SAT testing in the Vermillion School District This week, grades
2, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 11 will begin taking the Stanford Achievement
Test Series (SAT). The SAT is required by the South Dakota State
Board of Education of all students in grades 2, 4, 8, and 11.
The Vermillion School District 13-1 also requires students in
grades 6 and 9 to take the SAT The tests for all grades will be
given March 25 and April 12. The SAT is a norm-referenced
standardized test. This means that your child's scores provide a
comparison of his or her performance to that of thousands of
other students who took the test under the same conditions. The
results help teachers to plan lessons that build upon what your
child already knows and encourage progress in areas your child
has not yet mastered. It is important to understand that no one
"passes" or "fails" this test. The test includes many of the
subjects that your child is taught in school. Your child will be
tested in reading, language, mathematics, science, and social
science. Depend