Elementary Assessment Plan Updated Aug 2025

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1				Elementary Assessment Plan				Updated Aug 2025
2		Assessment	Assessment Purpose	Requirement	Grade Level	Administration Window	Approximate Time	Dissemination of Results

3		Heggerty Baseline Assessment	The Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Assessment is used to measure early phonological and phonemic awareness skills. It helps identify students’ understanding of sounds in spoken language and informs instruction to support the development of foundational literacy skills.	District	PK	Aug - Mid Sept	5-10 minutes per student	Heggerty Sheets
4	QUARTER 1	Benchmark Rdg Assessment (K administer LID and Letter Sounds)	The Next Step Guided Reading Assessment Benchmark is used to determine student’s instructional reading level, teachers are able to observe student reading behaviors one-on-one, engage in comprehension conversations that go beyond retelling, and make informed decisions that connect assessment to instruction.	District	K All	Aug - Mid Oct	10-30 minutes (dependent upon the child's reading level)	IC - Reading Standard
5		Word Knowledge Inventory	The Word Knowledge Inventory is used to identify word study needs to teach lessons and monitor student progress. It also fulfills the state-required dyslexia screener component for orthography, assessing students’ understanding of spelling patterns and word structure.	District	Gr 1-4 All	Aug - Mid Sept	5-15 minutes (dependent on child's grade level)	Results utilized to support instructional needs at site/classroom level
6		BOY Reading Benchmark Assessment (Gr 1-5 use EOY level from previous spring for returning students; Administer NSGRA for new students)	The Next Step Guided Reading Assessment Benchmark is used to determine a student’s instructional reading level. Teachers are able to observe student reading behaviors one-on-one, engage in comprehension conversations that go beyond retelling, and make informed decisions that connect assessment to instruction. It also fulfills the state-required dyslexia screener component for passage oral reading.	District	Gr 1-4 New Students	Aug - Mid Sept	10-30 minutes (dependent upon the child's reading level)	IC - Instructional Reading Level Expectations (Grade Card); Update levels with increases determined by Running Records
7		Kindergarten Entry Assessment	The Kindergarten Observation Form (KOF) measures the extent to which our youngest learners have been prepared for success prior to entering kindergarten.	State	K All	Sept	TBD	Data recorded in KOF scoring sheets
8		MAP-A Instructionally Embedded Window	The MAP-A (Missouri Assessment Program-Alternate Assessment) is administered to students as determined by their IEP (individualized education program)	State	Gr 3-4 SPED	Sept - Dec	Per Testlet: Math 5-10 minutes Reading 10-15 minutes Writing 10-15 minutes Science 5-10 minutes	Individual student progress reports are available for teacher use to help plan and guide instruction
9		Star Early Literacy/Reading & CBMs (K-1 Phoneme Segmentation; 2 Phoneme Segmentation, Expressive Nonsense Words, Passage Oral Reading)	Star Early Literacy/Reading is used for screening, standards benchmarking, and progress monitoring. It also fulfills the state-required dyslexia screener by assessing Phonological Awareness/Phonemic Awareness, Phonics Sound-Symbol, Alphabet Knowledge, and Comprehension.	State & District	Gr 1-4 All	Aug - Mid Sept	30 minutes	Results utilized to support RSP implementation and other instructional needs at site/classroom level
10		Star Math	Star Math is a valid, reliable computer adaptive assessment that is fast and easy to administer. It shows which math skills students know and what they are ready to work on next. It is used as a screening and progress monitoring tool.	District	Gr 1-4 All	Aug - Mid Sept	30 minutes	Results utilized to support instructional needs at site/classroom level
11		Rapid Naming	Rapid Naming is a component of the state-required dyslexia screener used to measure how quickly students can name a series of familiar items (letters, numbers, colors, or objects). It helps identify students who may be at risk for reading difficulties and informs targeted early literacy instruction.	District	Gr 1	Sept	90 seconds per student	Star
