Include the 1995 Board of Regents directive in the Appendix. Members studied 17 ACT Prompts and 3 prompts drafted by Jan. They selected three prompts to field test, with minor revisions, which were acceptable to Catherine Welch. The prompts will be randomly paired for student choices. For the scoring rubric , members suggested that the ACT narrative be changed to more nearly reflect Montana standards and the six traits commonly used in Montana.
Organization is unified and coherent.
Sentence structure and word choice show outstanding command of the language and audience awareness. Few errors in mechanics and usage are evident. A clarification to districts about how the ACT Rubric matches or does not match theirs. Related professional development and communications opportunities. Tentative dates, scheduling, and sites were discussed for the training and scoring .