AZMERIT & AIMS TESTING AT NPA FOR 2015EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK

BECAUSE YOU KNEW THE ANSWERS INVOLVED TAKING A TEST.

AND WHAT FUN IS THAT?

WE FEEL YOUR PAIN.

IMPORTANCE

• You know that the standards in Arizona for English Language

Arts and Math changed a few years ago.

• The AzMERIT tests will help NPA teachers get an accurate view

of how well our transition to the new Arizona College and

Career Readiness standards is going, but that’s only if you fully

engage the test and do your absolute best. We need an

ACCURATE sense of what you all know and can do.

IMPORTANCE

• Like with AIMS, the school-wide results and YOUR INDIVIDUAL

GROWTH compared to your performance on last year’s AIMS

will be used to determine our school’s overall grade.

• It’s good for NPA and the teachers and for YOU to keep NPA an

“A”-rated school.

• Last year you made NPA #1 in the county (YAY!), and you can

do the same this year.

TIMING• Tests are scheduled to begin next week, and will run through

early May.

• Tests are in the mornings. You won’t have a time limit, but the

estimate is that most students will finish the test sessions within

2-3 periods.

•When your grade is testing, you will miss those class periods.

In most cases, those classes will just not be happening because

all the kids are testing. In some cases, if only a few students

from your classes are gone for testing, the class will still be

happening and you’d make up what you missed.

TIMING

•Pay Attention for the dates and times for your

grades/subjects and jot them in your agenda.

GRADE 6

•WRITING: Wed. April 15, Per. 1-2

•READING & MATH: Tues./Wed. April 28/29, Per. 1-3

GRADE 7

•WRITING: Tues. April 14, Per. 1-2

•READING & MATH: Thu./Fri. April 23/24, Per. 1-3

•7th graders in Algebra I also have a separate Algebra I test

on Thu. April 30 (Per. 3-4) and Tues. May 5 (Per. 1)

GRADE 8

•AIMS SCIENCE: Wed. April 8, Per. 2 & part of 4

•WRITING: Tue. April 14, Per. 3-4

•READING & MATH: Thu./Fri. April 16/17, Per. 1-3

• 8th graders in Algebra I also have a separate Algebra I test

on Thu. April 30 (Per. 3-4) and Tues. May 5 (Per. 1)

• 8th graders in Geometry also have a separate Geometry test

on Mon. May 4 (Per. 1-2) and Tues. May 5 (Per. 3)

GRADE 9

•WRITING: Tue. Mar. 31, Per. 1-2

•READING: Thu. April 9, Per. 1-2, Fri. April 10, Per. 3-4

• 9th graders in Algebra I have an Algebra I test on Thu. April

30 (Per. 3-4) and Tues. May 5 (Per. 1)

• 9th graders in Geometry have a Geometry test on Mon. May

4 (Per. 1-2) and Tues. May 5 (Per. 3)

• 9th graders in Algebra II have an Algebra II test on Thu.

April 30 (Per. 1-2) and Mon. May 4 (Per. 3-4)

GRADE 10• WRITING: Tue. Mar. 31, Per. 3-4

• READING: Wed. April 1, Per. 1-2, Thu. April 2, Per. 4-5

• AIMS HS SCIENCE: Tue., April 7, Per. 1 & part of Per. 3

• ASPIRE TEST (pre-ACT): Tue. April 21, Per 1 & most of Per. 3

Wed., April 22, Per 2 & part of Per. 4

• 10th graders in Geometry have a Geometry test on Mon. May 4 (Per. 1-

2) and Tues. May 5 (Per. 3)

• 10th graders in Algebra II have an Algebra II test on Thu. April 30 (Per.

1-2) and Mon. May 4 (Per. 3-4)

• 10th graders in Pre-Calc have NO AzMERIT math testing

GRADE 11

•WRITING: Mon. Mar. 30, Per. 1-2

•READING: Wed. Apr. 1, Per. 3-4,

Thu. Apr. 2, Per. 6-7

•11th graders in Algebra II have an Algebra II test on

Thu. April 30 (Per. 1-2) and Mon. May 4 (Per. 3-4)

•11th graders in Pre-Calc or Calc have NO AzMERIT math

testing

GRADE 12

•WRITING: Nope

•READING: None of that, either

•MATH: Been there, done that

WEIRD DAY

•On Thursday, April 2 we will run an “Upside Down

Day” schedule to help teachers even out how many

times they see each of their classes.

•That day will run Periods 7-6-5-4-LUNCH-3-2-1

CALCULATORS

•While the online test setup includes a calculator, we are

encouraging everyone to use your own calculators that you are

more used to using.

• 6th grade does not get to use calculators.

• The 7th & 8th grade level math tests allow scientific calculators

• The Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II tests allow graphing

calculators

•MAKE SURE TO BRING THEM ON TEST DAYS!!

HEADPHONES

•Bring your headphones or ear buds on all of your

testing dates

•Create whatever reminders you need to make this

happen – note in agenda, alarm on phone, etc.

•Or park an extra pair you may have available in your

locker now so it will be there when your testing days

come