Assessments

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2025-2026 Assessment Calendar

Download or Print the Assessment Calendar for specific dates for this school year.

Fall

Date	Assessment	Grade Levels
August - September	NWEA Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) Reading & Math Reading in Spanish Math (available in SP/Eng and administered in language of instruction) EL/DL/BL Accessibility and Accommodations Options	Grades 3 - 8 Dual Language 2-5 Span Bil Grade 6-8
August - September	AIMSWEB 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 Dual Language Grade 2
August - September	AIMSWEB (If <30% on NWEA) Students Take the Full Reading & Math Battery AIMSWEB math battery in Spanish for students who score <30% in NWEA	Grades 3-8 Dual Language Grade 2-5 Span Bil Grade 6-8 (as needed)
August - September	AIMSWEB Early Literacy & Early Numeracy K Literacy: Letter Naming Fluency, Letter Word Sound Fluency K Spanish Literacy: Letter Naming fluency, Letter Sound Fluency, Syllable Segmentation Fluency (Spanish EC-4 in development) K Numeracy: Number Naming Fluency, Quantity Total Fluency, Concepts & Applications Dual Language: Test only in Spanish language, answers accepted in English and/or Spanish 1 Literacy: Nonsense Word Fluency, Word Reading Fluency, Oral Reading Fluency 1 Spanish Literacy: Syllable Reading Fluency, Oral Reading Fluency, 1 English Literacy: Only test Word Reading Fluency, Oral Reading Fluency 1 Numeracy: Math Fact Fluency 1 Digit, Number Comparison Fluency, Concepts and Applications Dual Language: Test only in Spanish language, answers accepted in English and/or Spanish	K - 1 (All Students) Dual Language K-1
August-October	Kindergarten Development Survey (KIDS)	Kindergarten
September - October	Panorama SEL Survey (student/parent)	Grade K-8
October	PreACT8	Grade 8
October	Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)	Grade 5
October	Teaching Strategies Gold	All Preschool

Winter

Date	Assessment	Grade Levels
December	NWEA Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) Reading & Math Reading in Spanish Math (Available in SP/Eng and administered in language of instruction) EL/DL/BL Accessibility and Accommodations Options	Grades 3-8 Dual Language 2-5 Span Bil Grade 6-8 Parent Reports Sent: 1/17/25
January	AIMSWEB PLUS Early Literacy & Early Numeracy K Literacy: Letter Naming Fluency, Letter Word Sound Fluency K Spanish Literacy: Letter Naming fluency, Letter Sound Fluency, Syllable Segmentation Fluency, Syllable Reading Fluency (Spanish EC-4 in development) K Numeracy: Number Naming Fluency, Quantity Total Fluency, Concepts and Applications Dual Language: Test only in Spanish language, answers accepted in English and/or Spanish 1 Literacy: Words Reading Fluency, Oral Reading Fluency 1 Spanish Literacy: Syllable Reading Fluency, Oral Reading Fluency 1 English Literacy: Word Reading Fluency, Oral Reading Fluency 1 Numeracy: Math Fact Fluency 1 Digit, Number Comparison Fluency, Concepts and Applications Dual Language: Test only in Spanish language, answers accepted in English and/or Spanish	Grades K - 1 (All Students) Dual Language K-1
January	AIMSWEB PLUS 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 Dual Language Grade 2
January	AIMSWEB PLUS (If <30% on NWEA) Students Take the Full Reading & Math Battery 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)
State: January -March	Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners (ACCESS)	Grades K-8 students who qualify for EL services
January	Panorama SEL Survey (student/parent)	Grade K-8
January - February	Teaching Strategies Gold	All Preschool
March	Illinois Science Assessment (ISA)	Grades 5 and 8
April	Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)	Grades 3-8
March -May	Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)	Grades 3-8

Spring

Date	Assessment	Grade Levels
April	Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)	Grade 2
April - May	NWEA Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) Reading & Math End-of-Course Algebra & Geometry Assessments NWEA Reading in Spanish Math (Available in SP/Eng and administered in language of instruction) EL/DL/BL Accessibility and Accommodations Options	Grades 3- 7 Dual Language 2-5 Span Bil Grade 6-7
April - May	AIMSWEB PLUS (If <30% on NWEA) Students Take the Full Reading & Math Battery AIMSWEB math battery in Spanish for students who score <30% in NWEA	Grades 3 - 8 Special Education Students with Reading/Math Goals Dual Language Grade 2-5 Span Bil Grade 6-8 (as needed)
April - May	AIMSWEB PLUS 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 Dual Language Grade 2 Special Education Students with Reading/Math Goals
April - May	AIMSWEB PLUS Early Literacy & Early Numeracy K Literacy: Letter Naming Fluency, Letter Word Sound Fluency K Spanish Literacy: Letter Naming fluency, Letter Sound Fluency, Syllable Segmentation Fluency, Syllable Reading Fluency. (Spanish EC-4 in development) K Numeracy: Number Naming Fluency, Quantity Total Fluency, Concepts and Applications Dual Language: Test only in Spanish language, answers accepted in English and/or Spanish 1 Literacy: Words Reading Fluency, Oral Reading Fluency 1 Spanish Literacy: Syllable Reading Fluency, Oral Reading Fluency 1 English Literacy: Word Reading Fluency, Oral Reading Fluency 1 Numeracy: Math Fact Fluency 1 Digit, Number Comparison Fluency, Concepts and Applications Dual Language: Test only in Spanish language, answers accepted in English and/or Spanish	Grades K - 1 (All Students) Dual Language K-1
April - May	Panorama SEL Survey (student only)	Grade K-8
May	Teaching Strategies Gold	All Preschool
May	Dual only: EDL2 Spanish Reading Assessment	Dual Language Grade K-5

