Mt. Carmel Testing Newsletter
Edition 1 Star Assessments
Dear Parents,
As we start our 2020-2021 school year in a virtual manner, we hope to ensure that we are addressing the instructional needs of our Mt. Carmel Rams. During a traditional school year, teachers administer several baseline assessments that occur at the start of the school year.
These assessments help guide the instructional steps teachers take to develop engaging lesson plans for students. In light of virtual learning, we will need your support to administer our district-wide universal screener, commonly known as the STAR test. Having students complete the STAR assessment virtually will help teachers better understand what students independently know and can do in the areas of early literacy, reading, and math.
The STAR assessment is a computer-adaptive assessment that measures students’ skill levels by giving easier and increasingly harder questions based on the students’ responses. This 34-question test adjusts to the student’s skill abilities to minimize the student’s levels of frustration. Therefore, the assessment, when completed independently and without support, is an accurate way to help teachers identify what skills students are ready to learn and/or need to review.
Your support administering the STAR assessment remotely includes:
- Providing a device with access to a secured internet connection
- Helping your child to identify a study space.
- Ensuring that your child has one hour of uninterrupted time on his/her designated day
- Ensuring that your child has eaten prior to the test.
- Reminding your child to stay on task.
- Refraining from helping your child(ren) answer test questions – the best help is no help.
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Proven
Predictive
Star Mathematics
Grade 2: August 25-August 26, 2020
Grade 3: August 26, 2020
Grade 4: August 26, 2020
Grade 5:August 26, 2020
Star Reading
Grade 2: September 1, 2020
Grade 3: August 27, 2020
Grade 4: August 27, 2020
Grade 5: August 27, 2020
The dates for testing will be as follows:
December 1st-STAR Mathematics (1-5th grade)
December 2nd-STAR Reading (K-5th grade)
December 3rd-STAR Early Literacy
Your child’s teacher will provide a SBDL Testing Ticket that includes the following information:
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