Students in third to 10th grade are assessed in September and January, with tests electronically scored. Individualized programs are designed for students at risk of failing after the fall assessment. If students are still considered at risk in January, they receive tutoring and computer-assisted instruction after school until the April exam. More than 90 percent of these students pass the statewide test, Carroll says. State test scores for Highland Park students have jumped since the program began.
Students work in their fourth-grade classrooms on improving their keyboard and writing skills.
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