Broken Arrow Public Schools’ juniors are required to participate in state testing, which will include the Oklahoma’s science and U.S. history exams and the ACT exam, administered during the school day in April.
Juniors will take the science and history assessments on Wednesday, April 2, and the ACT exam on Wednesday, April 9. Juniors from Broken Arrow High School, BA Options Academy, Virtual Academy, Vanguard Academy and Early College Academy will take all assessments online during the school day on the BAHS campus.
Students at the following sites will be Distance Learning on April 2 and April 9:
Broken Arrow High School: All sophomores and seniors
BA Options Academy: All freshmen, sophomores and seniors
Early College Academy: All freshmen, sophomores and seniors
Vanguard Academy: All freshmen, sophomores and seniors
Freshman that attend the Freshman Academy will be in person on this day. Freshman Academy students who normally attend one of the above sites for a class should report to the Cafeteria at the Freshman Academy for those class periods
Students will need to charge their school issued Chromebook to full capacity the night before and will need to bring a power cord. Tests will take approximately five hours to complete, and many Chromebooks will not last this long. Extension cords will be provided for students to plug in their Chromebooks.
Students do not need to bring a calculator and will be able to use the online calculator. However, if a student would like to use a handheld calculator, they will need to bring an approved ACT calculator on test day.
For additional information on state testing, please contact student's school site.
How to prepare for the exams:
Science and U.S. History: The Oklahoma Department of Education provides a “Parent, Student and Teacher Guide” that is available online in English and Spanish.
ACT: ACT provides students with ACT resources on their website, which includes information on preparing for the ACT, setting up MyACT Account, tips for taking the ACT and practice tests. In addition, practice test in English and Spanish can be downloaded here.