Assessments

Assessments provide timely, accurate and meaningful information to support student learning progress and success.

Assessments help us answer questions like: ‘Are we teaching what we think we are teaching?’ ‘Are students learning what we think they are learning?’  

Through assessments, we gather data about student learning. A balanced system of assessments is essential as students may demonstrate their learning in different ways and on different timelines, based on their strengths, interests and needs. Collecting more and/or different information may be necessary to best understand where a student is at and support them with where they are going.

In Spring Lake Park Schools our balanced assessment system includes assessments as, for and of learning.

District, State and Federal Assessments of Learning

2024-2025 Assessment Schedule

Click on each school below to read specific assessment dates.  These dates are subject to change as needed.

Statewide Testing Refusal Form

Parents and guardians can refuse to have their student participate in state-required standardized assessments.

Testing Security

State of Minnesota Assessments require the highest level of test security and accountability. Spring Lake Park Schools takes test security very seriously. Any individual with direct knowledge of a test security breach, should report it to:

  • your school's principal
  • your school's assessment coordinator
  • district assessment coordinators  Kelly Stewart (763-600-5036) or Kris Skeate (763-600-5059)

You may also choose to submit a test security report anonymously to Minnesota Department of Education's (MDE's) Test Security Tip Line form. In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), please do not include any confidential or personal information about students when submitting a report.

Questions? Data Requests?

Kelly Stewart: Coordinator of Learning Analytics
Phone: 763-600-5036
Email:  Kelly Stewart

See the Minnesota Department of Education’s Report Card for publicly available data about Spring Lake Park Schools.

 

Request a paper copy

If you do not have access to email or Campus Parent Portal, or would prefer to receive a paper copy of any assessment report for your child:

  • Request a meeting with your school’s principal, or your child’s counselor and they will provide and explain the report to you
  • Contact your child’s school and request a paper copy be mailed to you
  • Contact your child’s school and request a paper copy be made available for pick-up at your school by the child’s parent or guardian