• Welcome to Stowers Elementary School
  • Home of the Stallions: Where Everyone is a Champion!
  • Proud Member of the Georgia/Alabama School District
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  • Mailing Address
  • Stowers School
  • 7791 Stowers Drive
  • Ft. Benning, GA 31905
  • Principal: A.McPherson
  • Asst. Principal: C.Wise
  • Phone: (706) 544-2312
  • Fax: (706) 544-2349

Parent Test Support Strategies

Preparing for Testing

  • Note test dates on your home calendar; schedule appointments on non-testing days.
  • Encourage your child to take responsibility for homework and class study.
  • Help you child learn how to find information independently.
  • Praise your child for work done well.
  • Encourage your child to ask questions at home and in class.
  • Get to know your child's teachers.
  • Attend parent-teacher conferences.
  • Confer with teachers on a regular basis for progress reports.
  • Gather available test preparation materials.
  • Assure your child knows that you value a good education.

Testing Day

  • See that your child is rested and eats breakfast.
  • See that your child arrives at school on time and is relaxed.
  • Encourage your child to do the best work possible.
  • Do not send your child to school if illness is apparent.
  • Do not remove your child from school on test days for appointments.

After Testing

  • Examine all test reports sent home.
  • Determine areas of strengths and weaknesses.
  • Praise your child's testing strengths and make a plan to address identified weaknesses.
  • See your child's principal, counselor or teacher if additional information is required.

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