It is the time of year whenschools across the state of Washington administer the Smarter BalanceAssessment (SBA). Hopefully this will clearup many of the questions you have. Sixthand seventh grade students will be assessed in areas of Mathematics and EnglishLanguage Arts and eighth grade students will be assessed in the areas ofMathematics, English Language Arts and Science. These students will be assessed in their currently scheduled Math, ELAand Science classes during block periods of their assigned testing days. As the SBA is not a timed assessment, bothtime and a location will be provided for students who do not finish during thescheduled block period.
Students will be assessed on thefollowing days:
ELA (6th,7th and 8th grade): 5/2 or 5/3, 5/4, 5/5 or 5/6, 5/9 or 5/10, 5/11
Math (6th,7th and 8th grade): 5/16 or 5/17, 5/18, 5/19 or 5/20
Science (8thgrade only): 5/12 or 5/13
Student assessments will takeplace only in their scheduled periods. The remainder of the day, students will attend their regularly scheduledclasses. Students who miss class due tofinishing their assessments will be excused and not penalized.
Students should come prepared fortesting. This means they should:
Bring a bookto read if they finish their test early.
Get a goodnight sleep the couple of nights leading up their assessment window.
Eat awell-balanced breakfast the days of the assessment.
Bring theirschool issued, fully charged computers (they will not be able to test onpersonal devices).
Studentswill need headphones for the SBA and should bring them from home. Headphones will be provided for students whoneed them, but we ask that you sign up if your student will need them. You can sign your student up for headphonesat the following link: https://forms.gle/Y8zFJX1ADqYRuyKp9
If you havemultiple students who need headphones, fill out the form for EACH student.
If your student is absent, pleasemake sure you call the attendance office. Assessment make-ups will happen the week of May 23rd.
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