Assessment
Assessment Director:
Pete Garlinghouse
The mission of the Assessment Department is to gather, analyze
and disseminate data pertinent to the district's mission and goals.
This department plans and coordinates the district's testing
program, assists with the development of program evaluation
strategies, analyzes district level test results, helps with the
development of school improvement plans, and produces the
district's Annual Progress Report.
The following assessments are used each year by the district to
help measure the academic growth of students in our schools. The
Assessment Department is directly involved with the administration
of the following tests and the analysis of the results.
- Iowa Test of Basic Skills (Grades 3 - 8)
- Iowa Test of Educational Development (Grades 9 & 11)
- Northwest Evaluation Association Level Tests (Grades 3 -10)
Parent Tips to Help Prepare Their Student for Standardized Tests
Assessment
Calendar 2007 - 2008
Annual Progress Report 2006-07
District Comprehensive Improvement
Plan 2004-09
For additional information regarding the ITBS (Grades 3-8) visit
Iowa Tests of Basic Skills 
.
For information regarding the ITED (Grades 9 and 11) visit Iowa Test of Educational Development .
Other assessments used in the district annually
include:
- Science Achievement Test (Grades 6-8 & 10)
- Basic Reading Inventory (Grades 1-5)
- Guiding Reading Assessments (Grades K - 5)
- Sight Word Recognition (Grades K - 5)
- Spelling Words (Grades K - 5)
- Cognitive Abilities Test (Grade 3)
- English Language Development Assessment (Grades K-12)
- Phonological Awareness test
If you would like more information about the department or any of the assessment programs please contact, Pete Garlinghouse, Director of Assessment, 279-6656 or Nan Herman, Administrative Assistant, 279-6822
