2017 – 2018 Assessment Calendar
Assessment Administration Dates AIMSweb Grades K- 8: Sp. Ed. September 11 – September 29, 2017 All three testing windows apply Grades K-5: Gen Ed. January 8 – January 29, 2018 for Sp. Ed. and Gen. Ed. Grade K (LNF, LSF, PSF, NWF); Grade 1 (NWF and R-CBM); Grade May 1 – May 18, 2018 2 (R-CBM); Grades 3-5 (R-CBM and MAZE) DRA2 – Reading Kindergarten: All students Kindergarten: All 4 Terms Grades 1-3: All students Grades 1-3: At minimum, once during Term 1 and once during Term 4 Gates-MacGinitie – Reading Grades 4-5: Students identified as “at-risk” by AIMSweb At minimum, once during Term 1 and once during Term 4 Grades 6-8: All students PSAT Grade 9-11 SAT Grade 12 October 11, 2017 November 1, 2017 – November 17, 2017 (Grades 3-8 & 9-12) Benchmarks January 29, 2018 – February 13, 2018 (Grades 3-8 & 9-12) Grades 3-8: ELA & Math April 9, 2018 – April 20, 2018 (Grades 9-12 ONLY) Grades 9-12: Algebra 1, English 2, & Biology ONLY May 9, 2018 – May 25, 2018 (Grades 3-8 ONLY)
Keystone – Algebra 1, Biology, & Literature Grades 7-11 January 8, 2018 – January 22, 2018
English Language Proficiency Assessment Limited scope: January 22, 2018 – February 23, 2018 Grades K-12: ACCESS & Alternative ACCESS for ELLs
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Grade 4: Math, Reading, Writing Limited scope: January 29, 2018 – March 10, 2018 Grade 8: Math, Reading, Writing, Civics, Geography, US History
PASA - Low Incidence Assessment Limited scope: February 19, 2018 – April 13, 2018 Grades 3 - 8, and 11: Reading, Math, and Science
Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test Grade 2 March 1, 2018 – June 8, 2018
NOCTI – Occupational Competency Testing Grade 12 Limited Scope: March 12, 2018 – April 27, 2018
PSSA - English Language Arts Grades 3 – 8 April 9, 2018 – April 13, 2018
PSSA - Math Grades 3 – 8 April 16, 2018 – April 20, 2018
PSSA - Science Grades 4 and 8 April 23, 2018 – April 27, 2018
PSSA - All Make-ups Grades 3 – 8 April 30, 2018 – May 4, 2018
International Baccalaureate Exam (IB) Limited scope: April 26, 2018 – May 18, 2018
Advanced Placement Exam (AP) Limited scope: May 7, 2018 – May 18, 2018
Keystone – Alg. 1, Biology & Literature Grades 7-11 May 14, 2018 – May 25, 2018
SAT Oct 7, 2017 Nov 4, 2017 Dec 2, 2017 (on Saturdays) Mar 10, 2018 May 5, 2018 Jun 2, 2018 ACT Sept 9, 2017 Oct 28, 2017 Dec 9, 2017 Feb 10, 2018 (on Saturdays) Apr 14, 2018 Jun 9, 2018 Jul 14, 2018
Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (updated 9/27/17) 2017 – 2018 Assessment Calendar
Limited scope = only certain, designated students
Who to Contact if You Have Questions If you have questions about any of the assessments listed below, please contact the individual/s mentioned. Questions about other assessments should be directed to [email protected].
Assessment Contact E-Mail & Telephone Number Benchmarks ------ACCESS for ELLs & Alt. ACCESS for ELLs [email protected] Keystone Examinations Jeff Robinson 215-400-5365 ------Nihessah Almond [email protected] 215- PSSA 400-6761 ------PASA ------NAEP/TUDA
AIMSweb ------DRA Rodney Johnson [email protected] ------215-400-5951 Gates-MacGinitie
PSAT ------SAT [email protected] ACT Leslie Maddrey 215-400-5927 ------AP ------IB
[email protected] NOCTI Bob Kingston 215-400-5910
Usernames and Passwords for [email protected] Sabriya Jubilee E-Metric 215-400-5336
Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (updated 9/27/17)