The Orcutt Union School District began utilizing an assessment
program in all of our district schools during the 2009/10 school year.
The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) assessment program is a
technology-based system that focuses on individual student growth in
three academic areas: Language, Mathematics, and Reading.
The
assessments, referred to as Measures of Academic Progress (MAP), are
given three times per year to students in grades 1-6, and two times per
year to students in grades 7-8. Teachers have access to the results
within 48 hours. Information generated from the student reports will be
shared with parents throughout the year. If you have questions about
NWEA, please contact your child's teacher and/or principal. You
can also visit the NWEA website at www.nwea.org.
The NWEA Testing Windows for 2019/2020 are:
October 14-November 8, 2019
February 3 - March 3, 2020
April 20 - May 22, 2020
Each
school will set a testing schedule during the window - for more
information on individual school testing schedules, please contact the
school principal.
Students new to Orcutt Union School District in grades 3-8 may also be tested at the beginning of the school year to determine academic placement.