This week the 3rd graders will be taking the IOWA Basic Skills Test. The IOWA is a statewide, norm-referenced test used to determine what children know at certain grade levels in order to adjust curriculum standards and benchmarks. On Tuesday the 20th and Thursday the 22nd, we'll spend about an hour each morning testing. Attendance is very important, as make-ups are difficult to administer. The patience of students, parents, (and teachers:) is appreciated during this time. The IOWA can sometimes be frustrational since it is an end-of-grade-level test given at the beginning of the year. It's also the first time these students have transferred answers onto a separate bubble sheet. However, such a test also has the ability to show how high students can perform above grade-level. Award certificates are given out nation-wide for exemplary scores in all subject areas.
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