Assessments
We carefully monitor student performance to ensure continuous progress.
An important contributing factor to our continued success at Seven Hills is our whole community’s support for a rigorous, structured, and disciplined academic program that is influenced and driven by continuous research, data gathering, and assessments on the learning performance and skills mastery of every individual student.
In addition to routine standardized assessments, we measure student achievement in multiple ways, both formally and informally. Student portfolios, essay writing, project completion, teacher observations, parent surveys, oral assessments, concept quizzes, and tests, anecdotal reports, student self-assessments, etc., are used in all academic settings throughout the year. Teachers use the results from these standardized, formative, and summative assessments when implementing the curriculum, continually measuring each student’s individual progress for all subjects at their own ability level. When issues, struggles or problems are identified, we immediately address remediation, enrichment, and special needs.
Seven Hills Preparatory Academy LEA Testing Calendar
Statewide Assessments: Parent/Guardian Participation Guide and Refusal Information
Parents and families of Middle School students have access to the SHPA Infinite Campus Parent Portal. This tool provides an online gradebook to track academic progress on assignments and exams.
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In compliance with Minnesota state teaching and education requirements, all students participate in Reading, Math, and Science MCAs in the spring of each year. These tests are administered to help the school track the individual proficiency and growth of each student as well as our own progress toward our goals to increase achievement and success for every student.
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Homework is an integral part of a student’s educational growth and development, and a rigorous curriculum requires that students prepare outside of school. Homework demands student organization and responsibility that is supported by parental involvement and an appropriate structure at home. Homework assignments are a part of student grades, and missing or incomplete assignments must be completed and returned for credit.