The New Standards Language Arts Reference Exam was given in November 2000 to assess Essential Learnings developed by the Ames Language Arts Cabinet.
Students receive scores in each of four areas.
The third score is in Writing and the final score in Conventions . Each student receives a score in all four areas on the following scale. The scale was carefully determined by a standards-setting body that represents teachers and educators from around the country. For the 2000-2001 school year the school board did set some specific goals in several different categories. Those goals are included where applicable.