2024-2025
ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE
ACCESS for ELLs
January 8-9, 2025
About 2 hours, 30 minutes
Assesses 9-12th graders on progress in acquiring academic English. Test is only for English language learners.
CMAS: Science
About 3 hours
SAT
2 hours, 26 minutes
PSAT 10
April 14-18, 2025
PSAT 9
April 14-18, 2025
2 hours, 26 minutes
ASSESSMENT PORTFOLIO
HOW WE ASSESS
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS
ACCESS: English Language Proficiency
ACCESS annually measures the attainment of English proficiency by English language learners (ELL) in the areas of listening, reading, speaking and writing. English language learners will take the ACCESS test in January. This is a federal requirement, and the law does not give parents of English Language Learners the option to opt-out of ACCESS testing.
OPT-OUT PROCEDURE
FOR STATE ASSESSMENTS
GOAL High School uses state assessments to guide instruction, to place students in classes for the following school year, to determine programing effectiveness and other purposes as well. A parent/guardian who wishes to exempt his or her child from a particular state assessment or assessments shall make this request in accordance with D49 district policy. In accordance with state law, the school shall not impose a negative consequence upon a student whose parent/guardian has requested an exemption from a state assessment. Opt-Out forms will be available in March for exempting a student from State Assessments. (CMAS science, SAT, PSAT 9, and PSAT 10)