Then for the day of the real ACT, Lee set up a testing center in the school’s gym, different than previous years where it took place in several classrooms. “Instead of 20 proctors delivering 20 different messages, we had one central location where a consistent message would be delivered,” said Lee. “The students spaced out more, got away from their desks, and experienced an arena-style testing, big game day environment where all of them were achieving the same goals.”

Throughout the school year, Lee said the high school incorporates bell ringers and ACT prep content into its core curriculum courses. “One of our biggest accomplishments over the last year was properly training our teachers on how to effectively implement the MasteryPrep material and intersperse it throughout their lesson plans,” said Lee. “It wasn’t just ‘Here’s another product, now go use it.’ There was an organized, consistent approach to learning the context and benefits of us rolling out MasteryPrep within our high school.”

Casey County Schools, located in rural Kentucky, serves 2,200 students from preschool to high school with 650 students in grades 9-12.

“The staff are committed to supporting our students and will always focus on our students being life ready when they graduate,” said Lee. “Our goal is to ensure students graduate and are able to portray strong standards of resiliency, integrity, service, and excellence.”