Green Park Elementary School is part of the Walla Walla School District #140.
Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL)
The Washington
Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) is a means of measuring student achievement
of the state's rigorous new academic standards in reading, writing, mathematics,
and other core subjects. The WASL is administered at the elementary, middle and
high school levels. It is designed to help teachers refine instructional
strategies, increase student achievement and provide data on the performance of
schools and districts over time.
All fourth, seventh and tenth graders in Washington's
public schools take the WASL in reading, writing, listening and mathematics.
Eventually, fifth, eighth and tenth graders will also take a test in science.
Assessments in social studies (civics, history, geography, economics), arts and
health and fitness will be mandatory at all the elementary, middle and high
school grade levels by 2008. School districts establish the testing schedule for
their students within a three week window set by OSPI. This testing window is
traditionally the last week of April through the first week of May.
See how Green Park did on the WASL Test
Sample questions
This web site was develop by the Port Angles School District
and are not the actual question, but are very good presentation of question you
might find on the WASL. Many thanks for their effort.
Walla Walla Achievement Level Tests (W AL Ts)
in Mathematics & Reading
The Walla Walla Achievement Level Tests (WALTs) provide teachers, students, and parents with an accurate assessment of student progress in mastering the skills of Mathematics, Reading, and Language. Walla Walla Public Schools administers ONLY the Reading and Mathematics tests. When administered at regular intervals over time, it is possible to find out whether an individual student, or an entire grade level, is making satisfactory progress in these basic skills areas. Teachers can use this assessment information for instructional planning for individual students or an entire class.
The sets of tests consist of multiple levels, and several different levels are given within the same classroom. The fIrst time a student is tested, the appropriate test level is determined by use of placement tests, referred to as locator tests. During the second and subsequent years, the scoring program automatically assigns the correct level to the student based on previous results.
