Interim Reports

Parents may check the status of their child through the parent portal of Power School.

Ohio Achievement Test Subjects and Dates

Students will be taking the following Ohio Achievement Tests:

6th Grade Reading and Math

7th Grade Reading and Math

8th Grade Reading, Math, and Science

Ohio Achievement Test Resources for Parents and Students

http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?page=2&TopicRelationID=222

This site provides district wide test results, resources to assist parents and students with OAT information, resources to help interprettest scores, describes the number of questions by content per test, the number of points for each test item, frequently asked questions,expectations for students, grade by grade, ect.Ohio

Achievement Practice Tests for Students

http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=240&ContentID=4348&Content=31665

This site provides subject specific practice tests for grades 3-8. Alsoincluded on most tests is the answer document so you may check the answers.

Other Academic Help 

Learning Express Test Preparation 

http://winslo.state.oh.us

Scroll to Ohio Residents and click on Learning Express Test Preparation. Click the new user button and follow the prompts to create a username and password. Students have access to a variety of tests to improve skills incluiding an entire section on various middle school subject areas and also math skills, reading skills, writing skills, and other general skills.

Self Help Websites  

The following websites provide information for various personal issues:

Teens Health - http://kidshealth.org/teen

A catchall site that answers questions regarding illness,mind &body issues, grief/sadness, safety, puberty, drugs &alcohol,ect.

Troubled Teen 101- http://www.troubledteen101.com/

Discusses normal behavior of teenagers and warning signs ofteens in trouble. Topics include drugs/alcohol/nicotine, violence, shoplifting, bullying, suicide, depression, eating disorders, and pregnancy.

Ohio Suicide and Crisis Hotlines - http://suicidehotlines.com/ohio.html

If you are in emotional crisis, family crisis, or suicidalcrisis call1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-784-2433.

Marion Area Counseling Center - http://www.maccsite.com/

Provides information on how to get individual or group support.

Troubled With - http://www.troubledwith.com/Offers self help for those with abuse, addiction,depression,self-image, stress, dating, homosexuality, teen parenting, anger,divorcing parents, ect.

 A counselor from the Marion Area Counseling Center is here for students on a weekly basis. Upon parent permission, the counselor may see a student up to 8 times.  

Career Websites 

Students and parents can use the following websites to assist with career exploration. These sites can be especially useful to 8th graders when they use the Kuder site to take inventories, research potential careers, and consider their career choice when scheduling for high school next year.

Kuder-Ohio Career Planning - http://oh.kuder.com/ 

Occupational Outlook Handbook - http://www.bls.gov/oco/  

Careers.com - http://www.careers.org/ 

Career Builder - http://www.careerbuilder.com/  

Tri Rivers Career Center - http://www.tririvers.com