Standardized Testing
The AIMSweb progress monitoring assessment is administered three times per year to students in grades K – 7 (K – 8 in school year 2012/2013). This assessment is used to monitor growth on a more regular basis which allows the learning enhancement team to closely watch all students’ progress and recommend further assessments when necessary.
In grades 4 – 8, all students take the appropriate grade level ERB (Educational Records Bureau) test. This test is administered annually and results are shared with each student’s family. Class results are used by faculty and administrators to evaluate the school’s program.
The tests that students take in grades 9 – 12 are ones required for college admission and Advanced Placement credit; they are the PSAT, SAT, SAT subject tests, ACT and AP tests. Each of these tests (with the exception of the PSAT) requires individual registration. If a student has a documented disability, she may be tested utilizing non-standard administration. The testing agencies that administer the tests mentioned above provide special testing arrangements for students with current (documentation must be less than three years old), documented physical, psychological and learning disabilities. Documented disabilities must be professionally diagnosed. Further, a student requesting non-standard administration should currently be receiving accommodations for in-school testing.
