CAT Testing Annually
(last Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of school year)
California Achievement Tests will be administered annually as a means to track continuing progress of students through the Academy.
While the Academy acknowledges standardized testing is beset with flaws, it is necessary to have some verifiable method of relating the progress of students at the Academy to their peers across the United States. These tests are administered to students based on their ages upon entering the Academy.
Students will remain in their homerooms for these tests. Parents are welcome to pick their students up from the Academy after the testing is completed each day; however, the Academy will have distracting and relaxing, but engaging, planned activities for students who remain at the Academy throughout the entire school day.
This testing is in addition to any federal, state, or local required testing.
Faculty will not administer the CAT Tests instead the students will be overseen by teaching assistants and community volunteers. Faculty will use these days as planning days to better coordinate the individual instruction of the student population and to participate in Professional Development classes. Any other federal, state, or local required testing (proficiencies, etc.) days will be planning days for the faculty and will follow this same format.
Academy Mission Statement
As an Educational Institution we strive to foster creative, critical, logical thinkers who exploit their unique talents in original ways to become active, self-sufficient, contributing respectful members of society living positive values on their journey of life-long learning.
As a Teaching Institution we strive to foster creative, critical, logical Educators who exploit their unique talents in original ways to become active, self-sufficient, contributing respectful members of society living positive values on their journey of life-long learning and are well prepared and do equip the students entrusted to their care with these same attributes.