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Current News and Information
Summer Hours
The Office of Portland High School is now open Monday-Friday through August
26. Hours during this time period are 7:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Standardized Testing
Over the course of the 2008-2009 academic year, several standardized
tests will be administered to various student groups at Portland High
School:
Freshmen: All members of the freshmen class will be administered
the State of Michigan mandated Social Studies MEAP test. In the current
school year this test will be administered on October 23, 2008, with a
make-up session scheduled for October 28, 2008.
Sophomores: All members of the sophomore class will be administered
the PLAN assessment (the pre-ACT assessment). This is a timed
assessment, assessing English, Math, Reading and Science knowledge and
skills over a 115 minute testing period. The PLAN will be administered in
the fall on a date to be determined.
Juniors: All members of the Class of 2010 cohort will be
administered the State of Michigan mandated Michigan Merit Examination (MME)
on March 10, 11, and 12, 2009. This three day test includes the ACT,
parts of WorkKeys, and a Michigan component. The make-up dates for the MME
are March 24-26, 2009.
PLEASE NOTE:
Due to the strict nature of the administration rules for the ACT/MME,
there will be no school for students of Portland High School that are not in
the Class of 2010 cohort on Tuesday, March 10, Wednesday, March 11, and
Thursday, March 12, 2009. All members of the Class of 2010 cohort
are expected to report to school by 7:30 a.m. on those days and participate
in the MME. As a reminder, Portland Public Schools Board of Education
requires all students to “participate in good faith” in the MME in order to
participate in commencement exercises their graduating year. On the days of
testing, members of the Class of 2010 cohort are free to leave at the
conclusion of that days testing, or may wait at school for the bus to pick
them up at 2:15 p.m. No lunches will be served.
Michigan Merit Curriculum
PowerPoint
Note you will need Adobe Reader to view if you do not have it
installed you can download it
here for free
Test Prep
Looking for practice tests to prepare for an upcoming standardized test?
By going to the "Staff" button on the left side of this page, clicking on
the "Media Center Specialist" link for Mr. Foltz and utilizing his "Weblinks"
button it will take you to a site that offers
practice tests for everything
from the ACT, SAT and GRE to firefighting and nursing.
Edline users:
Notice that there is a hyperlink to the Edline home page at the left edge of
this website.
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