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Emergency Forms MUST be filled out!
Go to: www.strongnet.org
Step 1: Click on: Powerschool Unified Classroom at the top right hand side
Click on Parent Login
Enter your email address and password
Now your child’s page should pop up on the screen.
Step 2: Click on Quick Links on the left.
Click on School Information
Scroll down on the left and click on: 2019-2020 Information Update
This will take you to your child’s emergency form.
Make any changes (anything with a red star needs to be filled out)
Submit
If you have more than one child, you will have to switch to the other child and update their emergency form as well. Most of the information you already entered will be saved by InfoSnap.
When you are done make sure you Save and Logout.
Greet and Treat
Monday, Oct 28, 2019, 06:30 PM
Strongsville Middle School, Pearl Road, Strongsville, OH, USA
IOWA/COGAT Testing for Grades 2, 4, 5
The State of Ohio requires all public school districts to provide whole-grade screenings for the purposes of gifted identification in the areas of superior cognitive ability, specific academic ability reading/writing, specific academic ability mathematics and creative thinking ability once during the Districts must use assessments approved for gifted identification in order to meet this requirement. Students in grades 2, 4 and 5 will be taking these national standardized tests to gain information about his/her abilities in the classroom during the period of October 21 through October 30, 2019.
Second and fourth grade students will be taking the Cognitive Abilities Test, or CogAT. This test is used to measure overall cognitive and reasoning abilities that can guide classroom and instruction planning efforts based on students’ individual ability levels. The CogAT also provides a measure of cognitive ability that can identify students who meet the State’s definition of Superior Cognitive ability.
Additionally, students in grades two, four, and five will take the Iowa Assessments. The primary purpose of this test is for instructional development so teachers can identify where the skills of individual students are most and least developed and adapt curriculum and instruction accordingly. The Iowa will measure content-specific skills in the areas of reading and math for second, fourth, and fifth grade students. The Iowa provides a measure of academic ability that can identify students who meet the State’s definition of superior Specific Academic ability. For parents of fifth grade students, this assessment can also be very useful to help guide your placement decisions for middle school.
These are not tests that students can study for, nor should they be nervous to take them. They will not count as a grade and will be used to better assist teachers in meeting the needs of students. After the results are returned to the District, each student/family will receive a copy of the scores with a report highlighting student’s strengths and areas on which to continue to build.