Assessments
2022-2023 Assessment Calendar
Fall
| Date | Assessment | Grade Levels |
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August 29 - September 23, 2022 (Make ups until September 30) |
NWEA Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) Reading & Math |
Grades 3 - 8 Span Bil Grade 6-8 |
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August 29 - September 23, 2022 (Make ups until September 30) Grade levels bands should coordinate common testing windows |
Students Take the Full Reading Students Take the Full Reading & Math Battery Reading (***English & Spanish SORF) Math (in one language only) ***EL/DL students who are newcomers OR score less than a 2.0 on ACCESS or the MODEL Screener will not take the Aimsweb Reading Battery for their first benchmarking trimester. They will only take the Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) Assessment. For subsequent benchmarks, the EL teacher and classroom teacher can determine if the Aimsweb Reading Battery would be appropriate for the students to take based on linguistic growth. EL teachers can administer the MODEL Screener reading portion to the student to determine reading growth. |
Grade 2
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August 29 - September 23, 2022 (Make ups until September 30) |
AIMSWEB (If <30% on NWEA) AIMSWEB math battery in Spanish for students who score <30% in NWEA |
Grades 3-8 Span Bil Grade 6-8 (as needed) |
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August 29 - September 23, 2022 (Make ups until September 30)
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Early Literacy & Early Numeracy K Literacy: Letter Naming Fluency, Auditory Vocabulary Fluency, Letter Word Sound Fluency K Numeracy: Number Naming Fluency, Quantity Total Fluency, Concepts & Applications 1 Literacy: Nonsense Word Fluency, Word Reading Fluency, Oral Reading Fluency 1 Numeracy: Math Fact Fluency 1 Digit, Number Comparison Fluency, Concepts and Applications |
Dual Language K-1
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August-October, 2022 |
Kindergarten Development Survey (KIDS) |
Kindergarten |
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September 26 - October 18, 2022 |
Panorama SEL Survey (student/parent) |
Grade K-8 |
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October 11 - 29, 2022 |
Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) |
Grade 5 |
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September 26 - October 18, 2022 |
Teaching Strategies Gold |
EC enrolled in the fall |
District Formative/Instructional Assessments:
- K-5 Writing Pre and Post On-demands by Unit
- K-5 Reading Running Records *Varies by Grade Level
Winter
| Date | Assessment | Grade Levels |
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January 3 - 27, 2023 - Being Discussed |
Teaching Strategies Gold |
EC enrolled after fall benchmark |
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January 9 - 20, 2023 (Make ups until January 27) |
NWEA Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) |
Grades 3-8 Span Bil Grade 6-8 |
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January 9 - 20, 2023 (Make ups until January 27) |
Early Literacy & Early Numeracy K Literacy: Letter Naming Fluency, Letter Word Sound Fluency K Numeracy: Number Naming Fluency, Quantity Total Fluency, Concepts and Applications 1 Literacy: Words Reading Fluency, Oral Reading Fluency 1 Numeracy: Math Fact Fluency 1 Digit, Number Comparison Fluency, Concepts and Applications |
Grades K - 1 (All Students)
Dual Language K-1 |
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January 9 - 20, 2023 (Make ups until January 27) |
Students Take the Full Reading & Math Battery Reading (***English & Spanish SORF) Math (in one language only) ***EL/DL students who are newcomers OR score less than a 2.0 on ACCESS or the MODEL Screener will not take the Aimsweb Reading Battery for their first benchmarking trimester. They will only take the Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) Assessment. For subsequent benchmarks, the EL teacher and classroom teacher can determine if the Aimsweb Reading Battery would be appropriate for the students to take based on linguistic growth. EL teachers can administer the MODEL Screener reading portion to the student to determine reading growth. |
Grade 2
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January 9 - 20, 2023 (Make ups until January 27) |
AIMSWEB PLUS (If <30% on NWEA) AIMSWEB math battery in Spanish for students who score <30% in NWEA |
Grades 3 - 8 Dual Language Grade 3-5 Span Bil Grade 6-8 (as needed) |
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State: January 11-February 28th, 2023
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Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners (ACCESS) |
Grades K-8 students who qualify for EL services |
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January 9 - 27, 2023 |
Panorama SEL Survey (student/parent) |
Grade K-8 |
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State: March 1-April 28, 2023 |
Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) |
Grades 5 and 8 |
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State: March 6-April 21, 2023 |
Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) |
Grades 3 - 8 |
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State: March 15-May 10, 2023 |
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) |
Grades 3-8 |
District Formative/Instructional Assessments:
- K-5 Writing Pre and Post On-demands by Unit
- K-5 Reading Running Records *Varies by Grade Level
Spring
| Date | Assessment | Grade Levels |
|---|---|---|
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April 10 - April 21, 2023 |
Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) |
Grade 2 |
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May 1 - May 12, 2023 Being Discussed |
Teaching Strategies Gold |
All EC |
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May 1 - May 12, 2023 (Make ups until May 19) |
NWEA Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) NWEA Reading in Spanish |
Grades 3- 7 Span Bil Grade 6-7 |
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May 1 - May 12, 2023 (Make ups until May 19) |
AIMSWEB PLUS (If <30% on NWEA) AIMSWEB math battery in Spanish for students who score <30% in NWEA |
Grades 3 - 8 Special Education Students with Reading/Math Goals Span Bil Grade 6-8 (as needed) |
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May 1 - May 12, 2023 (Make ups until May 19) |
Students Take the Full Reading & Math Battery Reading (***English & Spanish SORF) Math (in one language only) ***EL/DL students who are newcomers OR score less than a 2.0 on ACCESS or the MODEL Screener will not take the Aimsweb Reading Battery for their first benchmarking trimester. They will only take the Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) Assessment. For subsequent benchmarks, the EL teacher and classroom teacher can determine if the Aimsweb Reading Battery would be appropriate for the students to take based on linguistic growth. EL teachers can administer the MODEL Screener reading portion to the student to determine reading growth. |
Grade 2 Special Education Students with Reading/Math Goals |
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May 1 - May 12, 2023 (Make ups until May 19) |
Early Literacy & Early Numeracy K Literacy: Letter Naming Fluency, Letter Word Sound Fluency K Numeracy: Number Naming Fluency, Quantity Total Fluency, Concepts and Applications 1 Literacy: Words Reading Fluency, Oral Reading Fluency 1 Numeracy: Math Fact Fluency 1 Digit, Number Comparison Fluency, Concepts and Applications |
Grades K - 1 (All Students)
Dual Language K-1 |
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May 1 - May 19, 2023 |
Panorama SEL Survey (student only) |
Grade K-8 |
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May 11 - May 19, 2023 |
Dual only: EDL2 Spanish Reading Assessment |
Dual Language Grade K-5 |
District Formative/Instructional Assessments:
- K-5 Writing Pre and Post On-demands by Unit
- K-5 Reading Running Records *Varies by Grade Level