Teachers in grades 4-12 have access to administer the Star Reading assessment during the middle and end of year windows this school year.
The Star Reading assessment is only REQUIRED FOR 6TH GRADE students at the MIDDLE OF YEAR. Testing for 6th grade will need to be completed before the winter break. The scores will be used, along with Acadience and RISE data, to determine tier 2 reading placement in 7th grade. More information regarding the new assessment will be coming soon.
This assessment is optional for teachers in grades 4, 5 and 7-12 to administer, and optional at the beginning of year and end of year for 6th grade.
Testing windows:
- Middle of year: December 2, 2024 - February 14, 2025
- 6th grade window: December 2, 2024 - December 20, 2024
- End of year:
- March 17, 2025 - May 30, 2025
Teachers and students can login to the test using the Google waffle SSO option. Individuals with School Administrator access will need to login using a username and password on the Renaissance site:
Renaissance ID: 252187-11TN
Username: firstname.lastname (first part of your Jordan District email address)
Training:
The vendor is offering virtual trainings on Test Administration and Key Reporting for teachers at the following times. (Please reach out to Kassidy Towery, your school Testing Coordinator, Instructional Coach or Assistant Principal for links to the training webinars.)
| Fri. 11/15/24 | 7:30-8:30am | Test Administration |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Test Administration | |
| Fri. 11/22/24 | 7:30-8:30am | Key Reporting |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Key Reporting | |
| Fri. 12/6/24 | 7:30-8:30am | Test Administration |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Test Administration | |
| Fri. 12/13/24 | 7:30-8:30am | Key Reporting |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Key Reporting |
More information and resources will be available soon!
For more information, please contact Kassidy Towery at kassidy.towery@jordandistrict.org (801-567-8115) or Brandee Bergum at brandee.bergum@jordandistrict.org (801-567-8152).