The adopted assessment options and means for reporting will be included in both the student and teacher handbooks. The subcommittee recommends that training be provided for the middle school faculty to assist in the application of portfolio assessment. An assessment committee will be formed and will meet at least one time per term to assure optimal assessment practices. Standardized Testing IOWA testing for grades 5-8 occurs in the spring. Processing and planning to utilize test results will occur 1 x per year in a curriculum meeting.
Testing is required by state mandate.
As of 1998 testing is in the areas of Math, Language Arts, Science and Technology and History.