Assessment

Ages and Stages Questionnaire 

The Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) are administered by guardians enrolling students for Kindergarten as part of the Kansas State Department of Education's Kindergarten Readiness initiative.  This is a component of the enrollment process completed by parents with available support of district staff.

FastBridge Assessment Platform

FastBridge is the district's screening assessment platform encompassing K-12 valid and reliable screeners in the area of Reading, Math, and Social-Emotional Behavior.  Academic screeners are administered in the Fall, Winter, and Spring with progress monitoring completed for identified students while Social-Emotional Screeners (SAEBRS) are administered twice per year with possible progress monitoring.  FastBridge aligns to the state's Structured Literacy/Struggling Readers Initiative and is used as part of the district's tiered systems of support as well as other required student growth monitoring requirements.

FastBridge Reading Assessments

• Administered district-wide three times per year (Fall, Winter, Spring) in K-12 

• Specific assessment areas are linked above and are selected based on FastBridge recommendation and Kansas State Department of Education requirements

FastBridge Math Assessments

• Administered district-wide three times per year (Fall, Winter, Spring) in K-12 

• Specific assessment areas are linked above and are selected based on FastBridge recommendation

FastBridge Social-Emotional Behavior (SAEBRS) Assessments

• Administered district-wide twice per year (mid Fall and early Spring) in K-12

• Teacher survey completed K-12; Student version completed in Grades 2-12

• Specific assessment areas are linked above

• See screenshot below regarding SAEBRS reporting in the area of Social,  Academic,  and Emotional

For more detailed information on mySAEBRS (per HB 2567), please click here.

Leavenworth FastBridge Family Guide (Two Page Overview) - for more details, see above

Leavenworth SAEBRS Family Guide (Two Page Overview) - for more details, see above

FastBridge is accessed through your student's Clever account.  Assessments should only be accessed/taken while at school under the supervision of district staff to ensure reliable and accurate data.

KAP

The Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) represents the required Kansas State Assessments.  State Assessments are given in the following areas:

• General KAP - ELA/Reading, Mathematics, History/Government/Social Studies, and Science

• DLM - Dynamic Learning Maps - alternate state assessment for students who qualify based on the student's IEP

• KELPA - Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessment 

• KAP Interim/Mini Tests - practice assessments that may be administered by staff to help students prepare for state assessments and to help gauge mastery of state standards

KAP Resources for Families

• Includes information related to understanding your student's scores, Kansas Standards, and the KITE Parent Portal to access your child's scores

Kansas State Assessments are generally accessed through the secure KITE platform which is rostered and managed by the Kansas State Department of Education/University of Kansas.

Leavenworth High School provides students the opportunity to complete various College and Career Readiness Assessments such as the following:

• National ACT, PSAT, and SAT Testing Dates

• State Sponsored ACT and ACT WorkKeys 

• State Sponsored Pre-ACT

• ASVAB

• Advanced Placement Exams

• Please contact your child's advisory teacher, counselor, or Building Administration for further dates, details, and information regarding these opportunities as well as to receive information on how to register for these assessments.

NAEP

If selected, Leavenworth Public Schools participates in the National Assessment of Educational Progress.  This is also known as "The Nation's Report Card."  

Further information from NAEP and the National Center for Education Statistics:

"When students, their parents, teachers, and principals participate in NAEP — the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas — they are helping to inform decisions about how to improve the education system in our country."