What to Expect

Students are assessed in a live meeting by Kolbe's talented grade-level teachers using our classroom platform, Adobe Connect. This meeting is designed to allow families to interact in our classroom platform and trial the student/teacher interaction, while allowing Kolbe to get to know your student earlier in the process. The goal of placements is to ensure the student is on grade level and that their schedule is matched with their learning needs and abilities.

There is no need to prepare; your child will simply arrive at their scheduled time with their placement test in hand. The teacher will welcome them to the Kolbe classroom and guide them in completing their placement test. Students are assessed on reading, writing, grammar and math including both an oral and written testing component.

The day before your scheduled placement test appointment, a grade level assessor will reach out to you with the Adobe Connect Room link as well as the PDF placement test for you to print. You will need to have access to a printer and/or scanner, headset, printed placement test, and high-speed internet for your appointment. The placement cover page will have all needed supplies for your child's grade level meeting.

Adobe Connect Platform

You may enter the room using a browser (Chrome recommended) or by downloading the Adobe Connect application. 

Simply enter as a Guest and enter your full name.

Before the appointment, please be sure to test your microphone with our web conferencing software, Adobe Connect, by using this troubleshooting link. We recommend using a headset and be sure to come prepared with a working webcam! 

If you run into difficulties, please come to https://kolbe.org and chat live with our support team. 

After Testing Appointment

When your testing appointment is complete, your assessor will send an email with instructions to upload the written materials from the testing session.  You can access this upload link in the Kolbe Portal.  Once your materials are submitted, your assessor will grade both the oral and written portion of the assessment.  Parents will receive the results of the student's placement test, along with course registration recommendations, within 1-2 business days.  Course Registration will be available once the placement test is submitted by the parent and graded by the assessor.

If you have any questions during the placement testing process, please contact your Family Advisor.