IOWA Testing

Next week 7th grade students will be participating in Iowa testing.  The Iowa Tests meet most state’s requirements for an annual, nationally normed standardized test and offer educators a diagnostic look at how their students are progressing in key academic areas. 

The IOWA Evaluates

Language Skills

·       Vocabulary

·       Reading

·       Language

·       Word Analysis (Grades K-3 only)

·       Listening (Grades K-3 only)

·       Spelling

Mathematics

·       Math Concepts

·       Math Computation

·       Math Problem Solving

Science, Social Studies, and Study Skills

·       Social Studies   

·       Science Materials

·       Sources of Information

Pebblebrook Magnet Open House Oct 9th

Magnet Applications

On-line applications for the magnet school programs are open as of October 1st.  Please click on the following link for access to the magnet program page.

Students should see Dr. Deane if they have questions about the application process.

Magnet Applications

Future Allatoona 8th Graders

Save the date

Allatoona High School will be meeting with students on February 10th to go over the high school registration process.  This meeting is for students only.  A separate parent meeting will be held around the same time at Allatoona for all of the feeder schools to attend. 

Details will be provided as soon as they become available.

Move On When Ready - Ga Dual Enrollment Program

CoGat Testing

This week seventh grade students will be taking the COGAT test.  According to the test publisher, “The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) measures students’ learned reasoning abilities in the three areas most linked to academic success in school: Verbal, Quantitative and Nonverbal. Although its primary goal is to assess students’ reasoning abilities, CogAT can also provide predicted achievement scores when administered with The Iowa Tests.

“While CogAT is well-suited to help educators make important student placement decisions, such as selecting students for Gifted and Talented programs, exclusive features such as the Ability Profile Score can be used to expand the educational opportunities of all students.

 “Reasoning abilities have substantial correlations with learning and problem solving, both in and out of school. CogAT’s measurement of three different content domains ensures that educators receive a balanced view of the child. Each level of CogAT offers three test batteries:

Verbal

Quantitative

Nonverbal

“CogAT is constructed with overlapping sets of items throughout the series. The overlap of items from level to level provides the user with a continuous, ascending scale of difficulty, which is the foundation of CogAT's superior score scale from Kindergarten through grade 12.”

Information taken from http://www.riverpub.com/products/cogAt/details.html

PADV Update

The original notice they sent was slanted.  I apologize for the crooked view.