Assessment Calendar

State & District Assessments

Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)

Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)

March 13 - May 8, 2024

Purpose

Alternate state assessment for students not taking the IAR.

Required By

llinois Board of Education

For

3rd - 8th & 11th grade
*Current grade 12 students without a valid grade 11 or 12 score or qualifying exemption from any previous grade
11 or 12 DLM-AA administration will be rostered to take DLM-AA in spring 2021 in ELA/Literacy and Mathematics.
SPED

DLM

Illinois Physical Fitness Assessment

January - May 2024

Purpose

Students shall be tested in an effort to meet State Goal 20, where students achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness. Based on continual self-assessment, fitness testing can help students identify their fitness levels and set goals for improvement.

Required By

Illinois Board of Education

For

Grades 5, 7, and 10

Enhanced Physical Education

Illinois Science Assessment

KIDS*

PSAT/NMSQT

PSAT 8/9

PSAT 10

March 18 - April 16, 2024

Purpose

Part of the SAT Suite of Assessments. A measure of college and career readiness, and AP potential. Used by students to understand their progress towards readiness for college and career, as well as understanding individual, group, and cohort growth, and evaluate curriculum.

Required By

Illinois Board of Education

For

Grade 10

PSAT

SAT

STAR

Student Growth Assessments

Pre-Test 8/31/23 - 9/22/23, Data must be entered by 10/31/23.
Post-Test Dates determined by grade level teams. Data must be entered by 01/12/24

Purpose

Student growth assessments are used to demonstrate a change in a student’s knowledge or skills, as evidenced by attainment on two or more assessments, between two or more points in time. Grades K, 1, 2, 3 Dual = Spanish & English

Required By

Illinois Board of Education

For

Grades Pre-K - 12

Student Growth

WIDA Screener

FALL: September 1 - Sept 29, 2023
SPRING: May 1 - 30th, 2023

Purpose

The WIDA Screener aligns with the WIDA English Language Development Standards. It assesses each of the four language domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. The screener reports students’ proficiency level scores for each language domain.

Required By

Illinois Board of Education

For

Grades Pre-K - 12, identified as ELL/LEP

WIDA

Curriculum-Based Measurements: ELA

Kindergarten

Assessments	Date
Baseline - Passage 1, Passage 2, Writing* Time Frame: Three 20 minute intervals Dual language students should take the biliteracy baseline. (Spanish)	August 31st- September 9th
End of Unit Assessments and PBAs	Dates determined by PLCs

1st Grade

Assessments	Date
Baseline - Passage 1, Passage 2, Writing* Time Frame: Three 20 minute intervals Dual Language students should take the biliteracy baseline. (Spanish	August 31st- September 9th
End of Unit Assessments and PBAs	Dates determined by PLCs

2nd Grade

Assessments	Date
Baseline - High-Frequency Words, Passage 1, Passage 1 CR, Passage 2 Time Frame: 75 total minutes (can be broken up into small segments) Dual Language students should take the biliteracy baseline. (Spanish)	August 31st- September 9th
End of Unit Assessments and PBAs	Dates determined by PLCs

3rd Grade

Assessments	Date
Baseline - Phonics, Passage 1, Passage 2, CR Time Frame: 75 total minutes (can be broken up into small segments) Dual Language students should take the biliteracy baseline. (Spanish)	August 31st- September 9th
End of Unit Assessments and PBAs	Dates determined by PLCs

4th Grade

Assessments	Date
Baseline - Word Analysis, Passage 1, Passage 2, CR Time Frame: 75 total minutes (can be broken up into small segments)	August 31st- September 9th
End of Unit Assessments and PBAs	Dates determined by PLCs

5th Grade

Assessments	Date
Baseline - Word Analysis, Passage 2, Passage 3, CR Time Frame: 75 total minutes (can be broken up into small segments)	August 31st- September 9th
End of Unit Assessments and PBAs	Dates determined by PLCs

6th Grade - 12th Grade

Assessments	Date
Beginning of the Year Test	August 31st- September 9th
Middle of the Year Test	Dates determined by PLCs
End of the Year Test	Dates determined by PLCs
End of Unit Assessments and PBAs	Dates determined by PLCs

Curriculum-Based Measurements: Math

Kindergarten - 5th Grade

Assessments	Date
Grade level Number Corner Baseline Assessment	August 31st- September 9th
Assessments: Pre/Post Unit Assessments Mid- Unit Checkpoints	Dates determined by PLCs
Bridges Comprehensive Growth Assessment	May 20, 2024 - May 31, 2024

6th Grade - 8th Grade

Assessments	Date
Book Assessments: Unit Readiness Assessment Check Up Assessments, 1-4 Unit Test Pearson-Created Practice and Assessments: Benchmark Tests, 1-4	Dates determined by PLCs
End of Year Test

Assessments

Date

Book Assessments:

Unit Readiness Assessment
Check Up Assessments, 1-4
Unit Test

Pearson-Created Practice and Assessments:

Benchmark Tests, 1-4

Dates determined by PLCs

End of Year Test

9th Grade - 12th Grade

Assessments	Date
Assessments based on priority standards	Dates determined by PLCs

Kindergarten - 8th Grade

Assessments	Date
Scope Assessments: Claim-Evidence-Reasoning	Dates determined by PLCs

9th Grade - 12th Grade

Assessments	Date
Assessments based on priority standards	Dates determined by PLCs

Assessments	Date
Assessments based on priority standards	Dates determined by PLCs

Assessments	Date
Assessments based on priority standards	Dates determined by PLCs

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Assessments based on priority standards	Dates determined by PLCs

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