Montgomery County Schools Host Info Session on 2015 College Readiness Assessment

Montgomery County parents and students can learn more about a new exam coming to assess college and career readiness at a meeting at Gaithersburg High School on Monday, Nov. 24, from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Montgomery County Public Schools will share more about the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exams, how they can benefit a student’s development, and how the county’s curriculum prepares students for the assessments.

Tonight’s meeting begins with a resource fair, and continues with program and breakout sessions where parents and students will have the opportunity to answer a few sample test questions themselves.

Reforming standardized testing among its students, Maryland schools will administer the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exams to assess college and career preparedness. The tests are computer-based and measure critical thinking, communication, problem solving and other skills that translate to a success on the job and in higher education programs.

These exams will replace the current statewide test, the Maryland School Assessment, and will be administered to students statewide in spring 2015.

The organization behind the test, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers is a consortium states that worked together to develop a set of core math and English/Language Arts assessments for students kindergarten through 12th grade to gauge their educational progress.

Montgomery County Public Schools will host a second informational meeting on Monday, Feb. 2, at Montgomery Blair High School.

For more information on Monday night’s event, view the event flyer, visit the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers online or call 301-309-6277.

The county provides foreign language interpretation at the event, as well as free childcare for children aged 4 and above.

Image via Montgomery County Public Schools

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