I’m sure that everyone knows this, but the Alabama Direct Assessment of Writing test (ADAW) is going to take place at our school on Wednesday morning, February 25. We will have homeroom first thing in the morning, and then students will remain in the homeroom classes to take the writing test. Students have one hour total to complete the assessment. Only what is written in the test booklet is turned in to the state. Students will have some blank paper to plan and use for writing, but the actual writing to be graded must be in the test booklet on the lines they provide. I do not know which of the four kinds of prompts your child will have to respond to, and I do not know what the prompts say. We should have results before the close of school this year. If you have any questions about the test, please contact me.