Assessment
Bradley County Schools
2018-2019 Assessment Calendar (revised August 1, 2018 for ACCESS)
State Mandated |
Assessment Name |
Administration Window |
Purpose |
Results to parents |
TCAP Achievement grades 3-8
2nd 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 |
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EOC Achievement grades 9-12
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Fall: November 26th-December 14th
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To help measure how much a student grows academically over the course of a school year.
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Results from Fall testing will be mid-winter. Results from Spring testing will be early summer |
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Spring: April 15th-May 3rd |
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TCAP-ALT: MSAA & Sci/SS (students with severe cognitive disabilities ) |
March 18th – May 10th TENTATIVE
2nd grade Alt – March 18th-May 10th |
To measure achievement against modified more accessible, academic standards. |
Early Summer |
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ACT (Grade 11)
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April 2nd, 2019 Accommodations April 2nd -5th,8th (Make-ups April 24th with accommodations April 24-26, 29-30) |
To measure college readiness and HOPE scholarship eligibility |
3-8 weeks after taking the assessment |
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ACCESS – (ESL students) - online |
February 9th – April 5th |
Administered to English Learners to evaluate English proficiency. |
TBD |
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District Benchmark |
STAR Reading (Grades 4-8; online)
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3 times per year – Benchmark 1: August 10th-23rd (run reports August 24th) Benchmark 2: December 3rd – 17th (run reports December 18th) Benchmark 3: April 1st – 11th (run reports April 12th) |
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 17th-30th (run reports August 31st) Benchmark 2: December 3rd - 14th (run reports December 17th) Benchmark 3: May 6th – 16 (run reports May 17th) |
To identify students who may benefit from RTI and guide instruction |
Available 1-2 weeks after the testing window closes |
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iReady Math (Grades K-8; online) |
3 times per year Benchmark 1: August 23rd – September 6th (run reports Sept. 7th) Benchmark 2: December 3rd – 18th (run reports December 19th) Benchmark 3: March 25th – April 9th) (run reports April 10th) |
To identify students who may benefit from RTI and guide instruction |
Available 1-2 weeks after the testing window closes |
*ACT Senior Retake –October 2, 2018 accommodations window Oct. 2nd -16th; makeup Oct. 16th; accommodations window Oct. 16-22
PSAT – October 24th
TNReady Paper/Pencil Testing: All Grade 2, Grades 3-4 Science, 3-8 ELA, Math, and Social Studies
TNReady Online: All EOC, Science grades 5-8 Science is a field test and will not count for accountability at any level