Communication on Upcoming Benchmark Assessments
Dear Parents/Caregivers,
At the Sun Prairie Area School District, all students 5K-8th and at Prairie Phoenix complete universal screening assessments in reading and math in the fall, winter, and spring. These assessments provide information on how students are performing in these areas academically. Educators use them to reflect on overall instructional practices as well as recognize students that may benefit from additional layers of academic support within their educational experience. Please note that these are one data source and that other indicators such as educator observations, classroom performance, and progress are all considered in making responsive decisions about student academic needs.
For students in 4th grades and on, the assessments are delivered in a computer-based format. The computer-based assessments are adaptive and help meet all students where they are at. They will take approximately 30 minutes for each of the reading and math computer-based assessments. The measures used are aligned with grade-level standards and with what we know about how students learn to extend and apply their reading and numeracy skills.
At this time, we wanted to provide you some background information on the upcoming universal screening assessments and let you know that you will receive information on your child’s academic performance once we obtain results, at Parent/Caregiver Conferences, as well as at other times during the school year.
Sincerely,
Sun Prairie Area School District Educators
