Dear Students and Families,
We have some important upcoming testing dates to put on your calendars for when we return from Spring Break. For our 9th-11th graders the upcoming state assessments will be the SAT Suite of assessments on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. There will be no school on this day for 12th graders. We will offer make-up testing on April 23rd, 2024, during the regular school day. Furthermore, our 10th and 11th graders will be engaging in an additional assessment this spring: the ACT Career Readiness Assessment for 10th graders and the Science CMAS for 11th graders, both of which will occur April 9th, 2024. There will be no school on this day for 9th and 12th graders.
Testing for students without accommodations will conclude at approximately 11:30 on these days, followed by lunch for students from 11:30-12:00 pm, and students will be dismissed at 12:00 pm. Families are asked to pick up students anytime after testing concludes at 11:30 am. Please be aware that bus routes will continue at normal time 3:20, but we will have supervision available for students who cannot be picked up until then.
All of the aforementioned tests are state assessments, except for the ACT Career Readiness test, which MSSD14 gives to sophomores to assess their readiness for post-secondary life and to help them fulfill the Graduation Guidelines from the state of Colorado.
While we will accommodate students for makeup assessments, it is most ideal for your student to be at school for the original testing day. Research shows students do better on testing day and it will ensure they aren’t pulled from regular scheduled class time to complete make up testing. Manitou Springs School District encourages full participation of every student in assessments.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the School Assessment Coordinator: Jessie Nunley (jnunley@mssd14.org)
