ACT Tessera

“I’m really excited to be using Tessera with my high school students this year—and they are excited, too, to be getting their results and learning more about themselves. This is such a contrast compared to most of the assessments that happen in school; because this is about who they are as humans. As their college and career counselor, charged with supporting their transition to the next phase of their lives, this assessment may be the most important thing we do to prepare them for not just high school graduation but college completion.”

Eve Rifkin, Director of College Access
City High School, Tucson, Arizona

“I really appreciate the opportunity for Mount Vernon to be part of the Tessera experience. I loved how the six domains that Tessera assesses were mapped to our school’s high priority outcomes, what we call the Mount Vernon mindsets, at the start of our conversation. I know the ‘Mount Vernon Mind’ is unique to our school, so I appreciated that customized piece. I liked the insights that your team shared regarding our students' performance, looking specifically at the trends across grade levels, particularly in curiosity and organization. I also appreciated the suggested ways to approach what we might call ‘struggling students.’ We are definitely interested in using Tessera playbook lessons/experiences in our advisory program and/or classroom experiences.”

Katie Cain, Head of Learning and Innovation
Middle School Mount Vernon Presbyterian School
Atlanta, Georgia

“Tessera allowed us to automate the measurement of life skills while empowering the students to take responsibility for their own development. The reports facilitated conversations about skills like collaboration, empathy, responsibility and perseverance; thus helping our student and parent community focus on all aspects of education.”

Monisha M. Gupta, Senior Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Stratford School
Saratoga, California