Student Handbooks Elementary Handbook 2019-20 | Page 65

The Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) measure students’ progress towards mastery of these new standards. During the 2013-14 school year, Enfield students took the SBA pilot test. Starting with 2014-15 school year, the SBA assessments will replace CMTs in the areas of literacy and numeracy. In 2018, students in Grades 5, 8, and 11 took a pilot test based on the Next Generation Science Standards. Beginning in 2019, this test will assess students-knowledge of Science in Grades 5, 8 and 11. REGISTRATION/ENROLLMENT All children who apply for enrollment in school must present a birth certificate along with proof of residency (2 current dated documents; for example, utility bill, lease), health assessment, and immunizations. To be enrolled in kindergarten in September, a child must be five years of age on or before January 1st of that school year. During the summer, parents can register online at www.enfieldschools.org, or during the school year, parents can register their child(ren) at the home school between the hours of 9:00-11:30 AM and 1:00-2:30 PM. 61