MHSAP offers the ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessments of Student Progress) FOR GRADES 3-11 the week of April 25. If you're interested in taking the ISASP in April, you must register now.
REGISTER ONLINE: January 5—14 at https://mhsap.marion-isd.org
(Log-in, then click Registration > Assessments).
Please check your schedules carefully when signing up, as changing times is difficult. IMPORTANT TO DUAL-ENROLLED STUDENTS: Testing week is in MISD's 4th term; please consider 4th term schedules and potential conflicts when signing up.
Standardized testing is optional at MHSAP EXCEPT FOR:
• JUNIORS in our high school diploma program
• students taking the CogAT
• students in GRADES 8-11 seeking honor society membership
• any sophomores in the diploma program who are planning an early graduation will also need to notify their supervising teacher and take the 11th grade assessments.
• students taking Alternative Concurrent classes and some Kirkwood Academy classes in the 2022-23 school year.
This year we will be offering the COMPUTER VERSION of the ISASP. It is highly recommended that students be comfortable with the online practice tests before they take the ISASP. All grades have testing in Reading, Math and Language/Writing. Science testing is included for 5th, 8th and 10th grades only, and they will have three-day testing. The other grades will have two-day testing. The tests are not timed, so students may stay longer than the estimated time and work as long as they are making progress.
The ISASP is a more rigorous test and we would recommend that families interested in the new test go to the Iowa Core website for a list of standards for each grade level and subject (https://iowacore.gov/iowa-core). Besides the Iowa Core site, some excellent reading resources are at: https://iowareadingresearch.org/resources/web. The practice tests are available online by searching for ISASP practice tests or going to: http://iowa.pearsonaccessnext.... and scrolling down to practice tests. There is a tutorial available on that site. The MHSAP library also has test-taking materials. Note that there is writing involved (all of which will be typed) with the ISASP tests, both short answer and essay writing.
ISASP Practice Test Workshop at MHSAP
This workshop is designed to help students navigate the ISASP. These workshops will go through the tutorials on the Test Prep website.
March 21 • 10:00am—12:00pm or 1:00—3:00pm
March 22 • 10:00am—12:00pm or 1:00—3:00pm
REGISTER at https://mhsap.marion-isd.org (Log-in, then click My Account, Students, Classes: Register, Signup Classes)
Contact: Amy Forret, aforret@marion-isd.org