Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)

Please note these tests are administered to all 6th through 8th grade in-person students.

Dates

• Monday, April 19th

• Tuesday, April 20th

• Thursday, April 22nd

Timing

We will be hosting a testing session in the morning and in the afternoon, on each day of testing.

Location

These tests will be administered by your student's teachers, in our classrooms, during the school day.

Illinois Science Assessment (ISA)

Please note these tests are administered to all 8th grade in-person students, only.

Dates

• Tuesday, April 6th

• Thursday, April 8th

• Friday, April 9th

Timing and Location

These tests will be administered by your 8th grade student's Science teacher, in his or her Science class, on each day of testing.

Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)

The Illinois State Board of Education is not allowing remote testing. Therefore, there is no obligation for your fully remote student to take the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) tests.

If you would like your fully remote learner to participate in the IAR tests, we are happy to welcome them into our building to take the IAR test, as they will not be allowed to take the test outside of our building.

Unit 5 understands that families who have chosen fully remote learning may not be comfortable with students reporting to their schools for in-person testing, and for that reason, there are absolutely no repercussions for students who do not participate in the IAR test. In fact, if you do not want your child to participate in the in-person IAR testing, you may stop reading this information now.

If you are interested in your fully remote student taking the IAR test in-person, at Evans, please note the following information.

Dates and Timing Fully Remote students must attend both dates

• Wednesday, April 14th (8:45am-1:30pm)

  • • Students are welcome to bring a lunch to our building. We will also have a school lunch available for students.

    • Please note this is a day when all of our in-person learners are remote.

    • We will be completing three IAR tests during this session!

• Wednesday, April 21st (8:45am-12:30pm)

  • • Students are welcome to bring snacks on this day. We will not provide a lunch to the students.

    • Please note this is a day when all of our in-person learners are remote.

    • We will be completing the final three IAR tests during this session!

Transportation

Please note district transportation will not be provided to fully remote students who will be participating in these in-person testing sessions. Instead, families will be responsible for transporting their students to and from each testing session.

Location

Fully Remote students who participate in the in-person IAR testing sessions will test in one of the following areas of Evans Junior High School, depending on the number of participants during the sessions:

• Cafeteria

• Stage

• GTT lobby area

Please note we anticipate being able to have students sitting a minimum of 5 feet from one another during this time.

Items for Testing

Fully Remote students who participate in the in-person IAR testing sessions will need to bring the following items:

• Mask (and a back-up one, too!)

• Their charged laptop

• Their device charger

• Ear buds

• Book

• Snack

• Water bottle

COVID-19 Self-Certification

Students entering our building will be required to self-certify prior to entry. More information regarding this process can be found here.

If you would like for your Fully Remote learner to take the IAR test in-person, please complete the form linked at the bottom of this page, by Monday, April 5th!

Illinois Science Assessment (ISA)

Please note these tests are administered to all 8th grade students, only. As noted above, the Illinois State Board of Education is not allowing remote testing. Therefore, there is no obligation for your 8th grade, fully remote student to take the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) tests.

If you would like your 8th grade, fully remote learner to participate in the ISA tests, we are happy to welcome them into our building to take the ISA test, as they will not be allowed to take the tests outside of our building.

Unit 5 understands that families who have chosen fully remote learning may not be comfortable with students reporting to their schools for in-person testing, and for that reason, there are absolutely no repercussions for 8th grade students who do not participate in the ISA tests. In fact, if you do not want your 8th grade student to participate in the in-person ISA testing, you may stop reading this information now.

Date

• Wednesday, April 7th (8:45am-11:45am)

  • • Students are welcome to bring snacks on this day. We will not provide a lunch to the students.

    • Please note this is a day when all of our in-person learners are remote.

    • We will complete all three ISA tests on this day!

Transportation

Please note district transportation will not be provided to fully remote students who will be participating in these in-person testing sessions. Instead, families will be responsible for transporting their students to and from each testing session.

Location

Fully Remote students who participate in the in-person IAR testing sessions will test in one of the following areas of Evans Junior High School, depending on the number of participants during the sessions:

• Cafeteria

• Stage

• GTT lobby area

Please note we anticipate being able to have students sitting a minimum of 5 feet from one another during this time.

Items for Testing

Fully Remote students who participate in the in-person IAR testing sessions will need to bring the following items:

• Mask (and a back-up one, too!)

• Their charged laptop

• Their device charger

• Ear buds

• Book

• Snack

• Water bottle

COVID-19 Self-Certification

Students entering our building will be required to self-certify prior to entry. More information regarding this process can be found here.

If you would like for your 8th grade, Fully Remote learner to take the ISA test in-person, please complete the form linked at the bottom of this page, by Monday, April 5th!

Fully Remote Testing Registration Form

If you would like to register your Fully Remote student for either the IAR (6th through 8th grade) and/or the ISA (8th grade only) tests, please complete this form by April 5th! Again, there are absolutely no repercussions for Fully Remote students who do not participate in the tests.