12	QUARTER 2	Star Early Literacy & CBMs (Phoneme Segmentation)	Star Early Literacy is used for screening, standards benchmarking, and progress monitoring. It also fulfills the state-required dyslexia screener by assessing Phonological Awareness/Phonemic Awareness, Phonics Sound-Symbol, Alphabet Knowledge, and Comprehension.	State & District	K All	Oct - Nov	30 minutes	Results utilized to support RSP implementation and other instructional needs at site/classroom level
13		Word Knowledge Inventory	The Word Knowledge Inventory is used to identify word study needs to teach lessons and monitor student progress. It also fulfills the state-required dyslexia screener component for orthography, assessing students’ understanding of spelling patterns and word structure.	District	K All	End Oct - Begin Nov	5-15 minutes (dependent on child's grade level)	Results utilized to support instructional needs at site/classroom level
14		Heggerty Assessment	The Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Assessment is used to measure early phonological and phonemic awareness skills. It helps identify students’ understanding of sounds in spoken language and informs instruction to support the development of foundational literacy skills.	District	PK	Dec	5-10 minutes per student	Heggerty Sheets
15		MOY Reading Benchmark	The Next Step Guided Reading Assessment Benchmark is used to determine a student’s instructional reading level. Teachers are able to observe student reading behaviors one-on-one, engage in comprehension conversations that go beyond retelling, and make informed decisions that connect assessment to instruction. It also fulfills the state-required dyslexia screener component for passage oral reading.	District	Gr K-4 All	Dec	10-30 minutes (dependent upon the child's reading level)	IC - Instructional Reading Level Expectations (Grade Card); Update F&P with increases determined by Running Records
16	QUARTER 3	Rapid Naming	Rapid Naming is a component of the state-required dyslexia screener used to measure how quickly students can name a series of familiar items (letters, numbers, colors, or objects). It helps identify students who may be at risk for reading difficulties and informs targeted early literacy instruction.	District	Gr K-1	Sept	90 seconds per student	Star
17		NAEP	The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest national assessment of what students can do in various subject areas and are conducted periodically in mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, U.S. history, and in Technology and Engineering Literacy. In 2017, NAEP will administer digitally based assessments (DBA) in math, reading and writing. Sample schools are selected from geographic sampling units. Schools, grade levels, and students are selected randomly to participate.	Federal	Gr 4 Math or Reading	End Jan - Begin Mar	Up to 90 minutes	NA
18		Heggerty Assessment	The Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Assessment is used to measure early phonological and phonemic awareness skills. It helps identify students’ understanding of sounds in spoken language and informs instruction to support the development of foundational literacy skills.	District	PK	End Feb - Mid Mar	5-10 minutes per student	Heggerty Sheets
19		ACCESS (ELL)	This is a language proficiency assessment administered to students who have been identified as English Language Learners. It is given annually to monitor students progress in acquiring academic English. Domains or areas of testing can be administered on multiple days within testing window.	State	Gr K-4 ELL	DESE window, typically begin Jan through begin Mar	Listening: up to 40 minutes Reading: up to 35 minutes Speaking: up to 30 minutes Writing: up to 65 minutes	NA
20		Star Math	Star Math is a valid, reliable computer adaptive assessment that is fast and easy to administer. It shows which math skills students know and what they are ready to work on next. It is used as a screening and progress monitoring tool.	District	Gr 1-4 All	Jan	30 minutes	Results utilized to support instructional needs at site/classroom level
21		Star Early Literacy/Reading & CBMs (K-1 Phoneme Segmentation; 2 Phoneme Segmentation, Expressive Nonsense Words, Passage Oral Reading)	Star Early Literacy/Reading is used for screening, standards benchmarking, and progress monitoring. It also fulfills the state-required dyslexia screener by assessing Phonological Awareness/Phonemic Awareness, Phonics Sound-Symbol, Alphabet Knowledge, and Comprehension.	State & District	Gr 1-4 All	Jan	30 minutes	Results utilized to support RSP implementation and other instructional needs at site/classroom level.
