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Hello Home School Families, Testing season is in full swing. I wanted to make you aware of the various testing opportunities, both in-person and remote, available to you this year.  First, in-person group achievement test dates and locations are shown below. We’re pleased to offer some new locations this year.  To sign up, contact the…

Last Friday, I wrote about the particular power of a single New Year Resolution, that of taking responsibility or ownership. This resolution had a profound effect in the life of Maxwell Perkins, a famous editor who worked at Scribner’s years ago. You can read about it here. The idea of “taking responsibility” means accepting where you find yourself and resolving…

Years ago an investigative reporter presented a story in which some public school teachers had been caught “adjusting” the answers on some of their students’ achievement tests.  In this particular school, bonuses were linked to high classroom scores on end-of-the-year achievement tests.   The temptation to tweak the weaker students’ answer sheets to increase the overall class average…

Does your student want to play sports, participate in band, choir, or speech class offered through the public school? If so, they need to be tested no later than August 15, even if their chosen activity will not take place until spring of 2026. An annual achievement test is required for each year a home…

Hello Home Schoolers,  About a month ago I wrote to you letting you know that the Oregon Department of Education decided to extend the testing deadline to November 1st. Last week the Department clarified that the testing deadline was actually extended to November 15th even though their home school page still says November 1st. This update may…