Frisco ISD facilitates several assessments to ensure the name and needs of each student are met. Whether the test is required by the state, federally mandated, or requested by the family, each campus works to ensure appropriate test administration and security procedures are followed at all testing sites.
DISTRICT GUIDELINES:
District Guidelines for Exam for Acceleration
SMITH ELEMENTARY CAMPUS POLICY:
We adhere to the district policy for 1st-4th grade-level acceleration. The only exception to the district policy would only apply to any newly enrolled Frisco ISD. *Once the student starts and attends school grade-level acceleration for the current school year is not available.
If parent requests are made to the campus outside the district’s testing window, then all criteria below MUST be met for grade-level acceleration to be considered. *If the student does not have a fall birthday, does not meet reading AND math End-of-Year (EOY) scores, or refuses to test the student, acceleration requests will be denied.
The student MUST be a newly enrolled Frisco ISD student.
The student MUST have a fall birthdate (before January 1).
The student MUST come up to the campus to take the End-of-Year grade-level assessments in reading and math for the grade level requested to skip.
The student MUST pass the EOY math exam with a minimum of 80% AND pass the EOY reading assessment at the INDEPENDENT level. *If the student passes one assessment, but not the other, the request will be denied. Students who do not pass both assessments may not retake the test within the same school year.
WHO TO CONTACT ABOUT ACCELERATION TESTING:
Jill Zavala-Campus Instructional Support Facilitator (CISF)
zavalaj@friscoisd.org
469-633-2272 (office)
- She is our campus 504 and state testing coordinator. She can assist you with all things 504, advance placement testing, STAAR testing, CoGAT, and more!
Sherry Laurance--Smith Counselor
laurences@friscoisd.org
469-633-2204 (office)
- She is our school counselor. She can assist parent inquiries on acceleration testing/advanced placement, students and families with individual and small group counseling, and crisis response services, help students develop personal goals and plans for the future, make referrals for outside counseling or assistance, and consult with parents and teachers to share effective strategies that support students and delivers core counseling curriculum lessons to students and staff.
