Principal e-Note

Attention Families of 3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders

Your child will be participating in the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) Grade-Level Assessments and it will be administered online. Below you’ll find general information about the assessments. We ask that you make every attempt to ensure that your child is present during their grade level testing dates/times and that they are prepared for testing. Your child’s teacher will give you specific dates for their class’s testing schedule.

General Information

The Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) Grade-Level Assessments evaluate students’ progress toward the Missouri Learning Standards. The MAP includes assessments in the subject areas of English Language Arts (ELA), mathematics, and science. Grades 3 and 4 will take the ELA and the mathematics assessment. Grade 5 will take all three subject area assessments.

The MAP Grade-Level Assessments include multiple types of questions or items:

• Selected Response (also known as multiple choice) items are composed of a question followed by a series of possible responses. Students must select the correct response or responses.

• Constructed Response or Short Text items require students to supply an appropriate response rather than making a selection from a list of choices.

• Performance Tasks/Events allow students to work through more complicated items using real-world scenarios.

• Technology Enhanced items make use of technology in the presentation of the item, the ways in which students respond, or both. For example, students might watch a video and then drag and drop labels into a diagram, or click on a specific part of a text to provide a response.

MAP Spring Testing

Your child’s teacher will give you specific dates for their class’s testing schedule.

Students who receive accommodations and modifications to their testing schedule may also receive communication from their SSD teacher with his/her individual testing schedule.

In the fall, you will receive your child’s Individual Student Report which will give you information about his or her achievement in terms of the content and skills assessment by the MAP test at his or her grade level. Your child’s Individual Student Report will include an Assessment Level, which will describe his or her performance for the grade level and content area as Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, or Advanced. This report will also include a short description of the knowledge and skills that are typically demonstrated by students in each Assessment Level for that grade level and content area.

How Do I Help My Child Prepare?

Your child is more than ready for these assessments. We have worked hard all year learning and covering the Missouri Learning Standards. We are confident in their hard work and ability to do their very best. You can help your child by doing the following during the testing window:

• Eat a big, healthy breakfast on testing days to help your child’s stamina during testing.

• Get a good night’s sleep the night before a testing day. Children need more than 8-10 hours of sleep before testing to ensure their minds are ready for the hard work they will have to put forth.

• Help encourage them and relieve any stress they might be feeling about these assessments. More than anything, it is the unknown that will cause them stress. Just show them that you are confident in them and proud of them. Try not to rattle off a bunch of reminders right before they get on the bus or get out of the car.

• Be on time and be present on the day of testing. Testing will start as early as 8:55 a.m. each day. Please help ensure that your child is on time for school. Additionally, please reschedule appointments during testing dates.

Lindbergh Speaker Series: "K-12 Career Development"

6:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 4

What do you want to be when you grow up? Join Lindbergh school counselors to learn about our career development curriculum for students that spans all the way from high school to kindergarten! Elementary, middle and high school counselors will share sample lessons and showcase the career exploration activities we use at all levels, to help prepare students for future success.

• “K-12 Career Development” webinar link

MO HealthNet (Missouri Medicaid) is now requiring families to update their addresses and possibly their eligibility every year. Families that do not follow the steps below will be dropped from Medicaid and have to reapply, so it is important that families eligible for Medicaid coverage do the following:

1. Update your address if you have moved. This can be done online, by visiting a local resource center, or by calling 855-373-4636.

2. Watch for a letter in the mail. Renewal letters should arrive between April 2023 and April 2024. You will need to follow the instructions on the letter you receive to complete the process.

For more information, please visit https://mydss.mo.gov/renew.

The Lindbergh Schools Foundation is seeking applicants for their Foundation Junior Board. Students who are currently in grades 8-11 are invited to apply to be a part of next year's board. Applications are due by Tuesday, April 4.

• Did you miss the informational meetings this week? You can view the slideshow and information about the junior board by clicking here.

• Go directly to the application form by clicking here.

Join us at Lindbergh this summer for fun, friends and a variety of learning opportunities designed to keep your kids active, engaged and entertained.

Lindbergh Schools recognizes the importance of supporting student learning during the summer months. This includes academic remediation for specific content areas, as well as specialized programs for early childhood education, enrichment, music, school-age child care and youth sports.