Here is the elementary testing schedule for this year.  Teachers will be monitoring the testing session as a team.

ALL TESTING will be from 9:00am to 11:30am. Students will be given breaks during their testing sessions.

At Hillsboro Online Academy, students in grades 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 11th will take the Smarter Balanced Assessments  (also known as SBAC) and 5th, 8th and 11th grade will also take the Oregon Science Assessment during semester 2.  

Students are REQUIRED to attend.  Please make arrangements for your student to be here during the appropriate times. Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have about state testing this year. If you would like to quickly access more information about SBAC or the Oregon Science Assessment, visit the Hillsboro School District website: https://www.hsd.k12.or.us/Page/2291

As you may know, Oregon adopted tougher national standards called the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) to elevate academic expectations for our students in grades K-12. With the CCSS, Oregon students are now gaining important critical-thinking, problem solving, and effective communication skills, and we, as educators, now have a template that clearly identifies what students should know by the end of each grade and what to do if they are not quite where they should be.  

To accurately measure our students’ learning as well as help our educators pinpoint areas in need of improvement, we use the Smarter Balanced State Assessments in English Language Arts and mathematics, which are aligned to the Common Core State Standards.  These tests provide an academic check-up and are designed to help teachers and parents know whether students are on track to be career-and-college-ready by the time they graduate. Student performance on these assessments helps teachers and school leaders do a better job of making sure your child receives the best education possible.

SBAC offers significant improvements over other types of assessments including writing at every grade, a variety of question types, and Performance Tasks that ask students to apply their knowledge and skills to real-world problems. SBAC includes question formats that allow students to demonstrate a broad set of skills, like critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical writing rather than just regurgitating facts.  

If you should choose to opt your student out of state testing, please follow the link to HSD’s Opt-Out / Exemption Forms for Statewide Tests: https://www.hsd.k12.or.us/Page/4337 

Sincerely,

Casy L. Burnsed

HOA State Testing Coordinator

Burnsedc@hsd.k12.or.us

(503) 844-1050