(1) The purpose of the Universal Assessment Program is to:(1) Improve the college readiness of all students in grade eleven (11);(2) Prevent or minimize the continued remediation of nearly fifty percent (50%) of all students entering Arkansas institutions of higher education in one (1) or more subjects because they do not meet the recommended readiness score on an assessment;(3) Advance the number of students, including students of low income, English-language learners, and minority students, taking an assessment while in grade eleven (11) to increase the number of first-generation college students;(4) Increase the college participation rates among all racial and ethnic groups;(5) Improve preparation for college and the workforce;(6) Improve the course selection patterns of high school students;(7) Increase the early identification of college-ready students; and(8) Provide a link between what students have learned, what they need to learn, and what is necessary in order to be college- or workforce-ready, or both, by providing expectations and measuring their progress.
(1) Improve the college readiness of all students in grade eleven (11);
(2) Prevent or minimize the continued remediation of nearly fifty percent (50%) of all students entering Arkansas institutions of higher education in one (1) or more subjects because they do not meet the recommended readiness score on an assessment;
(3) Advance the number of students, including students of low income, English-language learners, and minority students, taking an assessment while in grade eleven (11) to increase the number of first-generation college students;
(4) Increase the college participation rates among all racial and ethnic groups;
(5) Improve preparation for college and the workforce;
(6) Improve the course selection patterns of high school students;
(7) Increase the early identification of college-ready students; and
(8) Provide a link between what students have learned, what they need to learn, and what is necessary in order to be college- or workforce-ready, or both, by providing expectations and measuring their progress.