With each opportunity to practice, the goal is for students to “climb” a little higher up the mountain.assessment mountain We use the language of “Beginning” (abbreviated as Be), “Approaches” (Ap), and “Meets” (Me) to communicate how close a student is to the “summit” of the mountain. Our belief is that all students can and will get to the top of this mountain (that is, they will MEET standards) through continued effort, practice, and utilization of teacher feedback. It takes most students about two years to consistently meet standards in any domain. When they are consistently meeting standards in each skill area, they are ready to gateway to the next division.