District Testing Day for 9th-11th grades. No school for Seniors

On Friday, March 27th, SMSA has scheduled a “district testing day” for all 9th through 11th grade students. Seniors will not have classes on March 27th and may use the day to manage their post-secondary planning – including submitting college scholarship applications and making college visits. 

Our juniors will take the ACT® Test -with writing – or the ACT WorkKeys while our freshmen and sophomores will take the PreACT during the school day.  This exciting opportunity gives our students a chance to test in a familiar environment and measure their readiness for life after high school, whether they’re going to college or into the workforce.  This day is a mandatory testing day for all 9th through 11th grade students. If your student is unable to attend the entirety of this testing date, please contact our District Assessment Coordinator, Melissa Trepte, at mtrepte@smsacademy.org by Monday, March 16th.  You will also need to contact the high school attendance office to report your student absent for the day.

It is important to note the following information for the March 27th district testing date:

• Due to the testing schedule, students are expected to be in their assigned classrooms by 8:05 a.m. on March 27th. We would appreciate your assistance in helping your student to arrive early to school so that they will have adequate time to transition into their testing room on time. 

•  If a student arrives late to their testing session, he/she will not be allowed to enter based on strict ACT and PreACT protocols and will not be able to participate in testing for the day.

• Both the ACT® Test -with writing, The ACT WorkKeys and the PreACT will be conducted digitally, so all students will need their fully charged school issued Chromebook. If a student does not have their fully charged school issued Chromebook with them at the start of testing, they will not be able to participate in testing for the day.

• Our district testing will not encompass the entire school day.  All 9th and 10th grade students will be released early at approximately noon, with the 11th grade students being released at approximately 1:10 p.m.  

• Hot lunch will not be served for high school students on the March 27th testing date. 

• Students will be expected to leave campus directly after the testing.  Please make arrangements for pick-up as needed, as students will not have access to campus after testing. 

SMSA is excited to give this opportunity to your student.   If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our District Assessment Coordinator, Melissa Trepte, at mtrepte@smsacademy.org.

Sincerely,

Melissa Trepte                                                                                                                            

Director of Curriculum & Instruction/District Assessment Coordinator