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2024-2025 Mississippi Pilot ACT®, ACT WorkKeys®, Algebra 1 EOC Research

Jumpstart Test Prep Review Resources school selections announced for 2024-25

Jumpstart Test Prep (Jumpstart), through Mississippi Legislative appropriation partnered with the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) to select pilot schools for the 2024-25 school year.

The pilot program is aimed at helping public high school students increase ACT® (juniors), ACT WorkKeys®, and Algebra 1 EOC performance, and Jumpstart efficacy research has demonstrated substantial gains over prior-best scores. This year’s selected cohort of public high schools will receive support, resources, and program guidance to further improve school performance on these assessments.  Selected schools were randomly drawn by a third party and complete details can be found here:  https://jumpstarttestprep.com/pilot/2024-2025-mississippi-pilot-act-act-workkeys-algeb.

Jumpstart Test Prep will meet to discuss program and efficacy research with any interested district or school, regardless of pilot program participation.

For more information about the Jumpstart Test Prep review programs, please email info@jumpstarttestprep.com.

Jumpstart StartUps ACT®-Aligned Video “Bellringer” Selection Results
A total of 60 high schools and middle schools applied for funding for the StartUps program, representing approximately 31,000 students. Grant funding for the 2024-25 school year to provide access to the Jumpstart StartUps ACT®-aligned video “bellringer” repository is made available to these applicant sites:

  • Aberdeen High School
  • Amite County High School
  • Belle-Shivers Middle School
  • Byhalia High School
  • Byhalia Middle School
  • Cleveland Central High School
  • Coahoma County High School
  • Coffeeville High School
  • Colmer Middle School
  • Enterprise High School
  • Forest High School
  • Galena School
  • Gautier High School
  • Gautier Middle School
  • George County High School
  • Germantown High School
  • Grenada High School
  • Hamilton Attendance Center
  • Hatley Attendance School
  • Hazlehurst High School
  • Humphreys County High School
  • Jumpertown High School
  • Kemper County High School
  • Kosciusko High School
  • Kosciusko Jr. High School
  • Leland High School
  • Long Beach High School
  • Madison Shannon Palmer High School
  • Meridian High School
  • Morton High School
  • Mt. Olive Attendance Center
  • Neshoba Central High School
  • Newton County High School
  • Newton High School
  • Northeast Jones High School
  • Northeast Lauderdale High School
  • Noxubee County High School
  • O’Bannon High School
  • Ocean Springs High School
  • Pascagoula High School
  • Pass Christian Middle School
  • Pearl High School
  • Philadelphia High School
  • Picayune Memorial High School
  • Potts Camp High School
  • Quitman High School
  • Ridgeland High School
  • Ripley High School
  • Riverside High School
  • Salem Attendance Center
  • Shaw High School (Formerly McEvans)
  • Smithville Attendance Center
  • South Panola High School
  • Tylertown High School
  • Velma Jackson High School
  • Water Valley High School
  • Wayne County High School
  • West Bolivar High School
  • West Lauderdale High School
  • Yazoo City High School

 Complete ACT® Review Pilot Random Selection Results

A total of 50 schools applied for funding through for the Jumpstart Test Prep Complete ACT® Review program. Third-party methodology and the resulting random draw resulted with allocation for Jumpstart Test Prep’s Complete ACT® Review Program for seven Mississippi public schools representing approximately 588 juniors. The selected schools (with those schools’ 2021 ACT® composite average scores in parentheses for reference) were the following schools:

  • Biggersville High School (17.5)
  • Byhalia High School (14.8)
  • Hamilton Attendance Center (17.3)
  • Madison Shannon Palmer High School (13.4)
  • Northeast Lauderdale High School (15.5)
  • O’Bannon High School (14.0)
  • Southeast Lauderdale High School (17.5)

Complete ACT WorkKeys® Review Pilot Random Selection Results
A total of 53 schools applied for funding for the Jumpstart Test Prep ACT WorkKeys® Review program.  Third-party methodology and the resulting random draw resulted with allocation for the program for six Mississippi public schools representing approximately 950 students. The selected schools were the following schools:

  • Jumpertown High School
  • Moss Point Career and Technical Education
  • Northeast Jones High School
  • Riverside High School
  • Smithville Attendance Center
  • Wayne County Career and Technical Center

Complete Algebra 1 EOC Review Pilot Random Selection Results

A total of 47 schools applied for funding for the Algebra 1 EOC Review Assessment program. Third-party methodology and the resulting random draw resulted with allocation for the Jumpstart Test Prep Complete Algebra 1 EOC Review Assessment for 10 Mississippi public schools representing approximately 1,575 students. The selected schools include the following schools:

  • Blue Mountain High School
  • Cleveland Central High School
  • Gautier High School
  • H.W. Byers High School
  • Hatley Attendance School
  • Hazlehurst High School
  • Ocean Springs High School
  • Pascagoula High School
  • Potts Camp High School
  • Raymond High School

If you have any questions about the Jumpstart Test Prep programs, please email info@jumpstarttestprep.com.

