Greetings,
SBAC Testing
Mannion students will take the ELA and Math SBAC on April 8, 9, and 10. 8th graders also take the Nevada Science CRT, and will do so on April 11. Most students will take these tests in their first period class. See the Mannion SBAC and Science CRT schedule for more information.
Due to the testing security measures from the Nevada Department of Education, students are not allowed to have access to cellphones, AirPods (or other wireless headphones), or smart watches while testing. Students with hair covering their ears will be asked to show their teacher that they do not have wireless headphones. Students are encouraged to leave these items in their locker, and students who bring any of these items to a testing classroom will need to turn the device off and turn it in to their teacher during testing. Students should bring a fully-charged Chromebook, wired headphones, and a book to the testing classroom each day.
Any student who is absent on any of the days of testing will be scheduled for makeup testing.
The SBAC and Science CRT are used to measure student proficiency and growth in ELA, Math, and Science. The Nevada Department of Education uses Mannion’s participation rate and the students’ results on the SBAC and Science CRT to assign a star rating to our school. Participation in the SBAC assessment is required for all Nevada public school students in grades 3-8, per NRS 390.015.
SBAC Incentives
In order to maintain Mannion’s status as one of the highest-ranked middle schools in CCSD, Mannion makes a variety of incentives available to students who are in school on the days of testing, work diligently on each part of the tests, and demonstrate proficiency and/or high growth on the tests.
To promote the importance of these assessments, Mannion has pledged to provide incentives to students based on the following criteria:
- Earn a Level 4: Advanced achievement level or show 100 points growth on the Reading SBAC.
- Earn a Level 4: Advanced achievement level or show 75 points growth in math.
Additional information can be found in this video and flyer.
Additionally, each classroom will conduct a raffle on each day of testing to encourage students to be prepared for the SBAC (on time, fully charged Chromebook, no access to cell phone, no smart watches, bringing wired headphones, working productively throughout the test, bringing a book to read, etc.).
NAA
For students who have been identified for taking this assessment, testing is occurring throughout the month of April. Information on this will be communicated by the teacher of any student who will take the NAA.
If you have any questions regarding these assessments, please contact Mr. Stork at storkzm@nv.ccsd.net.
Thank you,
Zach Stork, assistant principal
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