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Each year we serve millions of people in high schools, colleges, professional associations, businesses, and government agencies, nationally and internationally. Though designed to meet a wide array of needs, all ACT programs and services have one guiding purpose—helping people achieve education and workplace success.  \n© 2008 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved.  \nContents  \nIntroduction and Overview.………………………………………….2  \nProject Goal, Deliverables, and Indicators of Success…………..3  \nProject Participants…………………………………………………..4  \nProfessional Development Activities……………………………….5  \nCourse Alignment and Teacher Practices....................................8  \nInstruction and Assessment Tools.………………………………..10  \nCommon Characteristics of Successful Participants..................14  \nLessons Learned ...........…………………...……..…......….........20  \nRecommendations ....................................................................22  \nAppendix A................................................................. State Team Members  \nAppendix B.............................................Student Population Characteristics  \nAppendix C......................................................Teacher Participation Details  \nAppendix D............................................................Project Activity Time Line  \nAppendix E. .......................................   ......... ACT’s Data-Feedback Model  \nAppendix F....... Distance Conferences and On-Site Collaboration Meetings  \nAppendix G.............................................................. Project Web Resources  \nAppendix H............................. Number of Teachers Responding to Surveys  \nAppendix I............................................................ CARS Alignment Results  \nAppendix J............................................................... ACT Instructional Units  \nAppendix K.................................. End-of-Course Assessment Mean Scores  \nAppendix L.........Rankings Based on Participation Levels and Testing Data  \nIntroduction and Overview  \nThe Increasing Course Rigor Pilot Project, a joint initiative of the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices and ACT, Inc. , is one component of Phase Two of the NGA Center for Best Practices Honor States Grant Program. The project, which began in winter 2006 and concluded in summer 2007, was designed to improve the quality of learning experiences in core preparatory high school courses. The project was also a natural extension of ACT’s efforts to improve the quality and consistency of high school coursework. In particular, it is a response to empirical evidence demonstrated in the 2004 study On Course for Success: A Close Look at Selected High School Courses That Prepare All Students for College (ACT and The Education Trust) indicating the need for increased rigor and relevance in core preparatory courses.  \nEducators and policy makers from three states (Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania) formed a unique partnership with ACT’s test developers, curriculum writers, and professional development specialists to accomplish a twofold goal:  \n1. To investigate ACT’s approach to increasing rigor in English 10, Geometry, and Biology courses  \n2. To identify the critical policy considerations that support increased course rigor  \nThe Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, The GE Foundation, State Farm Insurance, and ACT, Inc. provided support for this initiative.  \nThis report describes the results of the 17-month pilot. 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