What Parents should know at the beginning of school year?

What parents should know at the beginning of school year? Most parents think about the school staples, school buses, teachers, etc.
As a parent, you also should know that there are many tests at the beginning of school year.
here is the testing calendar by grade for parent to refer to:

Virginia Alternate Assessment Program (VAAP), Virginia Grade Level Alternative VGLA): Reading , Developmental Reading Assessment®, 2nd Edition (DRA2), NNAT, CoGAT will be tested the fall semester.

Here is the resource for parent to prepare for DRA2:
http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZw5u&PMDbSiteId=2781&PMDbSolutionId=6724&PMDbSubSolutionId=&PMDbCategoryId=3289&PMDbSubCategoryId=28139&PMDbSubjectAreaId=&PMDbProgramId=23661
If your child is in 5th or 6th grade, you should start to prepare for the IIAT test.
http://120perhour.com/IAAT-practice-test-sample.htm

If you want your child to prepare for the JHU-CTY program, it is the right time to start preparing for SCAT:
http://120perhour.com/scat-sample-test-index.htm