Test Grade Level Fall Winter Spring Purpose LAS/Pre-LAS (Language Asses System) Required by Federal Law. SD is moving to W-APT All Kindergarten students & Native American students new to TC (K-12) Test identifies children who may be at risk due to language issues. (Second language learners & LEP students.) TC Has had training. Mrs. LeBeau will work w/ ELL identify & follow-up. Early Literacy Observation (TC developed and based on observational Survey used in Reading Recovery.) Kindergarten and Grade 1 X X X The observation is used to measure early literacy skills such as Letter ID, writing vocabulary and concepts of print ( or awareness of How books work) Results identify children who may be at risk in terms of literacy acquisition and should be used to guide instructional interventions. Observation Survey Grade 1 August 26th to Sept. 5th January May Early fall to identified students and all Reading Recovery students. Assessments should be done at beginning and end of Reading Recovery and again at the end of the school year. DRA 2 Kindergarten First through fifth grade Sept. 29 to Oct. 10 Jan. 5 to Jan. 16 X The Initial assessment is used to determine reading levels and guide teachers in decision making for dynamic guided reading grouping. Winter and Spring assessments provide an ongoing picture of student progress. The fluency rubic is used to identify children for whom fluency is an issue and to guide instructional decision making in supporting gains in fluency. Time Required
 
Gesell All Kindergarten Students X X This is a screening tool used in the district to identify a child’s developmental level. Spring Assessment is done with all students in KA.
 
ELL (English Language Learners) Identification must be completed within 30 days of start of term or within 20 days of mid-term enrollment.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Test Grade Level Fall Winter Spring Purpose State Writing Assessments (state required) Grades 5, 7, & 10. Feb. 23-27 (tentative) The Assessment is a timed writing test. Students respond to unseen prompts within broad categories identified annually. Results are scored using rubics similar to 6-Traits. DACS (Dakota Assessment of the content standards in reading & mathematics) Grades two through twelve Sept. 8 to 26th Jan. 5th to 21st Apr. 27 to May 15 Test is administered on-line and responsive. With the support of building level technology mentors, teachers have access to immediate feedback and can print out specific teaching goals related to need and based on state standards. Recommend testing in Social Studies and Science as well. Writing Samples (Required by District) Kindergarten through twelfth grade 1st week in Oct. 1st week in March 1st week in May The purpose of collection is to assess student growth over time and to spiral instruction across grade level. See District’s Craft and Convention document for specific details. WIDA ACCESS (Former DELP/SELP Dakota English proficiency/Stanford English Language Proficiency Assessment) (Required by state for LEP students.) Students K-12 identified as limited English proficient (LEP) or English Language Learners (ELL) Feb. 2 - March 6 (tentative) Assessment is administered to students identified as LEP or ELL, measures proficiency with oral language, reading and writing. Students must attain proficiency. A different assessment process, WIDA’s ACCESS, is being put in place by the state during the Summer of 2008. Time Required Time Varies (approx. 1 hour to content area.) (may change from the DELP/SELP time requirements
 
Technology Assessment (State required gr. 8 in Spring/gr. 9 in fall Grade 8 (or 9) with grade 5 optional (X) X 1 hour on-line asses. (approx. 1 hr.) The student will receive immediate feedback on performance. Gr. 5 participation will be optional (officially start in 2009.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Test Grade Level Fall Winter Spring Purpose DakotaSTEP-A Alternative Assessment (required by state for identified students) Grades Three through Twelve Feb 2-Mar 13 NCLB assessments of a small percentage of special needs children exempted from standardized testing. SAT 10 (stanford Achievement Test, 10th Edition) Grades Three through Twelve May 4-8 Norm referenced assessment of student performance. Data required used in reporting for the Bush Grant at high school. Time Required Varies
 
Approx 3 hours National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) (Federal requirement with options to individual students on participation. Feds use data to compare to state NCLB assessments.) Grades 4, 8 or 12 Field tests in: Reading, Mathematics, and Science He Dog 2/19/09 Klein 2/11/09 Lakeview 3/3/09 Littleburg 2/26/09 O’Kreek 2/12/09 Rosebud 1/26/09 South 3/4/09 Spring Crk 1/29/09 TCHS 2/24/09 TCMS 2/25/09 About 2 hours for testing and survey completion. Requires preparation time with NAEP assessors The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as “the Nation’s Report Card,”is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America’s students know and can do in various subject areas. NAEP does not provide scores for individual students or schools; instead, it offers results regarding subject-matter achievement, instructional experiences, and school environment for populations of students (e.g., fourth-graders) and groups within those populations (e.g., female students, Hispanic students). NAEP results are based on a sample of student populations of interest.
 
DakotaSTEP (State required) Grades Three through Eight and Eleven Mar 30-Apr 17 4 to 6 hours (depending on Science assessments) Statewide test, determines AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) compliance. (Homesch Grs. 2, 4, 8, & 11 Todd County Schools Assessment Schedule 2008-2009