Assessment is an essential part of any school and curriculum. At ISBerne Online student learning is monitored by teachers and administrators on a continual basis. Within the curriculum, courses offer frequent assessments in order to enable teachers, students, and families to monitor student progress and prevent any student from being left behind. Frequent and regular assessments, clearly tied to learning objectives, help ensure mastery. The results of these assessments are used to update each student’s individual learning plan. In Middle and High School, teachers review, grade, and offer feedback on submitted assignments which helps our students make good progress. Lower School assignments are submitted for feedback by our homeroom teachers.
Across all levels of the curriculum, students generally take an exam midyear, and/or a more comprehensive final exam at the end of the school year (or semester, for HS students), as well as at the conclusion of each unit throughout the year.
Additionally, we provide an alternative education program called iCad+, which combines life skills training and practice with course work appropriate for students’ abilities and interests.