St. Margaret of Scotland Families:

I have received several questions about some clarification on standardized testing this year.  I would like to try to clear up some of those questions. 

• All Archdiocese Catholic Schools are in the process of phasing out the IOWA test of basic skills. 
• We are all moving to the NWEA MAP Growth Test. 
• The NWEA test is an adaptive test that is administered three times a year: beginning, middle, and end.  
• The NWEA provides data on student growth during the year and is tied to Missouri Standards. 
• While students are taking the MAP Growth test, this test is not the MAP test that is administered in public schools.  
• We will be providing parents with scores from the NWEA.  We will be receding training soon on interpreting the data from this test. 
• The IOWA tests were administered to ONLY seventh and eighth-grade students this year.  
• Our current seventh grade will take the IOWA test next year as well. 
• The 2025/2026 school year will be the last time we will administer the IOWA test at St. Margaret of Scotland.

I know that this is a large change for our school community; however, I believe it is a beneficial change.  I ask for your grace as we work through this transition.  

Patrick Holley