Hi Irving Families,
Please read the important information below about State Testing Update and Parent Conferences.
State Testing Update
The Federal government has approved Oregon’s request to greatly reduce the amount of standardized testing required for this school year.
This spring, Oregon districts are still required to make tests available to students in the following grades:
| Grade Level | Test |
| 3 | English Language Arts (ELA) |
| 4 | Mathematics |
| 5 | Science |
| 6 | ELA |
| 7 | ELA & Math |
| 8 | Math & Science |
| 11 | ELA & Math |
The length of the tests have been reduced and will require about one hour to administer. We will provide these tests in late May for those students who have not opted out.
If you wish to opt your student out of these tests, you may do so by simply filling out these forms:
Instructions for how to submit opt-out forms are included. If you prefer a paper copy, please contact our school.
Actualización de las pruebas estatales
El gobierno federal ha aprobado la solicitud de Oregon de reducir en gran medida la cantidad de pruebas estandarizadas requeridas para este año escolar.
Esta primavera, los distritos de Oregón todavía están obligados a poner los exámenes a disposición de los estudiantes en los siguientes grados:
| Nivel de grado | Examen de: |
| 3º | Artes del lenguaje en inglés (ELA) |
| 4º | Matemáticas |
| 5º | Ciencias |
| 6º | ELA |
| 7º | ELA y matemáticas |
| 8º | Matemáticas y ciencias |
| 11º | ELA y matemáticas |
La duración de las pruebas se ha reducido y se necesitará aproximadamente una hora para administrarlas. A finales de mayo se realizarán estas pruebas para los alumnos que no hayan optado por no participar.
Si desea excluir a su estudiante de estas pruebas, puede hacerlo simplemente llenando estos formularios:
Las instrucciones para entregar los formularios de exclusión están incluidas. Si prefiere una copia en papel, póngase en contacto con nuestra escuela.
Parent Conferences
We have our next round of parent conferences coming up during the weeks of April 19-23 and April 26-30. Some families will want a conference with their child’s teacher while others may not. In order to meet the needs of all families we have created a tiered approach to conferences:
- You may already be in regular communication with your child’s teacher and may not feel the need to meet at this time.
- You may welcome another opportunity to check in and connect about your child’s learning and progress.
- Your child may have a new teacher now because of the switch to Hybrid/Bethel Online programs. This is a chance to connect and get to know your child’s teacher and expectations.
- You may want to do some purposeful planning to support your child’s academic and/or social emotional learning.
- Your child’s teacher might also do some intentional outreach to connect with you.
Whether your family chooses a conference or not–we will honor your choice. Please note Wednesday, April 28th will be a no school day for all students K-5.
Over the next week, you will receive communication from your child’s teacher with more information about April conferences and how to schedule.
If questions about conferences, please call the Irving office at 541-688-2620