Our goal is to help students raise test scores, gain entrance to the college of their choice and win scholarships.
MISD College & Career Day of Testing (ACT Plan, PSAT, ASVAB):
On Wednesday, October 12, 2011 the Mansfield ISD will conduct its sixth annual College and Career Readiness Testing Day at each high school campus.
Distribution of the student score reports from the MISD College and Career Readiness Day of Testing will take place at each high school campus in early 2012. Students will receive their score reports during Advisory where teachers will help the students interpret their score reports.
The following chart outlines the October 12, 2011 testing format::
Per Texas Education Code(TEC)Sec. 29.916, a school district shall permit a home-schooled student entitled under Section 25.001 to attend public school in the district to participate in an administration of the PSAT/NMSQT offered by the district. A school district shall require a home-schooled student to pay the same fee to participate in a test under this subsection that a student enrolled in the district is required to pay. The PSAT/NMSQT is available for home-schooled students eligible to attend school in the MISD. For questions related to test registration, home-schooled students/parents should contact the counseling center at the MISD high school in their attendance zone.
The following information should be helpful to parents and students as they continue to examine their test results and access the additional benefits which come with having taken one of the following tests:
ACT PLAN Student/Parent Resources
ACT PLAN Interpretive Presentation 
* As a "pre-ACT" test, the ACT PLAN is a powerful predictor of success on the ACT. At the same time, it focuses attention on both career preparation and improving academic achievement. PLAN can help all students—those who are college-bound as well as those who are likely to enter the workforce directly after high school. It is a comprehensive guidance resource that helps students measure their current academic development, explore career/training options, and make plans for the remaining years of high school and post-graduation years.
For more information on the ACT PLAN please visit: http://www.actstudent.org/plan/
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PSAT Student/Parent Resources
PSAT Benefits Letter to Parents 
PSAT Interpretive PowerPoint Presentation
My College Quickstart Tour Powerpoint Presentation
A Parent Tutorial for Understanding PSAT/NMSQT Results
PSAT 10th Grade Interpretive
** PSAT/NMSQT stands for Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. It is a standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the SAT Reasoning Test™. It also gives 11 th grade students the chance to enter National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) scholarship programs. The Preliminary SAT ®/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test is a co-sponsored program by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).
For more information on the PSAT/NMSQT please visit: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/psat/about.html
Helping Your Child Use the PSAT/NMSQT Score Report Plus:
http://www.collegeboard.com/parents/tests/meet-tests/31008.html
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ASVAB Student/Parent Resources
ASVAB Fact Sheet for Parents
ASVAB Helping Teens Explore Career Options
*** The ASVAB was developed by the U.S. Department of Defense. The ASVAB Career Exploration Program was developed with input from a panel of career development experts and designed to encourage students to increase their level of self-knowledge and to understand how that information could be linked to civilian and military occupational characteristics. The ASVAB Program recently was re-designed to be helpful to virtually all students, whether they are planning on immediate employment after high school in civilian or military occupations, or further education at a university, community college, or vocational institution.
For more information on the ASVAB please visit: http://www.asvabprogram.com/
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