Parent Guardian Guide to Statewide Testing and Refusal to Test Form

Fall Testing:
PSAT-NMSQT- Due to being in distance learning for the first quarter, we are not offering the PSAT-NMSQT to juniors in the 20-21 school year.

Fall/Winter Testing- Only if in person (hybrid or fully in person):
ALL Freshmen and Sophomores take the NWEA in Reading and Math to satisfy goals created for our authorizer, University of St. Thomas and for our QComp plan.  Data will be stored and kept by the Director of Teaching and Learning. The tests are untimed and take approximately an hour each. We use the data from Fall NWEA testing to determine curricular changes or areas of improvement and to place students in remedial courses as necessary.
NWEA Testing Session runs November 9-December 2.

Winter Testing- Only if in person (hybrid or fully in person):
Students in 9th and 10th in math classes will take their “spring” subject test in class at the end of the semester.
NWEA Winter Testing (Math) runs January 11-15.  Spring NWEA scores determine growth and inform our teaching practices and curricular strengths and areas for improvement.

Spring Testing- Only if in person (hybrid or fully in person):
ACT+Writing – Juniors, the test is $59.
Scores will be mailed directly home 3-8 weeks after testing and data kept in Infinite Campus.
-Test is Tuesday, March 2nd.
-Students with accommodations may test between March 2nd and Test Make-Up day March 16th.
Test length: 3 hours 35 minutes

PreACT- Sophomores, cost yet to be determined
Scores will be mailed directly home 2-4 weeks and data kept in Infinite Campus.
-Test is Tuesday, March 2nd
Test length: 1 hour 55 minutes

MCA Tests-  Information can be found about MCAs on the MDE website. Results released in July and can be found on the MDE website. Individual Student Results will be mailed home to families prior to first conferences the following school year.
-Sophomores do Reading
-Juniors do Math
-All students enrolled in Biology will do the Science MCA.

MCA Testing Window is March 2 – May 8
Semester 1 Bio Students, March 10, 11, 12, make up day March 13th
Grade 10, Reading, April 6, 7, 8, 9, make up day April 12
Grade 11, Math, April 13, 14, 15, 16, make up day April 19
Grade 10 and 11 secondary make up day April 20
Semester 2 Biology Students May 4, 5, 6, make up day May 7
Test is untimed and will be in the Flex Classroom 208

NWEA Spring
Students in 9th and 10th in math classes will take their spring subject test in class at the end of the semester and all students will take their Spring Reading NWEA. Spring NWEA scores determine growth and inform our teaching practices and curricular strengths and areas for improvement.
NWEA Spring Testing runs May 3 – May 28 in library space, 208

AP Exams for students enrolled in AP courses, – scores released to AP Coordinator and to students and parents in July.
-AP Lit & Comp May 5 – 8 AM, 3 hours 15 minutes
-AP US History  May 6- 8 AM, 3 hours
-AP Art May 7, submissions due by 8PM
-AP Psychology May 11 -12 PM, 3 hours
-AP Lang & Comp May 12 -8 AM, 3 hours
-AP Statistics May 12 -12 PM, 3 hours