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State of Kansas Assessment
Information
State Assessment time is here for many Sacred
Heart students. This year students in grades 4 and 7 are required
to take assessments in math and science. Reading is required
for grades 5 and 8, while grades 6 and 8 will be given the
state social studies assessment. A writing assessment is not
required this year but Sacred Heart has opted to administer
the assessment to grades 5 and 8.
This year Sacred Heart students will be taking their assessments
online which will begin the week of February 28th and be completed
by March 10th. Due to inconclusive data on the effect that
online testing has on student scores when compared to the
traditional pencil paper version, the state has given schools
the option of administering the test both ways, which Sacred
Heart has elected to do. When students return from spring
break they will be given the pencil paper version with each
student receiving the higher of the two scores. While this
is going to double the amount of time spent testing, we felt
it necessary to give each student the opportunity to do his
or her very best on these assessments. The No Child Left Behind
Act and its Adequate Yearly Progress requirement have made
state assessments the sole criteria for a schools state accreditation,
with the ultimate goal being that 100% of a schools students
demonstrate proficiency in math and reading as determined
by the state assessment in those areas.
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