Lee County Public Schools began administering benchmark testing in the school year of 2003-2004 at selected schools. In the school year of 2004-2005 all schools were required to administer nine week bench mark testing. In the school year of 2003-2004, State Passmark tests were used as the assessment instrument. During the school year of 2005-2006, state Passmark tests were used in Mathematics and locally developed tests were administered in English.
Lee County Public Schools is currently using the SOLAR System for data integration from the student information system. They are also responsible for benchmark data disaggregation.
SOL data disaggregation is also available through the SOLAR SYSTEM.
Please refer to this file for further information (Adobe Reader required): Getting Started in SOLAR
Many resources can be found on the Virginia Department of Education Website. Just a few are the curriculum frameworks, enhanced scope and sequence guides, test blueprints, and released tests & test items.
Curriculum Frameworks, Enhanced Scope & Sequence, Test Blueprints, Released TestsThe Curriculum frameworks for English, Mathematics, Science and History/Social Science detail the specific knowledge and skills students must possess to meet the standards for these subjects. Enhanced scope and sequence guides provide sample lesson plans and instructional resources to help teachers align their classroom instruction with the standards. Test blueprints detail specific standards covered by a test, reporting categories of test items, number of test items, and general information about how test questions are constructed. Released tests and test items are representative of the content and skills included in the SOL assessments and present the format of the tests and questions.
Alternative and Alternate AssessmentsVirginia schools administer alternative and alternate assessments to measure the achievement and progress of students with special needs. These assessments include the:
View a list of informative Web Resources for teachers.