Assessment

  • Standardized Testing in Our School District.

    Information about student performance on state assessments, teacher qualifications, and school population demographics is available at OSPI’s District Report Card site.
     

    Building Level Assessment

    These are team driven assessments used to screen students for targeted services such as reading and math support, English language learner services or highly capable services. They also allow the teams to monitor student progress towards targeted learning goals.

State Level Assessment

  • WaKIDS (Washington WaKIDS (Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills)

  • State Developed Assessments

  • Smarter Balanced Testing

  • Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science

  • World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA)

Test Refusal

  • We strongly discourage parents/guardians from excluding their child(ren) from state assessments. Participation in these assessments provides valuable information about student learning and helps guide instruction and support.

    When students do not participate in our assessments:

    • Teachers and staff lack full information about the instructional needs of students, which could lead to some students not receiving all the instructional support they might need to be successful later in school.
    • Our school district is deprived of the opportunity to fully analyze the district's performance in the core content areas of English language arts and mathematics.
    • Students who do not take the Smarter Balanced Assessment prior to high school will not have had the opportunity to practice and get feedback before taking the Smarter Balanced Assessment as a graduation requirement.
    • Students who do not demonstrate mastery of the standards on the High School Smarter Balanced Assessment will need a graduation pathway alternative to graduate.
    • Participation in standardized assessments helps students prepare for similar tests they will encounter throughout life, including college entrance exams and professional certifications.

    If you still wish to exclude your child from testing, please contact your school’s building test coordinator:

    • Chautauqua – Assistant Principal Karen James
    • McMurray - Principal Greg Allison
    • Vashon Island High School – Assistant Principal Sabrina Kovacs
    • Alternative Learning--Program Director Heather Erickson

    If you have any questions, please reach out to your child’s school administrator or counselor.