During the school year, testing takes a number of different forms:
- Periodic academic testing in the classroom includes weekly written/oral tests or quizzes. Curriculum-based assessments and informal assessments are utilized to determine academic levels
- Semester exams are given two times during the course of the school year for the junior high and high school divisions
- The public home school districts may conduct testing as part of the re-evaluation process
- Britten School faculty members administer the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) to appropriate grade levels, third through eighth, on behalf of the local public school districts. Google Chromebooks will be available to all students who are required to complete IAR testing
- High school students take higher level achievement exams which are administered at the student’s home school district
- In preparation for the development of the IEP, faculty administers the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement Brief Form (KTEA-3) and on alternative years the Wide Range Achievement Test 5 (WRAT5). Both assessment tools monitor reading, spelling, written language and mathematics achievement
- FastBridge academic screening is administered quarterly along with ongoing monitoring throughout the school year
- All students are assessed utilizing the BASC-4 to evaluate issues of behavioral interference in the classroom
- SAEBRS assessments, for academic, behavior and emotional tracking, are completed quarterly by students and faculty
- The Social Skills Improvement System Social Emotional Learning Edition (SSIS-SEL) is utilized for assessing students with autism
- The Autism Spectrum Rating Scales (ASRS) is a multi-informant measure designed to identify symptoms, behaviors, and associated features of autism spectrum disorder in children and adolescents
- The Reynolds Bully Victimization Scales for Schools (RBVSS) is completed bi-annually by students to measure feelings of victimization and school violence distress
- The Beck Youth Inventory 2nd edition is utilized for assessing emotional and behavioral symptoms
- The Conners4 Teacher measurement is used for students who demonstrate hyperactivity, impulsivity and/or inattention
- Britten School may provide evaluations in the intellectual, vocational, and /or emotional spheres pending parent and school district approval for short-term (diagnostic) 45 or 90-day placements and requests from the IEP Domain Meetings
- As a component of the transition plan to high school, students are assessed with the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (Vineland-3) to evaluate their level of functioning in self-sufficiency and independent life skills
- All high school sophomores will be vocationally evaluated for interest, skill and maturity level. These tests include Self Report of Personality BASC-3, Occupational Aptitude survey and Interest Schedule (OASIS 2), Career Decision Making System, Revised (CDM-2), Responsibility Independence Scale for Adolescents (RISA), Casey Life Skills, and Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS)