Students who are in a hybrid/in-person teaching class, please read this important message:

The week of September 21st will be an asynchronous week of instruction for our K-5 learners. Teachers will be reaching out to schedule a time to complete your child’s Screening #1- Individual Reading Assessment (Running Record). This one on one time with your child will offer valuable feedback and insight to drive literacy instruction.  For this week, your child will have more asynchronous lessons to allow your teacher to be able to meet with students in person or virtually for the screening. You can still expect your child’s classroom and specials teachers to schedule live touchpoints (more details to follow) with the class, provide meaningful learning opportunities for students, and offer feedback via Seesaw.

There will be a second screening assessment, Screening #2 (Acadience), that will be coordinated when students are back in-person during the hybrid period.

Students who are in a fully virtual teaching class, please read this message:

The week of September 21st will be an asynchronous week of instruction for our K-5 learners to allow Saline Area Schools virtual students to complete two academic screenings.  For this week, your child will have more asynchronous lessons to allow your teacher to be able to meet with students in person or virtually for the screenings. You can still expect your child’s classroom and specials teachers to schedule live touchpoints (more details to follow) with the class, provide meaningful learning opportunities for students, and offer feedback via Seesaw.

 Your family will need to sign up for two different screening sessions: 

• Screening #1 (Individual Reading Assessment (Running Record): This one on one time with your child will offer valuable feedback and insight to drive literacy instruction. It will be scheduled through your child’s classroom teacher. Please look for a sign-up in the near future.  The screening will occur during the week of September 21st. This screening may take place at Harvest or virtually.  The time needed for the screening is based on grade level and will be determined from the teacher’s sign-up.

• Screening #2 (Acadience): This will be scheduled at Liberty School (or in virtual format) where you will gather materials and your child will be screened for 15 minutes by one of our literacy specialists.  It will also take place during the week of September 21st. 
  • Please sign up for a one-on-one 15 min screening slot here. The 1st-5th grade whole group portion of the screening will be done virtually with your classroom teacher using paper copies you will get ahead of time. If your child has an IEP, please communicate with their case manager to determine whether you should sign up for a slot as they may already have plans to conduct this assessment themselves.
  • Families with multiple students, please sign up as quickly as possible if you wish for all of your children to be assessed at the same time. Although we recommend your child be screened in person to maintain the integrity of the assessment, we are offering a limited number of virtual spots. You can find more information and important guidelines for each option below:

• • • In-person screening at Liberty school
    • Virtual screening using Zoom 

If you have any questions about any aspect of this assessment plan, please let me or your classroom teacher know.

Again, thank you for a great start to the virtual school year!