School Assessments: Students in grades 4K-12 participate in various classroom assessments that monitor their mastery towards specific, grade level skills. Teachers may use additional assessments to identify specific strengths and areas of growth for students. In addition the district monitors:
- Early Literacy Skills: Students in grades 4K-3 participate in an early literacy screener through FastBridge three times a year. This identifies individual student strengths and areas of growth in early literacy skills.
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Reading and Math Skills: Students in grades K-12 participate in a district-wide reading and math screener three times a year through FastBridge. The information from these screeners are used to provide educators with a snapshot on our students' strength and areas of growth in reading and math. Based on a student's results, the teacher may use additional assessments to get more information on a student's reading skills.
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Social, Emotional, and Academic Behavioral Screener: Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, the district will implement a social, emotional, and academic behavior screener through FastBridge. The information from this quick screener is used to provide educators with a snapshot on our students' strengths and areas of growth with their social and emotional skills.
State Assessments: Across the State of Wisconsin, students in grades 3-11 complete at least one state assessment during a Spring testing window:
- Wisconsin Forward Exam: Completed by students in grades 3-8 for ELA and Math; students in grades 4, 8, and 10 for Social Studies, and students in grades 4 & 8 for Science.
- Pre-ACT: Completed by students in grades 9 & 10 for English, Math, Reading, and Science.
- ACT: Completed by students in grade 11 for English, Writing, Math, Reading, and Science.
- DLM: Completed by a limited number of students in place of the above assessment. This must be indicated in the student's IEP.
More information on state assessments is provided to families during the second semester of the school year. Families may choose to submit a written request for a student to opt out of assessment testing the the principal or the School Board.