Quitman County School District Posts Calendar K-8 WriteScore Tests Jan. 26-30

The Quitman County School District posted a district calendar entry announcing WriteScore testing for grades K-8 each morning during the week of Jan. 26-30, 2026, scheduled from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. The posting signals a focused testing period that will alter morning routines for students across the district and triggers handbook rules about absences and make-up work.

The calendar entry was published Jan. 26, 2026 and appears alongside the district’s broader assessment schedule. The district’s student handbook emphasizes attendance and recovery procedures for missed work: “Students should not be absent or checked out of school during test weeks unless it is an emergency.” The handbook also says, “Upon return, the student will have 3 school days to complete assignments or make up tests. If the work is not made up by this time, a zero will be recorded for that assignment or test,” and that “Make-up tests for missed school tests will be given only for excused absences. Missed state/national tests must be made up in the designated time frame.”

Families should note that the calendar posting gives a districtwide week and a daily time window but does not specify a campus-by-campus breakdown or whether individual grades will test on specific days within the Jan. 26-30 week. The district uses multiple web properties for calendars and testing documents; some pages use the label Quitman School District while the event posting uses Quitman County School District. The district calendar interface provides a way to “Subscribe to Calendar Alerts” for updates and changes.

The WriteScore entry sits alongside a full slate of benchmark and diagnostic windows on the district assessment calendar. Examples listed for the 2025-2026 cycle include iReady BOY Diagnostic K - 8th ELA/Math August 11th - August 22nd, iReady MOY Diagnostic K-8th ELA/Math November 18th - December 5th, QLE: Jan. 5th - Jan. 9th, Pre-ACT 8th Graders - Spring February 2026, and iReady EOY windows in March through May. The district also lists grade-specific items such as the 4th Grade Cursive Writing Assessment November 17th - November 20th with a retest May 11th - May 15th.

Institutionally, the posting underscores how district scheduling and handbook policy intersect with family logistics, transportation, and classroom instruction. The handbook reinforces that parents remain responsible for punctuality and that schools provide transportation; it also notes that “Once a child arrives at school in the morning, he/she will not be allowed to leave [...]” during the school day.

What this means for Quitman County residents is practical: morning drop-off and check-out patterns may be restricted during the Jan. 26-30 testing period, and excused-absence procedures will determine whether a student can make up missed assessments within the handbook’s 3-school-day window. Parents and guardians who need clarification on campus-level schedules, make-up sessions for WriteScore, or device and proctoring requirements should check the district calendar, the posted benchmark assessment materials, and contact their school offices for site-specific instructions.