8th grade diagnostic

Some of my teachers asked if it will be necessary to test this year's 8th grade students with the diagnostic test? If the high schools are not using the data and the data will not help the middle schools prepare those students for the ela or math, can we spare them the stress of more testing? thanks, Jean Van Doren Grant Middle School Library Just like the ELA scores from the state are helpful, but always very late, I believe these scores will be equally helpful in getting 9th grade students on the right path academically, by properly placing them in the AIS program or intervention right from day one. Ella Briand ELA Coordinator