2010-2011 Schedule & Uses of Student Assessments
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Tests
| Grade Level
| Why Give the Test
| When Given
| When Results
| Use of Data
|
| K through 12
| Assesses students’ language proficiency in English (reading, writing, speaking, and listening)
| Grades 1-12: Jan. 10 through Feb. 11, 2011
Kindergarten: Jan. 10 through Feb. 18, 2011 | March and April
| Determines student programming for English language learning |
| 3 through 8
| Reading and Math for grades 3-8 Science for grades 4 and 7 only State Standards | Feb. 28 through March 11, 2011
| Preliminary in June; final in Oct.
| Setting SIP goals; setting targets for intervention
|
| 11 and 12
| State Standards in Reading, Math, Science, and Writing
| April 27-28, 2011 (make-up on May 11-12, 2011) | Preliminary in July/Aug.; final in Oct.
| Setting SIP goals; selecting targets for intervention
|
Illinois Alternative Assessment (IAA)
| 3-8, 11
| For students with significant cognitive disabilities, in the areas of Reading, Math, Science (4th, 7th, and 11th grades only), and Writing (3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 11th grades only)
| Feb. 22 through March 18, 2011
| Preliminary in July; final in Oct.
| Determines growth and programming for these students
|
| 8 | Reading, Math, English and Science Used as preparation for the PLAN and ACT exams. Also used for career preparation. | Oct. 25-29, 2010
| End of December
| HS Placement; predictor of success in HS and on future tests
|
9 | Same as EXPLORE | April 27-28, 2011
| July/Aug. | Predictor for PSAE/ACT; helps to guide classroom instruction | |
Writing (local assessment)
| 4, 7, and 10
| Writing assessment
| 4th and 7th grades: March 7-18, 2011 10th grade: April 27, 2011 | April and May
| Helps to guide classroom instruction
|
Otis-Lennon (OLSAT) | 2 and 5; 4th grade at Title I schools | Cognitive ability test |
| End of Feb. | Used to determine gifted eligibility
|
AIMSweb
| K through 8 | Progress monitoring of student learning in reading
| 1st Benchmark: Aug. 30 through Sept. 10, 2010 2nd Benchmark: Jan. 4-14, 2011 3rd Benchmark: April 25 to May 6, 2011 | Immediate results | Used to determine student growth within the year |
| Scantron Performance Series | 9 | 1st Benchmark: Aug. 30 through Sept. 10, 2010 2nd Benchmark: Jan. 4-14, 2011 3rd Benchmark: April 25-May 6, 2011 |