Sunrise Mountain High School

 Dear ​Mustang​ Students and Parents, 

The Arizona State Board of Education has mandated state testing to all 9th and 11th grade students this spring. On Tuesday, April 1st, the ACT will be administered to all juniors and the ACT ASPIRE will be administered to all freshmen. On Wednesday, April 2nd, the AzSci test will be administered to all juniors, while all freshmen will complete day two of the ASPIRE test. The exams must be taken on school-issued laptops. A separate letter will be sent out to all 9th and 11th grade students and families with details for the testing dates.  

All 10th and 12th graders will have virtual learning days on April 1st and 2nd. Students will stay home on both days and be provided with assignments from their teachers that they will turn in electronically. They will not be required to meet with teachers online at a certain time as a class, but they will have to complete an assignment to turn in so that we can account for all students’ attendance on those days. Freshmen and Juniors will be exempt from the class work since they will be testing on both days.  

It is vital that your student has a school-issued laptop checked out prior to April 1st so that they can either participate in the state testing (9th and 11th grade) or work from home (10th and 12th grade).   

It is extremely important that students sign onto their computer while on school Wi-Fi prior to the testing dates to ensure that all updates have been installed.  

Sincerely, 

Clay Carpenter 
Assistant Principal 
Academic Services
Sunrise Mountain High School 
CCarpenter@pusd11.net