Evanston/Skokie
School District 65
Assessment Calendar Overview
Universal Screeners (3x/year) Identifies where students are performing in relation to their peers Identifies students who need additional support or enrichment |
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Test | GRADE(s) | Test WINDOW |
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MAP Growth/MAP Fluency | Grades K-8 Reading and Math |
Fall: September 3-20 Winter: December 2-20 Spring: April 28-May 16 |
Teaching Strategies GOLD | Pre-K |
Fall: November |
Diagnostic/Progress Monitoring Assessments Focuses on student proficiency in a subset of foundational skills |
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Test | GRADE(s) | Test WINDOW |
CORE Phonics | Grades K-2 |
September and May |
CBM Reading (FastBridge) | Grades 3-8 | September and May Depending on their fall score, students may be tested again in January |
Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) | Kindergarten | 40th Day of School: October 22 |
Summative Assessments Assess students' proficiency toward grade-level standards |
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Test | GRADE(s) | Test WINDOW |
District 65 Benchmark Assessments | Grades K-8 | End of Trimester 1 November 11-22 (Literacy K-8 and Math K-5) End of Trimester 2 February 24-March 7 (Literacy K-8 and Math K-5) End of Trimester 3 May 23-June 2 (Literacy only) |
Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) | Grades 3-8 |
Spring: March 3-21 |
Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) | Grades 5, 8 |
Spring: April 7-11 |
Constitution Test | Grade 7 | Dates vary |
Physical Fitness Assessment | All grades (5 & 7 required) | Fall: September Spring: April |
Social-Emotional Learning Assessments | ||
Test | GRADE(s) | Test WINDOW |
Social Academic and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS and mySAEBRS) | K-8 | Fall: September 16-October 4 Winter: January 6-31 (optional) Spring: April 21-May 9 |
Panorama Student Survey | Grades 3-8 | Fall: October 21-November 1 Spring: May 12-23 |
Emergent Bilinguals and Individualized Education | ||
Test | GRADE(s) | Test WINDOW |
ACCESS Language Screener |
K-12 EL Students Only | Winter: January 15-March 4 (full window) |
AAPPL Assessment for measuring Spanish language proficiency |
Grade 6 (Spanish Language Arts and Dual Language) | Month of November |
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) |
Grades 3-11 (Cognitive Impairments) | Spring: March 12-May 7 (full window) |