Students in grades 9–11 will participate in Fall Testing Day on Wednesday, September 16. Students will complete a practice college-readiness assessment using Progress Learning. Grades 9-10 take the practice Pre-ACT & Grade 11 takes the practice ACT.
Why are students taking a practice assessment?
The practice PreACT/ACT gives students an opportunity to become familiar with ACT-style questions and the testing experience. Results will provide students and teachers with a snapshot of current skills and help identify strengths and areas where additional practice may be helpful.
Progress Learning results can also be used to help guide ACT/PreACT preparation throughout the school year.
Because the results are most useful when they accurately reflect a student's current skills, we encourage all students to take the assessment seriously and give their best effort. This practice assessment is not about earning a grade—it is about identifying what students know now and what they are ready to work on next.
Students will work through ACT-style questions in English, Math, Reading, and Science.
Attendance is important! Please help us make sure students are at school, on time, and ready to do their best.
The schedule for September 16 is listed below for each grade level.
9th Grade
Morning Schedule:
- 7:15 am - 7:35 am: Optional breakfast served in the cafeteria
- 7:35 am-7:45 am: Students report to assigned testing location. Attendance will be taken.
- 8:00 am-11:15 am: Practice PreACT test in assigned classroom.
- 11:15 am - Testing concludes; 9th grade students dismissed from testing locations
- 11:30 am-12:15 pm: Optional lunch available at SHS
Afternoon Schedule:
- 12:15 pm-3:25 pm: Following PreACT testing and optional lunch for ninth graders, Freshman Academy Core teachers will offer an Academic Recovery Block. This time will be designated for those who may be failing a core class due to missing work or need an opportunity to redo a previous assessment. Once student work is completed, they are dismissed and allowed to leave for the day. If the student needs to wait for their arranged transportation, they must remain in the Commons area and will not be allowed in other areas of the building due to ACT/PreACT testing.
10th Grade
Please note that the 10th-grade testing will occur in the afternoon.
Morning Schedule:
- 7:45 am-10:45 am: No morning classes. 10th-grade students do not need to report to school during this time.
- 10:45 am-11:30 am: Optional lunch served in the cafeteria
- Parents, please ensure your student arrives at SHS by 11:25 am so they can report to their assigned testing locations on time.
- 11:30 am: Students report to assigned testing locations
- 11:35 am: Students begin PreACT Testing
Afternoon Schedule:
- 11:35 am-3:25 pm: PreACT Testing
- Note on Dismissal: There is a possibility that testing will conclude between 2:45 pm and 3:25 pm. Please coordinate with your student so they know their transportation plan if they finish early.
11th Grade
Morning Schedule:
- 7:15 am-7:35 am: Optional breakfast served in the cafeteria
- 7:35 am-7:45 am: Students report to assigned testing location. Attendance will be taken
- 7:45 am-11:00 am: Practice ACT Testing in assigned classroom
- 11:00 am-11:45 pm: Optional lunch served in the cafeteria
- Note on Dismissal: Please make sure your student knows their transportation plans when they are finished testing.
Afternoon Schedule:
- 11:00 am-11:45 am: Optional lunch served in the cafeteria
- 12:15 pm-3:25 pm: No afternoon classes
12th Grade
- Students can come in to work on Edgenuity or catch up on missing or late assignments. Students will report to the Band Room. Please bring your Chromebook 100% charged.
- All other 12th grade students choosing to not to use the optional work day will have no school.
Bus transportation will run at the normal school scheduled morning and afternoon times.
9th-11th grade students must know their transportation plans to and from school for this testing day.