Sounds like a large percentage of the kids were tested today. How many more test sessions are there? I think I heard of one next week, and another the following week.

Anonymous wrote:Saw a few kids cramming for the exam in the car at the drop off this morning - my DD got nervous.

Not exactly a test you can cram for.

Seriously?

Saw a few kids cramming for the exam in the car at the drop off this morning - my DD got nervous.

They just added additional wi-fi hubs in come classrooms at RM for the testing, so I assume it will be computer based.

Is it going to be a paper based test or computer based?

Anonymous wrote:I thought that they said the fall scores would be used. And PARCC scores.

Fall GRADES only. Go to the link for the Oct 12th presentation.

Our email say 3.5 hours at the testing site - is that not accurate? Or is it 1 hour of actual testing, and 2 hours of filler?

It’s only 1.5 hours long according to DS but he wasn’t really keeping track of time so PPs post (1hr) could be about right.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't want to know what was on the test, but I'm wondering if those who have kids who have taken it could let us know how long it actually was. Was it around 3 hours?

Close to 3.5, but not in long stretches. Lots of short sections with teacher directions in between.

It is wrong information. They don't have any test for 3.5 hour. Don't get misguided. The test was one hour long.

I thought that they said the fall scores would be used. And PARCC scores.

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know/remember if it's the fall or spring MAPP that will be used in the final consideration? Or maybe fall to decide who gets tested, and spring for final decisions?

The fall scores were used to determine who would be tested. The Spring scores are too late. Maybe the winter scores from this month?

Anyone know/remember if it's the fall or spring MAPP that will be used in the final consideration? Or maybe fall to decide who gets tested, and spring for final decisions?

Anonymous wrote:I don't want to know what was on the test, but I'm wondering if those who have kids who have taken it could let us know how long it actually was. Was it around 3 hours?

Close to 3.5, but not in long stretches. Lots of short sections with teacher directions in between.

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Anonymous wrote:We got our date - Jan 8th.

When did you get your notice? Did it arrive in the mail?

Not in the mail (the original notice about my kid being tested was in the mail) but there was an email last week from the Principal stating the date of testing for our ES. Bradley Hills in Bethesda.