March 26, 2008

Dear Parents/Guardians:

Each year during this time our students confront a battery of standardized assessment tests.  Next week our freshmen and sophomore classes will be taking the Terra Nova, while our junior class will be taking the PSSA tests.  The competencies and skills assessed on these tests provide us with an opportunity to develop student profiles reflecting their academic strengths and weaknesses helping our faculty members and administration to prepare and improve our educational curriculum and the students’ learning experience. 

This letter is to make you aware of the upcoming events in your child’s education next week on Tuesday, April 1 – Thursday, April 3, 2008.  Underclassmen should arrive to school regular time and should report to their testing rooms and will begin their respective assessment at 7:50 a.m. promptly each morning and work diligently until 10:37 a.m.  There will be a 10-15 minute break in the middle of testing.  Snacks such as soft pretzels and juice will be provided by the district. 

Every student in the senior class is permitted to arrive at Pottsgrove High School at 10:15 a.m. on the mornings of Tuesday, April 1, Wednesday, April 2, and Thursday, April 3, 2008.  We are allowing seniors this privilege to allow the underclassmen uninterrupted focus time.  If a senior does not have a way to school on the days listed above, the buses will still run in the mornings and pick them up at their normal designated bus stops. The district will monitor these seniors in a study hall beginning at 7:48 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

If you have any inquiries concerning these upcoming events, please call the district and we will be happy to answer any questions.  

Sincerely,

Christopher Shaffer, Principal
Pottsgrove High School