| Calhoun Middle-High School teachers have been attending training to better prepare students to take the WESTEST.
The WESTEST is West Virginia's test to measure progress toward No Child Left Behind standards.
The test is administered in May each year to students in grades 3-8 and 10.
Teams of teachers used information from the English-Language Arts and Math tests to identify skills to help individual students.
Part of the training also included sharing information with students and their role in taking the testing seriously.
"It is a fine line between emphasizing the importance of the test for students, yet not making them become anxious about their scores," said Superintendent Jane Lynch.
The information gathered for the WESTEST is intended to help improve instruction, by identifying strengths and weaknesses.
Lynch said the test results should help the school identify where to adjust programs, and assist specific gaps in achievement.
Calhoun Middle-High teachers are using the training time to design activities for students to improve their scores.
Additional training is being scheduled in April. | 