Jumpstart Review Programs Application MDE Announcement Link / EdUpdate 2024-25 Startups ACT® Bellringer Selection Results 2024-25 Jumpstart ACT® Pilot Selection Results 2024-25 Jumpstart WorkKeys® Pilot Selection Results 2024-25 Jumpstart Algebra 1 Pilot Selection Results 2024-25 MDE Announcement of Selected Jumpstart Schools 2024-25 JTP ACT Review Evidence Based Research Analysis

Teacher Feedback

Helping Wonderful Teachers Achieve Excellent Outcomes

Jumpstart's comprehensive coverage of the ACT standards and its time restrained practice enables students to be more comfortable while sitting for the actual test. Also, since our ACT has gone digital, the JTP digital formatting truly simulates the actual test.

Andrew Huey
College & Career Readiness / Advanced Math Plus Teacher
Long Beach High School

Jumpstart was an incredible asset to me as an educator. The English portion of the ACT covers many grammar skills that have not been reviewed since middle school. Jumpstart provided by students with a comprehensive review of all the skills required to be successful on the ACT.

Anna Kate Robinson
Teacher
Nettleton High School

As a high school math teacher, I have been using JumpStart in all my classes since we incorporated it into our district curriculum at the beginning of this school year. With my class enrollment consisting of tenth and eleventh-grade geometry and algebra II students who will be taking their ACT very soon, I find the JumpStart program exceptionally productive as it covers a comprehensive range of ACT-related math videos and related problems. While the presenters, all of whom are high school math teachers, have varying presentation skills, all are very effective presenters, and most are exceptional! Many of my students who have taken the ACT this year have advised me that they saw similar to practically identical problems on their ACT math test that they had learned to work on in our daily JumpStart sessions.

Furthermore, when I recently experienced a logistical issue with administering JumpStart in my daily classes, I contacted and the situation was promptly resolved. So, not only is the JumpStart program outstanding, but the customer follow-up and responsiveness are equally stellar.

I strongly recommend JumpStart to schools interested in improving their ACT scores.

Tom Giles, EdD
Math Teacher
Wayne County High School

“After attending a Jumpstart presentation at a summer conference, our leadership team decided to purchase Jumpstart Test Prep for our upcoming ACT WorkKeys® test. Our students completed the seven day boot camp which intensely focused on each section of the test. The individualized remediation offered by the program was outstanding, and our students showed impressive gains in all three areas. The workbook provided to each student was also a tremendous benefit in their preparation. When all testing was completed, Jumpstart sent a detailed data report of student achievement. The Jumpstart program definitely prepared our students and helped us achieve an 84% pass rate! And this year or best to date - 94.44%! We were especially pleased with the number of our students who obtained gold and platinum levels.  Going forward we will continue to use Jumpstart and recommend it to other schools who administer the ACT Workkeys® test.”

Kelli Herrin
Career and Technical Education Director
Pearl River County CTE

“Jumpstart StartUps can make timely improvements that enhance student engagement, boost readiness, and improve overall ACT performance. Our class benefits from the StartUps as bellringers to keep them engaged from bell to bell!”

Aleks Stogsdill
Teacher
Calvin High School

“I like the fact that every answer choice was discussed and explained why it was the wrong or correct answer. It was also great to hear the testing tip that if you know it’s the right answer, mark it and move to the next question.”

Rebecca Jennings
Counselor
Gordo High School

“The detailed explanations make it easy for students to understand the material. Concepts are broken down clearly, which supports comprehension and helps students feel more confident in their learning.”

Amanda Henderson
English/CCR Teacher
Clinton High School

“I love how she broke down each answer choice and explained why a choice was not correct and then explained why the correct choice was in fact correct.”

Jessica Delk
Math Inclusion Teacher
South Jones High School

“I love the StartUps. They are short mini lessons that can be used anytime during a lesson. Most of the time we use them as bell ringers but you could also use them as exit tickets to check progress from a lesson or just as a mini lesson inside your daily lessons. This lesson shows students not all problems are hard. Some can actually be easy. We have given access to several of our teachers to get the videos shown to the largest number of students. I love the entire Jumpstart Program. I wish my children would have had access to them when they were in school.”

Amanda Richardson
STEM Teacher
Eupora High School

“The videos are well made and move at a good pace for high school students. This video addresses redundancy in a way that anyone can understand. I like the way the presenters go over each answer choice and explain why it is correct and incorrect.”

Melissa Sandlin
Science Teacher
Booneville High School

“This video lesson is helpful in so many ways! This teaches students to maintain an appropriate academic tone in college papers and professional communications. It addresses common mistakes, such as mixing casual language with formal writing, which can damage credibility in both academic and workplace settings. It’s both a practical test skill and a real-world communication skill they’ll use beyond high school.”

Rashmi Price
English Teacher
Aberdeen High School

“This particular StartUp is clear and concise. This is a great way to ease students back into subject-verb agreement. The sentence options presented make it easy to convey to the student how to identify the subject, so they can figure out if the verb agrees with it. The presenter is energetic and engaging, which is a plus for the students.”

Jamie Weeks
English Teacher
Geneva High School

“It was a good lesson. She did a great job of explaining the vocabulary and why each choice was wrong. She emphasized eliminating answers is as important as find the correct one.”

Devon Hester
Science Teacher
Phil Campbell High School

“This lesson is one of the most valuable ones for students. My classes were very engaged and very eager to answer the questions. As much as I teach these skills (because they are very often tested on the ACT), they were eager to go the extra mile and test their knowledge with the gate oil challenge. Thank you!!!”

Sandy Morris
Teacher
North Pike High School