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The Fort Smith Public School District Annual Progress Report to the Community is circulated to the community in the October issue of Entertainment Fort Smith.

First Bell Rings

8 a.m.
Chaffin Junior High
Darby Junior High
Ramsey Junior High
Northside High School

8:05 a.m.
All Elementary Schools
Kimmons Junior High
Southside High School

Last Bell Rings

3:05 p.m.
All Elementary Schools

3:10 p.m.
Southside High School

3:15 p.m.
Chaffin Junior High
Darby Junior High
Ramsey Junior High

3:20 p.m.
Northside High School

3:40 p.m.
Kimmons Junior High



 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructional Services - Assessment

Felicia R. Smith - Supervisor
Shearen Corbin - Secretary

testtabOur main responsibility is test security and distribution of tests to and from the testing sites. We use multiple assessments to report disaggregated and analyzed data. The informative data can be used by students, teachers, administrators, schools, and districts. We also assess performance of students according to the NCLB guidelines.

The types of tests and evaluations in the district are:
•Qualls Early Learning Inventory
•Algebra II (field test and operational test)
•OLSAT – 2nd grade
•EOC Algebra I and Geometry (mid-year and end-of-year)
•Literacy Grade 11
•Alternate Portfolio Assessment
•ELDA (English Language Development Assessment)
•Stanford-10 – K, 1, 2, 9 (Norm-referenced testing)
•Augmented Benchmark – Grades 3-8
•EXPLORE/PLAN
•ACT/SAT

Fort Smith Public Schools Assessment Information

 

DATES

 

EVENT

 

Window

 

Aug 13 - Sep 21

 

Kindergarten Inventory (Qualls Early Learning Inventory)

 

Mon-Fri

 

Oct. 4

 

Algebra II Exam Field Test

 

Window

 

January 7-11

 

OLSAT Exam  —  Grade 2

 

Tue - Wed

 

Jan 22 - 23

 

Mid-Year End of Course Algebra I Exam

 

Thur - Fri

 

Jan 24 - 25

 

Mid-Year End of Course Geometry Exam

 

Tues - Wed

 

Jan 29-30

 

Mid-Year End of Course Biology

 

Tues - Wed 

 

Mar 4-5

 

Literacy Exam — Grade 11

 

Thursday

 

Mar 20

 

Alternate Portfolios due date

 

Window

 

Mar 31-May 9

 

English Language Development Assessment -ELDA

               (All K-12 LEP Students)

 

Window

 

Apr 7-18

 

K-2, Grade 9 Stanford 10 (NRT) Testing

 

Mon - Fri

 

Apr 14-18

 

Augmented Benchmark Exams Grade 3-8

 

Wed-Thur

 

Apr 16-17

 

End of Course Biology Exam

 

Tues-Wed

 

Apr 22-23

 

End of Course Geometry Exam

 

Thur-Fri

 

Apr 24-25

 

End of Course Algebra 1 Exam

 

Wednesday

 

May 7

 

Algebra II Operational Exam


Helpful Links
Chunk Test-TLI
2007 FSPS Test Scores
AR Dept. of Education
Test Score Charts W-drive (within district)


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