Rogers Park AK Star Testing is Off to a Running Start
Each spring, Alaskan students are provided an opportunity to show what they know. When students show what they know, teachers and parents can partner to promote student success. The State of Alaska Department of Education has partnered with NWEA to align and connect the English language arts (ELA) and mathematics tests with the MAP Growth benchmark assessments students take in fall and winter.
This balanced assessment system targets instruction to better support meeting students’ individual learning needs. In addition, students will take only one assessment per content area (ELA and math) and be provided two scores as follows:
Summative assessment result at grade-level
MAP Growth interim benchmark result, including growth from fall to spring
AK STAR, the Alaska System of Academic Readiness, is comprised of English language arts and mathematics and is administered to students in grades 3-9. The Alaska Science Assessment is administered to students in grades 5, 8 and 10. The purpose of a large-scale, summative assessment is to provide parents and schools an overall picture of a student’s progress in meeting the Alaska standards at grade level.
Parents can locate resources for AK STAR and the Alaska Science Assessment, including directions for Student Readiness (Practice Tests and Tutorials), student testing times and general assessment information on the ASD website at https://www.asdk12.org/akstar.
Parents can also help by ensuring their children are well rested, eat a nutritious breakfast, and are at school on time for the days of testing. Please avoid scheduling appointments on your child’s testing days.
The ASD AK STAR and Alaska Science Assessment testing window allows for school assessment scheduling flexibility.
As part of The Alaska Reads Act, the State of Alaska requires that districts administer an early literacy screening tool three times a year to students in grades K-3 to identify potential reading difficulties in order to improve reading outcomes for students. Families can read more about this comprehensive K-3 reading policy at The Alaska Reads Act website: education.alaska.gov/akreads
mClass with DIBELS 8th Edition Assessments is the State of Alaska Department of Education’s and ASD’s Early Literacy benchmark screening and progress monitoring tool for students in grades K-3 in reading. mClass utilizes curriculum-based measures and is used by schools as part of the ASD Comprehensive Assessment System to support informed instructional decisions.
The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development explains the decision to adopt mClass as the statewide literacy screener here:
https://education.alaska.gov/Alaska-Reading-Resources/Statewide-Early-Literacy-Screener
mClass screening assessments will only be administered in-person during the benchmark window listed below:
Spring(EOY) 2024-25: April 21-May 2
Nurse Update
Hello Rogers Park families!
In the event of a volcanic eruption while students are in school, please plan for an early dismissal day. If the ashfall comes toward Anchorage and your student is still at school during that time, please note that we have procedures in place like closing all windows and doors, and turning off our HVAC system. While I do have an ample supply of medical grade masks for staff and students, I know that some parents have inquired specifically about the availability of KN95 masks. I do have enough KN95 masks for students with a diagnosis of asthma or other respiratory disorders, but the majority of staff and students will receive a medical mask if needed. Please reach out if you have any specific questions and I'll do my best to answer them or help find the answer. Email is best as I check it often.
Thanks and stay healthy!
Nurse T.
We’re going to end the year with a BANG! Students have an opportunity to audition to be a part of this year’s Talent Show. In order to keep the Talent Show to an hour, not all students who audition will be in this year’s show. Please be prepared for this possibility.
· Talent Show Date: Friday, May 2nd at 12:45pm (school assembly) & 6:30pm in the Gym. All performers must stay until the end of the show for the final bow.
· Audition Dates: Tuesday, April 15th, OR Thursday, April 17th, from 2:30pm-4:00pm in the Music Room
· Mandatory Dress Rehearsal: Thursday, May 1st from 2:30pm-4:30pm in the Gym. Performers must attend the Dress Rehearsal and must stay for the entire time. Performers who leave early or fail to attend the Dress Rehearsal will be removed from the final performance.
All acts need to be PERFORMANCE READY at the audition time. A performance ready act includes the following characteristics and has the following requirements:
· Acts may not exceed two (2) minutes. Shorter acts are appreciated to allow more students to participate.
· The act must be performed from beginning to end without stopping or restarting.
· All acts should be entertaining and fun to watch!
· All music, dancing, and acts must be elementary appropriate.
· Absolutely NO lip-syncing. An accompanist or a karaoke type CD must accompany all singers unless sung a cappella.
· To add variety to the show, there will be a limited number of the same type of acts.
· Students may participate in one (1) solo performance and one (1) group performance with a maximum of two acts.
· Dancing, Singing, Instrumental/Piano Performance, Magic Tricks, Poetry Readings, Karate Demonstrations, Juggling, Comedy Routines, Hula Hooping, etc., are appreciated to make our Talent Show interesting and fun!
· The decision of the judges is final and must be respected.
Good luck and practice hard! Auditions are right around the corner.
Karen Lavy
Rogers Park Music
- Please only pick students up from the curbside pick up lane. It is extremely dangerous to have students crossing multiple lanes of traffic.
- Please be mindful of your speed as you travel through the pick up lane. Our young running wolves are out and about and we want to be sure they get to their destination safely.
- Students in grades K-2 should not be crossing the crosswalk to the parking lot without an adult. Please accompany your child across the crosswalk when coming to pick them up.
- Please do not park or drop off on the cross walk.
- Thank you for minding the traffic flow of our pick up loop. Please refer to the picture below to review our pick up traffic flow.
Rogers Park Elementary
1400 East Northern Lights Boulevard
Anchorage, AK 99508
907-742-4800