Assessment Administration Schedule 2018-19
Elementary
September 2018:
DIBELS Assessment - Universal Screening (5 minutes/student)
• Grades K-5: September 12-14 and September 17-18
September-November 2018:
DIBELS Assessment – Weekly Progress Monitoring
• Grades K-5: September 20 - November 7
DRA Word Analysis: (3 minutes/student)
• Kindergarten only (final date for PS data input: October 26)
DRA2 Fall Assessment: (7-10 minutes/student)
• Grades K-5: (final date for PS data input: October 26)
Writing Assessment (45 minutes/student)
• K-2: (December 18)
• Grades 3-5: (final date for PS data input: December 18)
Star Math
• Kindergarten: First Screening by October 19
• Grades 1-5: First screening by September 28
November 2018-January 2019:
DIBELS Assessment – Weekly Progress Monitoring
• Grades K-5: November 19 - January 11
December 2018-March 2019:
DRA Word Analysis: (3 minutes/student)
• Kindergarten only (discretionary)
DRA2 Fall Assessment (7-10 minutes/student)
• Grades K-5: final date for PS data input: February 19)
Writing Assessment (45 minutes/student)
• Grades K-2: (final date for PS data input: March 18)
• Grades 3-5: (final date for PS data input: March 18)
Star Math
• Grades 1-5: Second screening by February 1
January 2019:
DIBELS Assessment - Universal Screening
• Grades K-5: January 14 - 18
January 2019-April 2019:
DIBELS Assessment – Weekly Progress Monitoring
• Grades K-5: January 28 – March 15
**ACCESS testing
• February 14 - April 12
March - April 2019:
**NJSLA testing (2 units ELA – 75-90 minutes/unit; 3 units Math – 60 minutes/unit)
• Grades 3-5 (Paper-Based Testing only): April 17 – April 26
• Grades 5: April 29 – May 3
• Grades 3-4: May 6 – May 10
April - June 2019:
DIBELS Assessment – Weekly Progress Monitoring
• Grades K-5: April 1 – June 7
**Dynamic Learning Maps (alternative assessment project)- Gr. 3-5
• April 3 – May 24
**NJSLA, Science (4 units – 45 minutes/unit)
• Grade 5 only: May 13 - May 14
May – June 2019:
DIBELS Assessment - Universal Screening (5 minutes/student)
• Grades K-5: June 3 – June 7
DRA Word Analysis: (3 minutes/student)
• Kindergarten only (final date for PS data input: June 14)
DRA2 Spring Assessment (7-10 minutes/student)
• Grades K-5: (final date for PS data input: June 14)
Writing Assessment (45 minutes/student)
• Grades K-2: (final date for PS data input: June 7)
• Grades 3-5: (final date for PS data input: June 7)
Star Math
• Kindergarten: Final Screening by June 7
• Grades 1-5: Third screening by June 7
Math Testing (IAAT): (approx. one hour)
• 5th grade – w/o May 28
Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI):
• Grades 5: May 21 – May 23
Middle School
February 2019-April 2019:
**ACCESS testing (4 units, 30-65 minutes/unit)
• March 12 – March 15
April 2019:
**NJSLA testing (2 units ELA – 90 minutes/unit; 3 units Math – 60 minutes/unit; 2 units Algebra I & II, Geometry – 90 minutes/unit)
• Grades 6-8 – April 15 – 17
April-May 2019:
**Dynamic Learning Maps (alternative assessment project) - Gr. 6-8
• April 3 – May 24
DRA testing
• Grades 6 & 7: May 6, 7, 10, 11
May – June 2019:
**NJSLA Science testing (4 units – 45 minutes/unit)
• Grade 8 only: May 16 – 17
June 2019:
SRI Testing
Grades 6 & 7: June 3 – June 6
High School
October 2018:
PSATs: October 10 (3 hours)
April 2019:
**NJSLA testing (2 units ELA – 90 minutes/unit; 2 units Algebra I & II, Geometry – 90 minutes/unit)
• Grades 9-11: April 8 - 10 (Make-ups: April 11 and 12)
April-May 2019:
**DLM Assessment – Gr. 11
• April 3 – May 24, 2018
May – June 2019:
APs:
• May 6 - May 17
**NJSLA Science Test (4 units – 45 minutes/unit)
• May 29 – 30 (Make-ups: May 31)
SATs: ACTs:
• October 6, 2018 * September 8, 2018
• November 3, 2018 * October 27, 2018
• December 1, 2018 * December 8, 2018
• March 9, 2019 * February 9, 2019
• May 4, 2019 * April 13, 2019
• June 1, 2019 * June 8, 2019
**State mandated
If a student is permitted extra time or any other accommodations by their IEP, parent/guardians should contact their guidance office for additional details on accommodations and accessibility options.