Online Assessment Update

In an earlier post, I shared with families information about our MCA's.  Although The Minnesota Department of Education allows for up to three opportunities with online tests to show proficiency, our district has decided to allow our students to take the test twice if their parent/guardian wants them to.  Direct conversation concerning this has probably already come from your child's teacher.  As a district administration, we have forgone the opportunity to take the test three times because there is more to education then testing our children repeatedly.  The reading test remains a paper test that is given once.

"We are in the process of putting systems in place that take a much more methodical approach to educating our students.  Through the development of essential outcomes, the study of student data, and the collaboration of our professional learning communities, we are laying the groundwork for long-term success. It is my hope that these systems will bring us to the point that the MCA tests become a validation of what we are doing as a district, rather than the stressful experience it is for many now," says Dr. Funk.