STATE TESTING & SURVEYS
Prospect Charter School will be participating in Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, SEED Survey, and the Student Health Survey in this school year.
24-25 Student Health Survey
Starting in the 2024-2025 school year, House Bill 2656 requires Oregon School Districts to make the Student Health Survey (SHS) available to students. The SHS is administered to students in 6th, 8th, and 11th grade and takes about 30 minutes to complete.
Students may choose not to take the survey or may refuse to answer any question on the survey. A parent may also opt their student out of participating in the SHS.
For more information, please visit the Oregon Health Authority Public Health: Student Health Survey
24-25 SHS Parent Information Letter & Opt Out Information
24-25 SEED Survey
The Oregon Department of Education requires all districts to offer students in grades 3 through 11 the SEED Survey. The Student Educational Equity Development Survey (SEED) will help the Oregon Department of Education gather information about the educational experiences of students in Oregon. This information will help ODE to develop appropriate resources and supports for districts in Oregon, and better target those resources and supports where they are most needed. The SEED Survey will also help ODE better interpret information we are already gathering through statewide testing. More information, along with examples of the grade level questions can be found at: Student Educational Equity Development Survey
24-25 Smarter Balanced Assessment - Will be updated as new information comes out from the state
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium is a service provided by a public institution (University of California, Los Angeles), governed by member states/territories and funded with member state/territory fees. Smarter Balanced has developed next-generation assessments to accurately measure student progress toward college and career readiness in English language arts/literacy (ELA), Mathematics, and Science. Complete information on the Consortium and its assessments, including full practice tests for each grade and subject, can be found at www.smarterbalanced.org.
The Smarter Balanced assessments are a key part of implementing standards based curriculum and preparing all students for success in college and careers. Administered online, these new assessments provide an academic check-up and are designed to give teachers and parents better information to help students succeed.
House Bill 2655 permits parents and adult students to annually opt-out of Oregon’s statewide summative tests in English Language Arts and Math by submitting this form to the school the student attends. The school shall provide any student who is exempted from a state test with supervised study time while other students are testing. The Opt Out form can be found below.
Smarter Balanced Tests
Challenge students to think critically and apply their knowledge and skills to real-world problems
Test questions go beyond multiple-choice and allow students to explain their answers using short responses
Tests are aligned to higher standards that will measure what students know and are able to do at each grade level
Will be given after your child has completed at least two-thirds of the school year
Testing Time
The tests are not timed so your child can take as long as he or she needs to fully demonstrate what he or she knows and can do
Your child will only test once each year, unlike our previous tests which many students took multiple times
Test Results Offer Feedback
No single test can give a complete picture of your child’s progress
The results of these tests act as a snapshot of you child’s progress and may be used along with other pieces of information to determine his or her strengths and areas for improvement
No student, parent, or teacher should be discouraged by the scores. The results provide an opportunity to focus on the needs of the student and support teachers and schools in their work
Students who earn a Level 3 or 4 on the tests and meet senior coursework requirements may also be able to forgo college placement testing and move directly into credit bearing courses in college
Participation Matters
Your child’s participation is important to ensure schools and districts receive the targeted resources they need to help all students succeed
Oregon schools risk losing $344 million in federal funds if our participation drops too low. In addition to the financial risk, there is also a very real impact on our district improvement efforts
Not having information on our students’ academic progress limits our ability to accurately identify where students are struggling, where they are excelling, and whether we are fulfilling our goal of narrowing achievement gaps
Parental Rights
You have the right to opt your child out of state summative tests in English Language Arts, Math, and Science
To opt-out of the tests, you should complete the Opt-Out form (link below) and submit it to your child’s school
Any student exempted from a state test will be provided with supervised study time while other students are testing
By signing the Opt-Out form, you may lose valuable information about how well your child is progressing in English Language Arts and Math. Opting-out may impact efforts by your school and district to equitably distribute resources and support student learning
Additional Resources & Opt Out Forms:
30 Day Notice of Statewide Testing and Opt-Out Form - SBAC Opt-out form
SEED Survey Notice and Opt-out Form - SEED Survey Opt-out form
*Both opt-out forms are fillable PDFs once that have been downloaded to a personal account