Reports Score Guarantee Responsive 11E: Progress and Standards Reports .- for students,teachers, and +200 SAT or+3 ACT points On any internet-ready0 guaranteed •* • device administrators Parent Info Session For enrollment, email .API-mt.. PREPWORKS May 28th:6:00pm tboldon@dadeschools.net May 29th:6:00pm partnered with (at MBSH) r MIAMIBEACH N; �" Copyright©by Prepworks.AU rights reserved. PREPWORKS® 2018-2019 Overview Miami Beach Senior High School May 2018-April 2019 Usage and Performance Review 0 0 324 Hours 379 Hours Overall Time Spent in PSAT/SAT Overall Hours Spent in ACT 4 0 7,636 12,966 Total Activities Completed in PSAT and SAT Total Activities Completed in ACT 451 Licenses Assigned Highest Usage and Completion (If a student has not completed a minimum of 1.Dreeson-ACT English 8 Reading 1 activity within 30 days,they are removed 2.Williams-ACT English 8 Reading and license can be reassigned or reused) 3.Pascal-SAT Evidence Based Reading 8 Writing Student Survey Responses Comments: It really helped a lot. The only thing I'm picky about is the fact that it isn't the most interactive learning website but for the most part I love Prepworks. I want to continue to learn how to use different reading strategies. You guys are doing an amazing job. I feel a bit pressed on time but I know that is how the actual test will be like so it iisood training to try and answer questions within a certain time frame. Its great. Student Survey Responses What do you like the most about Prepworks? Learning how to answer difficult problems All of the above-ii s great. Learning the fastest way to find the_ correct answer. Learning new reading strategies.7 Practicing mapping strategies in Sketchpad Activities. -- What device do you use? •Laptop Tablet •Desktop Other THE PREPWORKS®TEAM C 2019 oREPWORss:Confidential a Proprietary