The Hudson School Board recognizes that the regular assessment of student progress is an integral and essential component of the teaching - learning process. Regular and systematic assessment provides useful guides for parents, teachers, administrators, students, and community members as indicators of individual and group attainment of state and district standards. All assessment shall be designed so that educators are able to evaluate instructional practices and initiate appropriate educational support for students.

Student assessment results will be used to:

• Improve the instructional program
• Assess the progress of individual students in relation to adopted standards
• Establish the need to expand or change curriculum.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the basic school program
• Provide an opportunity for students to be measured fairly and impartially
• Establish and revise the District goals for improving student learning by the Board
• Report progress to parents and the community

It is the responsibility of the schools to ensure the confidentiality of individual assessment data and that assessment results are properly maintained in the student’s permanent records.