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State Testing
Every year, the state of New Hampshire requires students in grades 3-8 to participate in standardized state-wide testing, the New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System (NH SAS).
Students in grades 3-8 at Northwood School will be taking NH SAS tests beginning in early May. Teachers have been working hard all year to prepare students for these tests. You may hear your child talking about practice tests or "modules" that teachers are administering to help get students oriented to the format of the test.
The New Hampshire Department of Education's website provides additional information:
Annually, New Hampshire school districts and public charter schools are required by state law (RSA 193-C) and federal accountability laws (Every Student Succeeds Act) to assess students using a standardized assessment. Several assessments, outlined below, are utilized in order to comply with these requirements.
Statewide assessments are an important part of a student’s core educational program by providing:
- An evaluation of student mastery of content and skills in various academic areas
- Serve as one tool for measuring the degree to which students are on track to graduate high school and are college- and career-ready
- Help inform future instruction in the classroom
Along with student work on classroom assignments, projects, essays and local assessments, state assessment results give teachers, parents, and the community important information about where students are on their path toward academic success.
New Hampshire students participate in the NH SAS, the general statewide assessment, for English language arts (ELA), mathematics and science in the following grades and content areas:
- Grades 3-8 students are assessed in English language arts and mathematics
- Grades 5, 8 and 11 students are assessed in science
We will provide more information regarding the administration of NH SAS testing in the next few weeks. Enjoy the weekend!
~ Jocelyn
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