There will be a basic testing program designed to evaluate the outcomes of the educational program. The basic testing program will be supplemented by such individual tests as the need of the educational program and the District would seem to indicate. This program will be coordinated by the Superintendent from Pre-K through grade 12 in order to provide continuity in the total program.
Test Selection and Adoption (Cf. 8940, et seq.)
Psychological and guidance oriented tests may be selected for use in the District upon recommendation of the building District guidance counselor and building principal and approved by the Board. Guidance staff is encouraged to develop tests that measure local norms based on characteristics of scholars in the District. The use of personality-measuring tests will be used with great discretion.
Test Administration (Cf. 8940 et seq.)
Each building principal in cooperation with guidance staff will schedule individual and group testing at times, which will not disrupt the educational decorum of the school.
Use and Dissemination of Test Results (Cf. 8940 et seq.)
Under no circumstances will the results of any individual or group test as defined in these policies be given to unauthorized people. When interpreting individual or group test results, staff will use great care so as not to identify any individual.
Generalized results of mass testing may be given to parent(s)/guardian(s) and other authorized persons in the form of a report if adequate interpretation of said results accompanies the repo1t. No report will be given to any person without prior approval of the Superintendent. Procedure in such matters is defined in these policies, generally.
All test results must be filed m a secure place not available to unauthorized individuals.
Scholar Assessment
Each school improvement plan will provide for scholar assessment methods that use a variety of criteria-based strategies, including at lease: Written examinations, oral examinations, alternative questions, demonstrations, writing exercises, individual projects, group projects, performances, scholar portfolios, and samples of the scholar's best works.
Testing Out
Under Michigan law, a scholar who desires to receive credit for a high school course without enrolling in the course may do so by attaining a grade of not less than 80% for the final exam and/or other comprehensive paper, portfolio, presentation, project, or assessment in the course. Credit will not be granted, however, for a course in a subject area lower in course sequence than one for which the scholar has already earned credit.
The Board recognizes that some scholars may have acquired knowledge and skills at levels that would allow them to demonstrate a reasonable degree of mastery without taking specified courses. The Board extends to all high school scholars the opportunity to demonstrate mastery in the range of courses offered by the District.
