The South Dakota State Assessment for our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will be taking place the second half of April.  Please avoid taking your child out of school during these days if at all possible.

 

3rd Grade – April 15th-19th

4th and 5th Grade – April 22nd-25th

 

Basic Information For Parents About SBAC Assessments

The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) is an adaptive online exam uses automated essay scoring. It is a standardized test consortium.

1. WHAT IS PURPOSE OF SBAC?

The Smart Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) test monitors how your child is doing at school to help improve education efforts nationwide.  While the test is aligned with Common Core standards, it is not an evaluation of the curriculum

2. IS SBAC IMPORTANT?

The SBAC acts as a quality control to ensure that all students receive a quality education in addition to developing the personal-social skills needed to be successful Therefore, every student score is important

3. WHAT ARE SBAC SCORES?

State Testing Scale Score Ranges for Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4. The cut (or threshold) scores for Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4, within the scale score range, were initially developed by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, with input from thousands of educators and community members