School runs normally all week, January 11–15, 2027. Regular days, regular hours. Two things happen on top of the ordinary week: students take their winter achievement tests, and Early Childhood families meet with their child’s teacher.
The testing changes nothing for families — no early dismissal and no schedule shift. NWEA MAP Growth measures reading, math, and language usage against national norms. It is not graded. This is the middle of three testing windows, so it shows what a student has gained since September and where to push before April.
Early Childhood conferences are the other half of this week and are easy to miss, because the calendar grid usually shows only “NWEA Testing.” Preschool and Kindergarten families sit down with their teacher to talk through how their child is settling in, growing, and getting ready for what comes next.
Watch The Glow newsletter and the FACTS Family Portal for conference scheduling, or call the office to arrange a time. More about our youngest classrooms on the Early Childhood page.
Martin Luther School serves Early Childhood through 8th grade at 2616 S Connecticut Ave in Joplin, Missouri. The full 2026–27 school calendar has every date for the year. Questions? Call the school office at (417) 624-1403 or email info@martinlutherjoplin.com.