AR Tests are not able to be taken at home but instead can only be taken at school during school day hours. The program is associated with the school's network. Students are expected to take these tests independently without assistance from other students, adults, or the book they are testing on. The only exception is the ready reader level, the teacher or assistant may read the tests to the students.

Your child uses a software program called Renaissance at school. This program has a special feature called Home Connect, which your child and you can access outside of school from any computer with an Internet Connection. Home Connect allows you to view information about your child's AR progress. It also allows you to sign up to receive email notifications after your child completes an activity or assessment at school. You can log in to Home Connect from any computer with an Internet Connection and compatible browser.

Log in to Home Connect Website so you and your child can view your child's AR reading and Quiz history. After logging in, see the top right hand corner to "Get email updates to Track your child's AR progress". Click this link: https://global-zone05.renaissance-go.com/studentprogress/homeconnect?t=72115

*** Username is your child's 6 digit student number and password is your child's 2-digit birth month and 4-digit birth year (for example, if my child was born August 2013 password would be 082013) ***

If you have questions about Home Connect, please let me know. 

** To view a complete list of which books have AR quizzes, Click here -- AR BookFinder Program. 

**  If you would like to see which books we have in our school library, click here -- Destiny, our online card catalog, and click on our school.

Certifications for Accelerated Reader 
These are the certifications that your students can earn and the requirements that students must meet to earn them: 

• Ready Reader: Student must accumulate 5 points on books Read To and/or Read With. All quizzes must meet the minimum scoring requirements. 
• Independent Reader: Students must accumulate 10 pts. Of these points, 3 have to be read independently and be 1.2 or higher level. The other 7 pts. can be books Books Read To, With, or Independently. There is no re-certification at this level. Teachers must approve this certification for a student to move to the next level. At this level, students will also have an opportunity to read to the principal.
• Rising Reader: Student must read three books with a 1.6 or higher book level and accumulate 10 points. Only books read independently will count towards point accumulation. All quizzes must meet the minimum scoring requirements.
• Super Reader: Student must read three books with a 2.0 or higher book level worth at least 1 point each. Only books read independently will count towards certification. All quizzes must meet the minimum scoring requirements. 
• Advanced Reader: Student must read three books with a 3.0 or higher book level worth at least 2 points each. Only books read independently will count towards certification. All quizzes must meet the minimum scoring requirements.
• Star Reader: Student must read three books written with a 4.0 or higher book level worth at least 4 points each. Only books read independently will count towards certification. All quizzes must meet the minimum scoring requirements.
• Classic Reader: Student must read three books written with a 6.0 book level worth 7 points each. Only books read independently will count towards certification. All quizzes must meet the minimum scoring requirements. 

Honors Reader: An Honors Reader has read and passed quizzes from a list, accumulating 100 points. Thirty of these points must be non-fiction.