The Testing Lady: Hawaii Testing Information

Thank you for the privilege of testing in Hawaii again. We are very blessed to have Jaimie Manor host us again this year. Thank you so much! Without her, testing in Hawaii wouldn’t be financially possible.

Registrations will be done through Sarah, not the host family. You can fill out your registration information online, or you can download the registration form and send it to Sarah at the above address. For online registration simply click on the Registration button on the website, and choose “Register online for 2012 Hawaii Testing” at the bottom of the page. After your registration and payment have been received, you will be contacted about confirming a time, date, and place. We want to make registration available online because we have experienced the Hawaiian/US Post Office letter loss and don’t want that to happen with your registrations!

Also, you may make payments through Paypal. As soon as we receive your online registration, we will send you a Paypal invoice. Once paid, you will be contacted so that a time, date, and place can be set up for your child’s testing.

If you would like to register via snail mail and pay with check, send registration forms and checks payable to Sarah Olbris to the address above. Once we have received your information, you will be contacted so that a time, date, and place can be set up for your child’s testing.

We cannot schedule any tests without a deposit, so we recommend using the online option and Paypal if at all possible.

Individual tests will take place in Ewa Beach and in Mililani. Group testing will take place in a location yet to be determined. A limited number of testing slots are available, so I encourage you to reserve your testing appointments as soon as possible. A $20.00 late fee will be added to the total cost of testing if your deposit is not postmarked before February 15.

IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS GROUP TESTING

We will be offering a 2-day group testing of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills for grades 3-12. The students must attend both days. The cost includes the test, proctoring, and scoring fees. Due to scheduling, if you choose to have Science & Social Studies tested (not a requirement for testing) there is an additional $10 fee per student in grades 3-8, but no additional fee for high school students. A self addressed stamped (forever postage) #10 business envelope needs to be brought with you the day of testing. No other costs, fees, or responsibilities are yours except to make sure that the child gets to the testing site on time with paper and pencils in hand. No calculators will be allowed during these tests.

If you change your appointment after you have received confirmation, there will be a rescheduling fee of $15 per person. The $25 non-refundable deposit must be received to schedule a test, and there is a $15 fee for rescheduling the appointment.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Sarah at 757-456-9659 (home) or
757-478-6886 (cell). (Remember that I live in Virginia so please do not call after 5 pm your time.) If we do not answer, please leave a message on the answering machine and we will return your call as soon as possible. We may be speaking with someone else about testing, and we want to give you the same undivided attention that we are giving them.

I am looking forward to working with you and your children this year. And thanks, Jaimie, for hosting us this year and for all your help! By the way, we will be in need of a new host family for 2013. The Manors will be moving compliments of the military. We depend on host families for our proctors in order to keep the costs of testing to a minimum. If you are interested, please let me know.

P.S. Just a reminder – Parents, you are responsible to send in your children’s test scores to the appropriate school system. I will not send test scores to anyone but you.