Keystone Exams Directions

December 2012

Importance of the Keystone Exams• The Keystone Exams have replaced the PSSA Exams we used to do.• Our scores affect the following:• State Funding• Ranking of our District in the state---we are currently fourth in the

state based upon last year’s PSSA scores• How colleges and universities consider the quality of our students

and compare our students to other districts• Appear on your student records• Used for consideration in level recommendations for courses • Students who do not score proficient will lose one or more of the

following in the second semester for remediation for the Spring re-takes– Campus Pass– Electives– Study Hall

Exams• Tuesday: Literature Exam for Juniors• Wednesday: Algebra I Exam for all students who

have completed Algebra I BUT ARE NOT currently enrolled in Geometry

• Thursday: Biology Exam for Sophomores and Juniors

• Make Up Testing: Monday, December 10…Students will report to the audion after Homeroom

Tuesday Dec. 4 – Literature Class Day 5

Wednesday Dec. 5 – Algebra1Class Day 5

Thursday Dec. 6 – BiologyClass Day 5

All grades report to school @7:40 for HR period – Regular even block: 8,4,6,2

Testing students report to school @ 7:40Non-Testing Students May Report at 11:00

NO BUSSES TO BRING YOU FOR LATE ARRIVAL TIME

Testing students report to school @ 7:40Non-Testing Students May Report at 11:00

NO BUSSES TO BRING YOU FOR LATE ARRIVAL TIME

Grade 11 – Testing (7:40 – 11:10)Grade 9, 10, 12 - Classes

Grades 9,10,11 – Test (7:40 – 11:00)Current Alg. 2 Students and higher

Grades 10, 11 – Test (7:40 – 11:00)All students that completed Biology

HR: 7:40 – 7:50 HR: 11:05 – 11:10 (All Grades) HR: 11:05 – 11:10 (All Grades)

8th Period: 7:55 – 9:35 5th Period: 11:15 – 12:55 1st Period: 11:15 – 12:55

8A: 7:55 – 8:40 A Lunch: 11:15 – 11:45 A Lunch: 11:15 – 11:45

8B: 8:45 – 9:35 B Lunch: 11:50 – 12:20 B Lunch: 11:50 – 12:20

4th Period: 9:40 – 11:10 C Lunch: 12:25 – 12:55 C Lunch: 12:25 – 12:55

END TESTING 7th Period: 1:00 – 2:28 3rd Period: 1:00 – 2:28

6th Period: 11:15 – 12:55

A Lunch: 11:15 – 11:45

B Lunch: 11:50 – 12:20

C Lunch: 12:25 – 12:55

2nd Period: 1:00 – 2:28

Time Schedule• Module One:– Directions: 7:50 to 8AM– Testing: 8 to 9:15AM

• Break: 9:15 to 9:25AM• Module Two:– Directions: 9:25-9:35AM– Testing: 9:35 to 10:50AM

• Materials Collection: 10:50 to 11:05AM• Tuesday: Report to Period Six at 11:15AM• Wednesday and Thursday: Report to Homeroom at

11:05AM

Extra Testing Time• If you do not finish Module One in the allotted time,

your test has to be collected.• A Guidance Counselor will come by the room to pick

up the test and you to take you to an alternate room to finish Module One.

• Then they will return you to my room to begin Module Two.

• And the same thing will be repeated for Module Two.

• You CANNOT MOVE ON to Module Two until Module One is completed.

Supplies

• You need to bring AT LEAST two number two pencils that are sharpened and have good erasers for each day.

• Bring your own calculator to use for some parts of the Algebra Exam.

• The school does not have the budget to provide pencils and calculators to all the students taking the Keystone Exams.

• Make sure you bring a book to read or some other school work to work on if you finish the test early

Bookbags and Cell Phones• All cell phones, Nooks, I-Pods, Kindles, etc…must be

turned OFF and put in your school bag.• Take out of your school bag any homework or books

for you to work on if you finish early and put it under your desk.

• Put your bookbags in the center of the classroom on the two rugs.

• You are not allowed to go into them during the testing.

Food and Bathroom Visits• No food or drink is allowed in the room during testing.• You can only eat and drink during break. • So take any of your food and drinks out of your school bag

and put it under your desk as well, so it is there to grab during the common break time.

• During testing, only emergency bathroom visits are allowed.• You have to be escorted by another teacher or one of the

principals to the bathroom as all students are required to be kept in the “line of sight” of their Keystone Exam proctor or another educator.

• Bathroom visits are to be done during the common break time.

Seating• You are to sit in alphabetical order as the roster has

you.• You are to sit in the assigned seat for your row.• You cannot move around if you are done testing.• If you finish testing early and want to read a book or

work on homework, you must close your test and put it under your desk.

• It cannot be out and on your desk.