Friday, March 27, 2015

The Badger Exam

Upon return from Spring Break DC students will be participating in the Badger Exam 3-8.  The Badger Exam is an online assessment that serves the purpose previously served by the WKCE exam which was a paper and pencil test.

This is the first year of implementation for the Badger Exam and there have been many changes regarding the test since the planning stages began.  DC staff have been preparing for months for implementation and we will continue to roll with the changes.

Please take a look at the take home materials next week Wednesday.  There will be valuable information in regard to the Badger Exam for students and parents including scheduling information. For the 2 weeks of test administration our daily schedule will be significantly different that our regular instructional day.  There will be adjustments to lunch periods and specials, and students will be asked to observe silent transitions as both of our computer labs and library will be used for testing. All 5 of our grade levels are tested for the Badger Exam so the challenge of maximizing testing time and testing resources makes it necessary to be flexible in our scheduling.

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