State Assessments

ACCESS

Administered to all eligible English Language Learners yearly in winter.

ACCESS is given annually and measures students’ progress towards academic English proficiency in four domains: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. Information from this assessment is used to determine levels and areas of language support. It is also used as a summary tool for school accountability in the State of Illinois.

Students take ACCESS on their iPads on the WIDA app.

Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)

Administered to 3-8 students with significant cognitive abilities yearly in spring.

The Dynamic Learning Maps assessments are for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities for whom general state assessments are not appropriate, even with accommodations. DLM assessments offer these students a way to show what they know and can do in English language arts, mathematics, and science.

Students take this assessment on their iPads on the KITE app.

Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)

Administered to 3-8 grade students yearly in spring.

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) is the state assessment and accountability measure for Illinois students enrolled in a public school district. IAR assesses the Illinois Learning Standards Incorporating the Common Core and is administered to students in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Students take this assessment on their iPads on the TestNav app.

Illinois Science Assessment (ISA)

Administered to 5th and 8th grade students yearly in spring.

In compliance with federal testing requirements, Illinois administers a science assessment to students enrolled in a public school district in grades 5, 8 and 11. The assessment is administered in an online format and is aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards for Science incorporating the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which were adopted in 2014.

Students take this assessment on their iPads on the ISBE Teach app.

Kindergarten Individual Readiness Survey (KIDS)

Administered to all kindergarten students yearly in fall.

The Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) is an observational tool designed to help teachers and administrators better understand the developmental readiness of children entering kindergarten. KIDS is core to the Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBE) goal that every child in Illinois deserves to attend a school wherein all kindergarteners are assessed for readiness. KIDS focuses on the knowledge, skills, and behaviors that most impact long-term student success. This assessment takes place within the first forty days of the Kindergarten school year.

KIDS focuses on the knowledge, skills, and behaviors across four key domains that most impact long-term student success. The domains are: Approaches to Learning and Self-Regulation; Social and Emotional Development; Language and Literacy Development; and Cognition: Math.

KIDS Overview
KIDS Overview Video in English & Spanish
ISBE KIDS Families and Caretakers Page

District-Level Assessments

AIMSWeb Plus

A benchmark assessment given in the fall, winter and spring to students in K-2.

AIMSWEB is a benchmark and progress monitoring assessment in reading and mathematics used to evaluate math and literacy skills.

AIMS is one of the many tools that District 34 uses to determine students’ instructional levels as well as to monitor the progress they are making throughout the school year and from year to year at the primary level.

Students are given AIMSWeb benchmark assessments in kindergarten and first grade one-on-one with an instructor and on their iPads on the TestNav app in second grade.

AIMSWEB Video

Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)

Administered to 2nd grade students in spring and 5th grade students in fall.

The Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) is a standardized test designed to measure learned reasoning and problem solving skills. These abilities, acquired both in and out of school, are important because children use them on a daily basis to learn and solve problems. Students take CogAT on their iPads on the Data Manager app.

CogAT is used to aid in placement for advanced math and reading programming.

Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) Measures of Progress (MAP)

A benchmark assessment given in the fall, winter and spring to 3-8th grade students.

NWEA MAP is a normed referenced achievement test in reading and mathematics to reveal precisely which academic skills and concepts the student has acquired and what they’re ready to learn.

Computer adaptive MAP assessments are grade independent and adapt to each student’s instructional level. Every item on a MAP assessment is anchored to a vertically aligned equal interval scale, called the RIT scale for Rasch UnIT—a stable measurement, like inches on a ruler, that covers all grades. RIT scores serve as an essential data point in a student’s learning plan; educators can see their precise learning level and respond accordingly.

MAP is one of the many tools that District 34 uses to determine students’ instructional levels as well as to monitor the progress they are making throughout the school year and from year to year.

Students take NWEA on their iPads on the NWEA app.

NWEA MAP Family Tool Kit

Panorama SEL Questionnaire

Administered to all students K-8 in fall, winter and spring.

The Panorama Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Questionnaire measures student mindsets, behaviors, and attitudes that might be related to success in school and beyond the classroom. These surveys are designed to help educators understand the social-emotional competencies of their students and how they are supported in classrooms and schools. In K-2 teachers fill out the survey and in 3-8 students fill out the survey.

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