Medical Lake school board hears about new assessments

Medical Lake’s School Board learned at its Oct. 25 meeting about a new assessment program now in place in the district.

Kim Headrick, the district’s director of teaching and learning, presented information on Aims Web, a program that will supplement state-mandated yearly testing conducted each spring.

“We want to know how our kids are doing more than simply once year,” Headrick said. “Now when testing is conducted at the state level the results are not available until August.”

Medical Lake is just one of many districts that offer assessments throughout the year. The district assessments occur...