Group summary reports will be based on the benchmark for the grade of enrollment. That is, an 8th grade summary report will address how all 8th grade students performed in relation to Benchmark 3 standards. The most current listing of test dates can be found on the Statewide Assessment Testing Schedule . May. Grade 11 students have three opportunities to re-test on areas where they have not yet met the standard. Students have multiple assessment opportunities to be successful.
Time is their ally.
If they do not achieve the standards the first time, they may receive additional help. It may be after school instruction or summer school programs. In the unlikely event that different teaching strategies do not help a student, a student could transfer to another school or district, provided both districts agree. Thus, teachers will have all the standards-based curriculum, instruction and assessment materials they need from the department in one place each school year. Teachers will not have to wonder whether they have the current version of the scoring guide or puzzle over how many work samples are required.