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3 | 2026-2027 Assessment Calendar | |||||||
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5 | Last Updated: 8/18/2026 | |||||||
6 | Assessment | Grade | Students Tested | Subject/Content | Fall | Winter | Spring | |
7 | District Benchmark/Screeners | |||||||
8 | NWEA MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Reading Fluency | K | All Students | Reading (DL take Spanish Fluency) | 9/21 - 9/24 | 12/1 - 12/4 | 5/3 - 5/7 | |
9 | 1 | All Students | Reading (DL take Spanish Fluency) | 8/17 - 8/21 | ||||
10 | aimswebPlus Early Numeracy (DL Students test in Spanish) | K | All Students | Early Numeracy Composite (NNF, QTF, CA) | 8/17 - 8/28 | 11/30 - 12/11 | 5/3 - 5/14 | |
11 | NWEA MAP Growth | 1-8 | All Students | Mathematics (DL 1st & 2nd grade test in Spanish) | 8/17 - 8/21 | 12/1 - 12/4 | 5/3 - 5/7 | |
12 | 2-8 | All Students | Reading (DL 2nd grade tests in Spanish) | |||||
13 | Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) | 2, 4 | All Students | Verbal & Quantitative Reasoning | 11/9 - 11/20 | |||
14 | PreACT | 8 | All Students | Reading, Mathematics, & Writing | 10/7 | |||
15 | 9-11 | All Students | Reading, Mathematics, & Writing | 9/23 | ||||
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17 | Specialized Assessments | |||||||
18 | aimswebPlus Reading | K | MRF ≤25 pct. | Composite (LNF & LWSF) | 9/28 - 10/2 | 12/7 - 12/11 | 5/10 - 5/14 | |
19 | 1 | MRF ≤25 pct. | Composite (NWF, WRF & ORF) & Spelling | 8/24 - 8/28 | ||||
20 | 2-3 | MAP ≤20 pct. | ORF (DL take SORF) | |||||
21 | 4-8 | MAP ≤20 pct. | ORF or SRF | |||||
22 | aimswebPlus Mathematics | 1-8 | MAP ≤20 or aims ≤25 pct. | Composite (NCF-T, MCF, CA) | 8/24 - 8/28 | 12/7 - 12/11 | 5/10 - 5/14 | |
23 | aimswebPlus Spanish Early Literacy | 3-6 | DL Students | SORF | 8/24 - 8/28 | 12/7 - 12/11 | 5/10 - 5/14 | |
24 | STAMP | 2-8 | DL Students | Spanish language proficiency | 1/11 - 1/15 | |||
25 | Accelerated/Telescoped Math Testing | 2-6 | MAP >80 pct. | Mathematics placement for following year | 4/28 - 4/30 | |||
26 | PSAT/NMSQT | 10-11 | By Choice | National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test | 10/7 | |||
27 | AP Exams | 9-12 | Enrolled in AP | Multiple Subjects | 5/3 - 5/14 | |||
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29 | State Mandated Assessments | |||||||
30 | ACCESS for ELLs | K-12 | All ELL | English language proficiency | 1/13 - 3/2 | |||
31 | Dynamic Learning Maps - Alternate Assessment (DLM-AA) | 3-11 | Specific Students | Foundational ELA, Mathematics, & Science Skills | 3/10 - 5/5 | |||
32 | FitnessGram | 3-12 | All Students | Physical Fitness (PACER, push-up, curl-up, sit and reach) | Administered once each Semester | |||
33 | Illinois Assessment of Readiness | 3-8 | All Students | ELA, Mathematics | 3/17 - 4/16 | |||
34 | Illinois Science Assessment | 5, 8 | All Students | Science | 4/13 - 4/23 | |||
35 | Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) | K | All Students | Observational assessment of development | 40th Day | |||
36 | PreACT | 9-10 | All Students | English, Mathematics, Reading, Science & Writing | 4/14 | |||
37 | ACT with Writing | 11 | All Students | English, Mathematics, Reading, Science & Writing | 4/14 | |||
38 | WIDA (K: MODEL, 1-12: Screener) | K-12 | New Enrollment | English proficiency; determines eligibility for ELL | Administered after enrollment | |||
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