BFHS administers standardized tests as required by the Wisconsin Student Assessment System. Standardized tests include:

• ACT (Juniors)
• ACT Aspire (Freshman and Sophomores)
• Civics Exam (Graduation requirement)
• Wisconsin Forward Exam (Sophomores)
• Access (ELL Students from all grades)
  
  

ACT

• Statewide assessment required of all juniors
• Used for the same purposes as any other ACT, namely college or technical college admission and scholarship acquisition
• Sign-up is automatic and managed by the State and BFHS
• Given on March 3rd, 2020
• If a student desires to take additional ACT exams he or she must sign up on his or her own with ACT
  
  • For assistance with this please email Mrs. Sheppard at slsheppard@bigfoot.12.wi.us
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Aspire

• Early high school [9th & 10th grade] summative test
• Predicts student performance on the ACT
• Administered completely online [except in rare special circumstances]
• Sign-up is automatic and managed by the State and BFHS
• Scheduled testing for students is April 15
  
  • Some students may be tested April 15-17

Civics Exam

• All students must pass the Civics exam with 70 or better 
• Required for graduation
• Completed through American Citizenship (Class of 2020 only) or US History 
  
  

Wisconsin Forward Exam

• Statewide assessment required of all sophomores
• Designed to gauge how well students are doing in relation to the Wisconsin Academic Standards
• Only tests Social Studies
• Administered completely online [except in rare special circumstances]
• Given during the course of a normal school day April 1 - April 3
  
  

ACCESS

• Statewide assessment required for all English Learners
• Designed to assess English proficiency and progress
• Given during the course of a normal school day December 2 - 6, 2019
• Administered completely online [except in rare special circumstances]

For more information on any of these assessments visit The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction or Stacie Sheppard at slsheppard@bigfoot.k12.wi.us