Assessment
WASL Testing 2008
PHS will
be WASL testing March 10-13 and
April 14-17
(click here for
draft of bell schedule). Each
year when PHS conducts WASL testing we are
faced with new circumstances that create
challenges. This year is no exception.
Please consider the following points:
·
All
students who have passed the reading,
writing, and math WASL do not have to
come to school until 11:00am: at which time
regular classes will begin. This also means
that any student who has not passed
one or more of the three components of the
test will need to take the test and arrive
at 7:30am to take that test.
Please note, juniors will be forecasting
during WASL testing and will receive a
separate schedule for the specific day they
need to meet with their counselor.Those students
will be notified.
Busses
will run their normal times. This may
create a challenge for those students who
rely on the bus to attend school each day
and don’t have to arrive until 11:00.
Traditionally there have only been a few
students who fall under this category during
WASL testing. If your child must take the
bus, they will remain in the commons area to
study during WASL testing time until lunch
at 10:30.
·
All
freshmen
will be taking the WASL this year.
Conditions have changed in the state so that
freshmen can take the test early without any
negative consequences. The benefits of ninth
graders taking the test early are all
positive and beneficial. We believe many
students will pass the test while those who
don’t, will have had an opportunity to
access the test and become more familiar
with it in preparation for taking it next
year.
·
Instructions to students will be given the
week prior to testing. Students will be
directed to classrooms.
No Cell
Phones and Electronic Devices.
One of the
most common testing violations is cell
phones and other electronic devices. Such
devices may invalidate your child’s test.
Please do not call or text during school
hours and during testing times. There is no
time during WASL testing where students can
use electronic devices: not even during
breaks.
WASL
Scores Year to Year Comparisons
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