Each year, New Hampshire public and charter schools are required by state law (RSA 193-C) and federal accountability laws (Every Student Succeeds Act) to assess students using a standardized assessment. We utilize several assessments in order to comply with these requirements. The U.S. Department of Education is requiring states to administer the New Hampshire State Assessment for all third and fourth grade students. We are working hard to coordinate the administration of the statewide assessments to ensure students have access to the assessments in a safe environment. Students will take the NHSAS Reading and Math Test in their classroom during the week of May 13th.
Statewide assessments are an important part of a student’s core educational program. They provide:
- An evaluation of student mastery of content and skills in various academic areas
- Serve as one tool for measuring the degree to which students are on track to graduate high school and be college- and career-ready
- Help inform future instruction in the classroom
Along with student work on classroom assignments, projects, essays, and local formative and summative assessments, statewide summative assessment results provide teachers and parents with important information about where students are on their path toward academic success.
Attached below, you will find a letter to parents from the NH Department of Education.
Please reach out to me with any questions.
Assessment Schedule (Dates are Subject to Change)
Tuesday, May 13 : Session 1 ELA- Grades 3 & 4 Reading
Wednesday, May 14 : Session 2 ELA- Grades 3 & 4 Writing
Thursday, May 15: Grades 3 & 4 Math
Friday, May 16: Make-ups
