Iowa Student Assessments next week

  Clarksville Junior/Senior High School Principal Robert Saathoff has announced that the administration of the Iowa Assessments (previously known as the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and the Iowa Tests of Educational Development) will take place next week on Tuesday, Feb. 9 and Thursday, February 11. Grades seven through 11 will be taking the Iowa Assessments. No testing will be done on Wednesday, Feb. 10 due to the late start for professional development.
  In accordance with No Child Left Behind legislation these tests serve as one of Clarksville’s two measurements of student progress. The other instrument used to measure student progress is the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test. Two measures are required by No Child Left Behind legislation.
  Without strong student performances on these tests, Clarksville cannot meet state and federal standards established by NCLB. Our school’s scores are reported and publicized throughout the state and we want to strongly emphasize the importance of students doing well on these tests.
  The Clarksville Community School District encourages all parents to help make every effort to see that their children are available daily and adequately prepared for this very important testing. 
  Appears in the Feb. 4 Clarksville Star.