Assessment

State Mandated

Assessment Name

Administration Window

Purpose

Results to parents

TCAP Achievement grades 3-8

2^nd Grade Assessment

April 15th-May 3rd

April 22nd – May 3rd

To help measure how much a student grows academically over the course of a school year.

Reports will be available to parents early summer

EOC Achievement

 grades 9-12

Fall: November 26th-December 14th

To help measure how much a student grows academically over the course of a school year.

Results from Fall testing will be mid-winter.

Results from Spring testing will be early summer

Spring: April 15th-May 3rd

TCAP-ALT:   MSAA & Sci/SS

(students with severe cognitive disabilities )

March 18^th – May 10^th   TENTATIVE

2^nd grade Alt – March 18^th-May 10th

To measure achievement against modified more accessible, academic standards.

Early Summer

ACT (Grade 11)

To measure college readiness and HOPE scholarship eligibility

3-8 weeks after taking the assessment

ACCESS – (ESL students)

- online

February 9th – April 5th

Administered to English Learners to evaluate English proficiency.

TBD

District Benchmark

STAR Reading

 (Grades 4-8; online)

3 times per year –

Benchmark 1: August 10^th-23^rd (run reports August 24^th)

Benchmark 2: December 3^rd – 17^th (run reports December 18^th)

Benchmark 3: April 1^st – 11^th (run reports April 12^th)

To identify students who may benefit from RTI and guide instruction

Available 1-2 weeks after the testing window closes

MAP Reading(Grades K-3; online)

3 times per year-

Benchmark 1: August 17^th-30^th (run reports August 31^st)

Benchmark 2: December 3^rd - 14^th (run reports December 17^th)

Benchmark 3: May 6^th – 16 (run reports May 17^th)

To identify students who may benefit from RTI and guide instruction

Available 1-2 weeks after the testing window closes

iReady Math (Grades K-8; online)

3 times per year

Benchmark 1: August 23^rd – September 6^th (run reports Sept. 7^th)

Benchmark 2: December 3^rd – 18^th (run reports December 19^th)

Benchmark 3: March 25^th – April 9^th) (run reports April 10^th)

To identify students who may benefit from RTI and guide instruction

Available 1-2 weeks after the testing window closes