Common use of Standardized Tests Clause in Contracts

Standardized Tests. Each year all Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Nashville administer the IOWA Assessment, a series of standardized tests, as a means of knowing the needs of each child better and thereby improving the instructional program as it relates to the child as an individual and to the class as a whole. The testing is mandatory and the cost is included in the fees charged at the beginning of each academic year. Students will be required to make up missed standardized tests at the discretion of the administration. A late fee may be charged to help defray the cost of privately administering the test. Parents should make every effort to have their child present for these tests. Folders containing a conduct grade, comments, student papers, and tests are sent home by the teachers each Wednesday. Parents/guardians are asked to examine the contents of the folder and sign the conduct sheet. Parental cooperation in signing the folder will demonstrate awareness and concern for the child's progress and, at the same time, provide a reliable vehicle of communication between home and school. The Wednesday Wire is a weekly all school email or posting with special announcements and news. The Wednesday Wire is distributed through our student information system, RenWeb. Information from the school office will likewise be sent home each Wednesday with the youngest child in each family. All folders are to be returned the next school day. If needed, exceptions are to be made through parental contact with the teacher.

Standardized Tests. Each year all Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Nashville administer the IOWA Assessment, a series of standardized tests, as a means of knowing the needs of each child better and thereby improving the instructional program as it relates to the child as an individual and to the class as a whole. The testing is mandatory and the cost is included in the fees charged at the beginning of each academic year. Students will be required to make up missed standardized tests at the discretion of the administration. A late fee may be charged to help defray the cost of privately administering the test. Parents should make every effort to have their child present for these tests. Folders containing a conduct grade, comments, student papers, and tests are sent home by the teachers each Wednesday. Parents/guardians are asked to examine the contents of the folder and sign the conduct sheet. Parental cooperation in signing the folder will demonstrate awareness and concern for the child's progress and, at the same time, provide a reliable vehicle of communication between home and school. The Wednesday Wire is a weekly all school email or posting with special announcements and news. The Wednesday Wire is distributed through our student information system, RenWeb. Information from the school office will likewise be sent home each Wednesday with the youngest youngest* child in each family. If the youngest is in PreK, information will be sent home with the next youngest child. All folders are to be returned the next school day. If needed, exceptions are to be made through parental contact with the teacher.