Eighth grade RMS students will take the New England Comprehensive Assessment Program’s (NECAP) Science exam on May 13 and 14. This is the second time our students will take this test. It is similar to the fall NECAP tests in Reading, Math and Writing. The test measures a student’s progress in meeting science standards from 5th to 8th grade. It includes two sessions that ask students to show about physical, life and earth science through multiple choice questions and constructed response short essays. The third session asks students to perform as a scientist, analyzing data or conducting a lab, and then to write an extended response (lab report) based on evidence they come up with.

We will use student results to make decisions on curriculum and professional development. Parents will also receive individual results sometime in the early fall. Our science teachers will spend some time over the next few weeks preparing our students to do their best on this assessment. Please encourage your eighth grade child to give his or her best effort on this important assessment.