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Standardized Testing Opportunities latest revision: FALL 2020
Home-school students in Michigan, and therefore Partnership students, are NOT required to participate in state mandated or any other form of standardized testing. Testing is entirely optional at any point in a student's journey and it is up to the parent to seek opportunities.
Here is a compilation of testing opportunities for Home-school Partnership Students:
Fall 2020 Schedule, reply due by 08/28/20:
FALL NWEA Testing will NOT be offered this fall due to COVID 19 restrictions and complications. I am hopeful that I will be able to offer a MID-year and END-year NWEA Testing this year. News will be sent to all families of K - 7th grade students by way of email, when the opportunity opens up.
On October 14, 2020 the PSAT/NMSQT will be offered to all 11th Grade Home-school Partnership students. Students MUST be pre-registered to take the test. In mid August, Becky Halcombe will send out an invitation for this opportunity to all registered 11th grade Home-school Partnership students. Your reply by August 28, 2020 is necessary to secure a spot for your 11th grade student for that date. It is not a required state assessment so it will not be paid for by the state. Eleventh grade Home-school students in the Partnership may take this test if interested, but the charge is $16.
Contact Becky Halcombe by 08/28/20 if you want your student to be included in the above BSPS fall testing. Your student will be testing with other BS Public School students. rhalcombe@homeoftheshamrocks.org
Spring 2021 Schedule, reply due by 12/31/20:
The PSAT 8 for 8th Grade Students will be offered in April, 2021
If you are interested in having your 8th Grader take this test please respond by email to Becky Halcombe by no than December 31, 2020.
There is no charge for the test .... However, your positive response will be considered a commitment as there are expenses involved for the State.
The PSAT 9 for 9th Grade Students will be offered in April, 2021
If you are interested in having your 9th Grader take this test please respond by email to Becky Halcombe by no than December 31, 2020.
There is no charge for the test .... However, your positive response will be considered a commitment as there are expenses involved for the State.
The PSAT 10 for 10th Grade Students will be offered in April, 2021
If you are interested in having your 10th Grader take this test please respond by email to Becky Halcombe by no than December 31, 2020.
There is no charge for the test .... However, your positive response will be considered a commitment as there are expenses involved for the State.
The SAT for 11th Grade Students will be offered in April, 2021
If you are interested in having your 11th Grader take this test please respond by email to Becky Halcombe by no than December 31, 2020.
There is no charge for the test .... However, your positive response will be considered a commitment as there are expenses involved for the State.
SPRING NWEA Testing will also be offered to all Partnership Students Grades K - 7 in May of 2021; exact date yet to be determined. Becky will send out an invitation for response approx. 6 weeks prior to the testing date. The cost is $15.
Contact Becky Halcombe by 12/31/20 if you want your student to be included in any of the above BSPS spring testing. Your student will be testing with other BS Public School students. rhalcombe@homeoftheshamrocks.org
Classical Conversations Testing Services Contact: tjandtashafuller@yahoo.com Cell Phone: (269) 252-8508
About the Test: CLICK HERE for flyer
At Classical Conversations Testing Services, we believe that standardized testing is
an important part of preparing students for college entrance exams, whether your
state mandates testing or not. We take a very pragmatic attitude towards testing: the
test results are not as important as the skill of test-taking, though achievement tests
do provide parents with reliable data for evaluating progress in language and math
skills.
Northwestern University's Midwest Academic Talent Search (NUMATS) ACT, SAT, (ASPIRE)EXPLORE, and more:
https://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/program/numats
ACT direct sign-up:
http://www.actstudent.org/
SAT direct sign-up:
sat.collegeboard.org
ACT/SAT - prep course/tutoring:
Dr. Scott Carlin, 517-803-5037
Dave Foster 269-313-1780
Home-school students in Michigan, and therefore Partnership students, are NOT required to participate in state mandated or any other form of standardized testing. Testing is entirely optional at any point in a student's journey and it is up to the parent to seek opportunities.
Here is a compilation of testing opportunities for Home-school Partnership Students:
Fall 2020 Schedule, reply due by 08/28/20:
FALL NWEA Testing will NOT be offered this fall due to COVID 19 restrictions and complications. I am hopeful that I will be able to offer a MID-year and END-year NWEA Testing this year. News will be sent to all families of K - 7th grade students by way of email, when the opportunity opens up.
On October 14, 2020 the PSAT/NMSQT will be offered to all 11th Grade Home-school Partnership students. Students MUST be pre-registered to take the test. In mid August, Becky Halcombe will send out an invitation for this opportunity to all registered 11th grade Home-school Partnership students. Your reply by August 28, 2020 is necessary to secure a spot for your 11th grade student for that date. It is not a required state assessment so it will not be paid for by the state. Eleventh grade Home-school students in the Partnership may take this test if interested, but the charge is $16.
Contact Becky Halcombe by 08/28/20 if you want your student to be included in the above BSPS fall testing. Your student will be testing with other BS Public School students. rhalcombe@homeoftheshamrocks.org
Spring 2021 Schedule, reply due by 12/31/20:
The PSAT 8 for 8th Grade Students will be offered in April, 2021
If you are interested in having your 8th Grader take this test please respond by email to Becky Halcombe by no than December 31, 2020.
There is no charge for the test .... However, your positive response will be considered a commitment as there are expenses involved for the State.
The PSAT 9 for 9th Grade Students will be offered in April, 2021
If you are interested in having your 9th Grader take this test please respond by email to Becky Halcombe by no than December 31, 2020.
There is no charge for the test .... However, your positive response will be considered a commitment as there are expenses involved for the State.
The PSAT 10 for 10th Grade Students will be offered in April, 2021
If you are interested in having your 10th Grader take this test please respond by email to Becky Halcombe by no than December 31, 2020.
There is no charge for the test .... However, your positive response will be considered a commitment as there are expenses involved for the State.
The SAT for 11th Grade Students will be offered in April, 2021
If you are interested in having your 11th Grader take this test please respond by email to Becky Halcombe by no than December 31, 2020.
There is no charge for the test .... However, your positive response will be considered a commitment as there are expenses involved for the State.
SPRING NWEA Testing will also be offered to all Partnership Students Grades K - 7 in May of 2021; exact date yet to be determined. Becky will send out an invitation for response approx. 6 weeks prior to the testing date. The cost is $15.
Contact Becky Halcombe by 12/31/20 if you want your student to be included in any of the above BSPS spring testing. Your student will be testing with other BS Public School students. rhalcombe@homeoftheshamrocks.org
Classical Conversations Testing Services Contact: tjandtashafuller@yahoo.com Cell Phone: (269) 252-8508
About the Test: CLICK HERE for flyer
At Classical Conversations Testing Services, we believe that standardized testing is
an important part of preparing students for college entrance exams, whether your
state mandates testing or not. We take a very pragmatic attitude towards testing: the
test results are not as important as the skill of test-taking, though achievement tests
do provide parents with reliable data for evaluating progress in language and math
skills.
Northwestern University's Midwest Academic Talent Search (NUMATS) ACT, SAT, (ASPIRE)EXPLORE, and more:
https://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/program/numats
ACT direct sign-up:
http://www.actstudent.org/
SAT direct sign-up:
sat.collegeboard.org
ACT/SAT - prep course/tutoring:
Dr. Scott Carlin, 517-803-5037
- SAT Prep class held at LMC in winter/spring
Dave Foster 269-313-1780
- ACT/SAT tutoring located in St. Joe