Supporting our families with resources to connect student learning in the home environment is critical.

MPS believes in a comprehensive and balanced approach to assessing students. Each assessment has a

variety of purposes and outcomes that are utilized by teachers and administrators for instructional

decision making. The annual summative assessments provide our district with important information to

inform our programmatic and curricular decision making and planning efforts. These assessments

provide a snapshot of a student’s progress toward meeting mastery of the knowledge and skills

necessary to be college and career ready in alignment with the Milford Public Schools Vision of the

Learner. Mandatory assessments administered annually include Smarter Balanced (Grades 3-8), Next

Generation Science (Grades 5, 8, & 11), Connecticut Physical Fitness Assessment (Grades 4, 6, 8, and

HS), and the Connecticut SAT School Day (Grade 11).