April 10 from 7:30-8:30 a.m.: Coffee with the Principal
April 10: CMAS for 11th graders
April 16: PSAT 9 and SAT (11th graders) testing
April 17: PSAT 10 testing
April 18: No School for Students
April 18 from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: HOSA Blood Drive
P/SAT & CMAS Testing Information
It’s almost testing time! Per both Colorado and Denver Public School requirements, all 9th-grade students are expected to take the PSAT 8/9, all 10th-grade students are expected to take PSAT 10, and 11th-grade students are expected to take the SAT during both the fall and spring semesters. Students’ grade level testing assignments are determined by current credits not graduating class.
To accommodate testing, we will have adjusted schedules. Please note the following changes:
11th graders will take CMAS Science on Thursday, 4/10.
Regular Green Day for all other grade levels.
9th graders will take the PSAT on Wednesday, 4/16
11th graders will take the SAT on Wednesday, 4/16
Students will be released when testing is complete, around noon. If students cannot secure transportation home, the library will be open for students to use as a work space until 3:50 p.m.
10th graders will not have school on this day.
10th graders will take the PSAT on Thursday, 4/17.
IB Juniors have the opportunity to come to school on Thursday, 4/17 to makeup missed instructional time with their teachers.
9th graders will not have school on this day.
10th grade students will be released when testing is complete, around noon. IB Juniors will complete their day at 1:20 p.m., in alignment with the Early Release dismissal.
It’s critical for guardians to know that attendance is mandatory for students on their respective days of testing. Parents/ guardians are permitted to opt their students out of testing. This means that students would not be obligated to take the PSAT or SAT. The “opt out” process applies to state and national assessments and, once completed, is in effect for the entirety of the school year, though it must be resubmitted each year. If students opted out of assessments in the fall, students do not have to opt out again in the spring.
Opt Outs must be submitted prior to students’ designated testing day. To opt your student out, either:
Complete this OptOut form and submit it via email to Kennedy’s Dean of Instruction, Justin Jeannot, at justin_jeannot@dpsk12.net. The form must be sent from a registered guardian’s email address.
Get a copy of the paper OptOut form from the JFK Main Office. Have your parent/guardian complete and sign the form and then turn it into room 321. If the door is locked, slide it under the door.
The Colorado Department of Education requires our school to administer the PSAT to 95% of all eligible students! Your student’s participation helps JFK meet that goal!
