CHoSS

Annual Testing or Assessment of Homeschool Students

Testing and Assessments offered locally:
1) Great Expectations
2) Calvary Academy Contact Valerie Witt at 360-736-1700.
3) Master Enterprises Contact Ronnie or Maggie Dail at 253-581-1588.
4) Assessments Contact Sharette Giese at 360-748-8884.
5) Academy Northwest - in Centralia/Chehalis Contact Linda Krenelka at 360-785-4925.

Parents who have a four-year college degree and are interested in becoming qualified to test their own children can do so through Bob Jones University Press Testing and Evaluation Service. For more information, contact them at 1-800-845-5731 or testing@bju.edu.

Non-test assessments are an alternative to standardized achievement tests. This is a preferred method of evaluation for students who do not test well or have special needs. The assessment must be written by a person who is currently working in the field of education.

Assessments are scheduled on an individual basis with each family and take 1-1 ½ hours.

The law:

Parents of children between the ages of 8 and 18 receiving home-based instruction must "Ensure that a standardized achievement test approved by the state board of education is administered annually to the child by a qualified individual or that an annual assessment of the student's academic progress is written by a certificated person who is currently working in the field of education." [RCW 28A.200.010 (3)] View the list of approved tests.

It is the responsibility of the parent to register for the test, have children tested and keep those records on file. The test results do not need to be turned in to school districts or officials. If the child ever transfers to a public or private school, copies of the records are to be forwarded to the institution. [RCW 28A.200.010(2)]
"The standardized test administered or the annual academic progress assessment written shall be made a part of the child's permanent records." [RCW 28A.200.010 (3)]

It is the responsibility of the parent(s) to help their children improve: "If, as a result of the annual test or assessment, it is determined that the child is not making reasonable progress consistent with his or her age or stage of development, the parent shall make a good faith effort to remedy any deficiency." [RCW 28A.200.010(3)]