Plans are underway to distribute 2001 kits and updates through the ROEs, ISCs and Chicago Public School District 299. Its components include the ACT assessment, two workplace skills tests called WorkKeys and sections developed by the State Board. Schools will receive results from the two-day test in August 2001. Initial reports from the field indicated a high participation rate and a fewer problems than expected. Credit belongs to the teachers, test supervisors, principals and superintendents who did the hard work of preparing students for the test and setting up appropriate testing environments.
Credit goes as well to the students who behaved well and took the test seriously.