Welcome to the Independence Testing Page!
Here you will be able to find the testing calendar, High School remediation schedule, and other information that may be useful to preparing students for testing.
Testing the 2025-2026 School Year
Testing is mandatory for Graduation and any delay could delay graduation however, please contact your counselor or Ms. Ridgeway-Goultrey if your students will not be testing the year.
High School Testing Calendar
October
- October 9th - WorkKeys Writing Test (substitute for Writing SOL)
- October 16th - PSAT Day
- October 30th - 2nd Attempt WorkKeys Writing Test (substitute for Writing SOL)
November
- November 14th - WorkKeys Reading Test (substitute for Reading SOL)
- November 21st - W!SE Financial Literacy Skills Test
December
- December 4th - Workplace Readiness Skills
- December 9th - SOLs for Periods 1 & 3
- December 11th - SOLs for Periods 2 & 4
- December 12th - Make up day for December 9th & 11th
- December 18th - Online /Retake SOLs from previously earned credits
- December 19th - Make up day for December 18th
January
- January 8th - 2nd Attempts for December 18th Tests
- January 13th - 2nd Attempts for December 9th Tests
- January 15th - 2nd Attempts for December 11th Tests & 3rd Attempts from December 18th Tests
High School Opt-In Optional Testing
Once you student has met the required verified credits for graduation in a content area, they will not test again in that area. This means that just because a student is in a class that has an SOL, does not mean they will take that SOL if they do not need it for graduation. However, parents can Opt-in their students to take any SOL that the student is enrolled in class for. There are no advantages to opting into additional testing since opt-in SOL tests cannot be used toward exam exemptions and does not affect college/university admissions. If you wish to Opt-in your student please fill in the Opt in Form below and bring it to the school.