The 2013 Illinois
Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) will be administered to all 3rd, 4th, and 5th
grade students beginning Monday, March 4, 2013 through Friday, March 15, 2013.
The ISAT measures individual student achievement relative to the Illinois
Learning Standards. The following are a few actions you can take as a parent to
ensure a positive testing situation for your child:
- Make sure your child attends school on the days of testing, unless he/she is ill. This minimizes the need for make-up exams or disruption to the regular school day. Your child is most comfortable testing with his/her class. The State requires all students to complete all sections of the assessment.
- Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep the night before testing.
- Make sure your child eats a good breakfast on the morning of each test day.
- Make an effort to help your child feel relaxed. Adhering to a schedule that allows plenty of time for daily routines helps your child not to feel rushed.
- Remind students to read the test directions carefully and ask questions of teachers if the directions are unclear.
- Encourage your child to double-check and triple-check his/her work; use paper and pencil to show the work in mathematics.
- Give your child words of encouragement to let him/her know that you have confidence in his/her ability to do his/her best!
The following is the OMS ISAT testing schedule:
Third Grade
Tuesday, March 5 -
10:45-12:00
Wednesday, March 6 -
10:45-12:00
Thursday, March 7-
10:45-12:15
Monday, March 11 -
1:30-2:45
Tuesday, March 12 -
1:30-2:45
Wednesday, March 13 -
1:30-2:45
Fourth Grade
Monday, March 4th -
10:45-12:00
Tuesday, March 5 -
10:45-12:00
Wednesday, March 6 -
10:45-12:00
Thursday, March 7 - 9:15 -
10:30
Monday, March 11 - 9:15 -
10:30
Tuesday, March 12 - 9:15 -
10:30 & 1:30 - 2:45
Wednesday, March 13 -
10:45-12:00
Fifth Grade
Monday, March 4th - 1:30 -
2:45
Tuesday, March 5 - 9:15 -
10:30 & 1:30 - 2:45
Wednesday, March 6 - 1:30
- 2:45
Monday, March 11 - 9:15 -
10:30
Wednesday, March 13 -
9:15-10:30