22	QUARTER 4	MAP-A	The MAP-A (Missouri Assessment Program-Alternate Assessment) is administered to students as determined by their IEP (individualized education program).	State	Gr 3-4 SPED	Feb - May	ELA: 50-75 minutes Math: 25-50 minutes Science: 45-135 minutes	When available from DESE
23		Star Math	Star Math is a valid, reliable computer adaptive assessment that is fast and easy to administer. It shows which math skills students know and what they are ready to work on next. It is used as a screening and progress monitoring tool.	District	Gr 1-4 All	Apr - May	30 minutes	Results utilized to support instructional needs at site/classroom level
24		Star Early Literacy/Reading & CBMs (K-1 Phoneme Segmentation; 2 Phoneme Segmentation, Expressive Nonsense Words, Passage Oral Reading)	Star Early Literacy/Reading is used for screening, standards benchmarking, and progress monitoring. It also fulfills the state-required dyslexia screener by assessing Phonological Awareness/Phonemic Awareness, Phonics Sound-Symbol, Alphabet Knowledge, and Comprehension.	District	Gr K-4 All	Apr - May	30 minutes	Results utilized to support RPP implementation and other instructional needs at site/classroom level
25		MAP	The Missouri Assessment Program assesses students’ progress toward mastery of the Show-Me Standards which are the educational standards in Missouri. This grade level assessment is a yearly standards-based test that measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Missouri.	State	Gr 3-4 ELA/Math Gr 4 Sci	May	Approx # min for timing guidelines, per DESE: Gr 3 ELA: 85-195 Gr 4 ELA: 170-295 Gr 5 ELA: 85-180 Gr 3 Math: 75-140 Gr 4 Math: 75-140 Gr 5 Math: 85-150 Gr 5 Sci: 120-160	When available from DESE
26		Rapid Naming	Rapid Naming is a component of the state-required dyslexia screener used to measure how quickly students can name a series of familiar items (letters, numbers, colors, or objects). It helps identify students who may be at risk for reading difficulties and informs targeted early literacy instruction.	District	Gr 1	May	90 seconds per student	Star
27		Heggerty Assessment	The Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Assessment is used to measure early phonological and phonemic awareness skills. It helps identify students’ understanding of sounds in spoken language and informs instruction to support the development of foundational literacy skills.	District	PK	End Apr - Begin May	5-10 minutes per student	Heggerty Sheets
28		EOY Reading Benchmark	The Next Step Guided Reading Assessment Benchmark is used to determine a student’s instructional reading level. Teachers are able to observe student reading behaviors one-on-one, engage in comprehension conversations that go beyond retelling, and make informed decisions that connect assessment to instruction. It also fulfills the state-required dyslexia screener component for passage oral reading.	District	Gr K-4 All	End Apr - May	10-30 minutes (dependent upon the child's reading level)	IC - Instructional Reading Level Expectations (Grade Card); Update F&P with increases determined by Running Records
29	ONGOING	Math Unit of Instruction Common Assessments (Priority Standards)	These assessments provide timely, vital feedback to inform teachers of students' abilities and allow them to adjust and tailor instruction based on results.	District	Gr PK-5 All	(See Pacing Guide)	Varies	IC
30		Reading Unit of Instruction Common Assessments (Priority Standards)	These assessments provide timely, vital feedback to inform teachers of students' abilities and allow them to adjust and tailor instruction based on results. In grade 1, they also fulfill the state-required dyslexia screener component for word recognition.	District	Gr PK-5 All	(See Pacing Guide)	Varies	IC
31		Writing Unit of Instruction Common Rubrics	These assessments provide timely, vital feedback to inform teachers of students' abilities and allow them to adjust and tailor instruction based on results.	District	Gr K-5 All	(See Pacing Guide)	Varies	IC
32		Language Unit of Instruction Common Assessments (Priority Standards)	These assessments provide timely, vital feedback to inform teachers of students' abilities and allow them to adjust and tailor instruction based on results.	District	Gr K-5 All	(See Pacing Guide)	Varies	IC
33		Science Unit of Instruction Common Assessments (Priority Standards)	These assessments provide timely, vital feedback to inform teachers of students' abilities and allow them to adjust and tailor instruction based on results.	District	Gr K-5 All	(See Pacing Guide)	Varies	IC
34		Social Studies Unit of Instruction Common Assessments (Priority Standards)	These assessments provide timely, vital feedback to inform teachers of students' abilities and allow them to adjust and tailor instruction based on results.	District	Gr K-5 All	(See Pacing Guide)	Varies	IC
35		Test Security Guidelines & Agreement
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