Benchmark Assessments: Parent Information

General Information:
In an effort to measure student progress during this time of remote instruction, Cumberland County
School teachers will be asking students in grades 3-8 Mathematics and grades 4-8 in English Language
Arts to complete a benchmark assessment. The benchmark will be given during a school-designated
window of time from November 9, 2020 through November 24, 2020.

Purpose:
The purpose of these assessments is to provide teachers and school staff with information regarding
student mastery of standards taught in the first 11 weeks of the 2020-2021 school year. The assessment
items are hidden from both teachers and students prior to and following the test administration. Teachers
will, however, have access to individual student data summarizing their performance and that data will be
used by teachers to plan for instruction following the assessment. The student assessment score will not
be calculated in PowerSchool reporting. These assessments are used solely for the purpose of informing
instruction.

Best Practices for Student Testing at Home:
In an effort to best prepare your child for optimal performance on each assessment, please consider the
following:
● Students should be provided a quiet place to work.
● Students should have access to the appropriate tools for testing which may include blank
paper and pencil.
● Students should complete each assessment with no assistance from websites, search engines,
other resources, or other individuals in the home.
● Students should be reminded to do their best as well as the purpose of the assessments.
Remember assessments scores will not be calculated in PowerSchool reporting. Students
should do their best and answer every question.

Testing Dates and Codes:
Your child’s teacher will provide specific information regarding testing dates, login procedures, testing
codes, and other pertinent information for your child’s test. Please direct any specific questions to your
child’s teacher.

Due to the recent announcement that Cumberland County Schools will not return to in person learning until second semester, we would like to invite you to come to our studio to have your Formal Yearbook portraits done.

For more information visit Prestige Portraits online at www.prestigeportraits.com/fayetteville or call our office at 910-425-0290.

Ladies will need a tank top and Gentlemen will need a plain white t-shirt. Tux and Drapes will be provided by Prestige. 

• Common Sense Media – Parent’s Ultimate Guide:

  • https://www.commonsensemedia.org/parents-ultimate-guides

• Caring for Kids

  • https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/social_media

• KidsHealth

  • https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/social-media-smarts.html

• Connect Safely

  • https://www.connectsafely.org/quickguides/

Parents if you are not receiving the Connect Ed calls or have opted out of them and would like to receive them again call this number. ParentLink Hotline at 855.502.7867 and select Option 2 to opt back in. At Reid Ross Classical School we want all our parents to have the latest information.

We are excited to announce the October edition of our Parent Newsletter with information from our principal.

Reid Ross Parent Newsletter

Is your student in need of a device for the 2020-2021 school year? Devices will only be available for students whose parents/guardians expressed a technology need on this survey. If your student needs a device, please complete the following survey:

Device Deployment Survey