Kearney Curriculum and Instruction 2014
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Kearney R-I School District
2014 – 2015 Assessment Calendar*
Assessment**
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
Student Group(s)
State
Requires
WIDA-ACESS Placement Test (W-APT)
(Grades K-5th)
August 15th -September 13th
January
6-17
English Language Learners
Yes
STAR Enterprise Test
Sept 3rd -September 17th
Dec. 8th -19th
March 30th -April 10th
All
Math/ELA
Developmental Reading Assessment/A-Z Running Records
September 8th – October 3rd
April 1st- May 30th
(runs concurrently with MAP for grades K-2)
AIMSweb Benchmark
September
8th – 19th
January
12th – 23rd
May
4th – 15th
Reading
Naglieri (NNAT)-1st Grade
Kuhlmann- 2-5th
March 2nd – 31st
Gifted Student
Referral
Yes
End-of-Semester District Common Summative Assessments
December
8th -18th
By Grade and Subject Level
MAP-A
January 5th - January 30th
Science - 1st Collection
Special Education Students
Yes
ACCESS for ELLs
January 12th – March 6th
English Language Learners
Yes
NAEP
January 26th – March 6th
4th
Grade DW only
Yes
MAP-A
Feb. 2nd – Feb. 27th
Science – 2nd Collection
Yes
MAP Grade-Level Assessments (3rd-5th)
March 30th – May 22nd
ELA/Math/Science 5
Yes
MAP-A - DLM
March 30th – May 22nd
ELA/Math
Yes
Fitness Testing (5th)
April 6th – May 8th
Students Enrolled in PE/Health
Yes
Grade 5
End-of-Year District Common Summative Assessments
May
4th – 21st
By Grade and Subject Level
Assessment**
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
Student Group(s)
State
Requires
WIDA-ACESS Placement Test (W-APT)
(Grades K-5th)
August 15th -September 13th
January
6th -17th
May
8th -16th
English Language Learners
Yes
STAR Enterprise Test
Sept 3rd -September 17th
Dec. 8th -19th
March 30th -April 10th
All
Math/ELA
End-of-Semester District Common Summative Assessments
December
8th -18th
By Grade and Subject Level
MAP-A
January 5th - January 30th
Science - 1st Collection
Special Education Students
Yes
ACCESS for ELLs
January 12th – March 6th
English Language Learners
Yes
Mathematics
Placement
(5th)
March 9th-28th
Qualifiers for Math Acceleration Testing
MAP Grade-Level Assessments
March 30th – May 22nd
ELA/Math/Science 8
Yes
Kuhlman Anderson
March 2nd – 31st
Qualifying
Students
MAP-A - DLM
March 30th – May 22nd
ELA/Math
Yes
End-Of-Course Assessments
Feb. 23rd – May 22nd
Algebra I, English I, Biology,
Qualifying
Students
Naglieri Assessment (NNAT)
April/May
Qualifying
Students
Fitness Testing
April/May
Students Enrolled in PE/Health
Yes
Grade 5
End-of-Year District Common Summative Assessments
May
By Grade and Subject Level
Assessment**
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
Student Group(s)
State
Requires
WIDA-ACESS Placement Test (W-APT)
(Grades K-5th)
August 15th -September 13th
January
6th -17th
May
8th-16th
English Language Learners
Yes
STAR Enterprise Test
Sept 3rd -September 17th
Dec. 8th-19th
March 30th -April 10th
All
Math/ELA
Explore
October 6th -10th
All
End-of-Semester District Common Summative Assessments
December
8th -18th
By Grade and Subject Level
MAP-A
January 5th - January 30th
Science - 1st Collection
Special Education Students
Yes
ACCESS for ELLs
January 12th – March 6th
English Language Learners
Yes
NAEP
January 26th – March 6th
8th
Grade KJHS only
Yes
Mathematics
Placement
March 9th -27th
Qualifiers for Math Acceleration Testing
Kuhlman Anderson
March 2nd – 31st
Qualifying
Students
MAP Grade-Level Assessments
March 30th – May 22nd
ELA/Math/Science 8
Yes
End-Of-Course Assessments
Feb. 23rd – May 22nd
All
And/Or
Qualifying
Students
Algebra I, Geometry, English I, Biology
Fitness Testing
April/May
Students Enrolled in PE/Health
Yes
Grade 5
Naglieri Assessment (NNAT)
April/May
Qualifying
Students
End-of-Year District Common Summative Assessments
May
By Grade and Subject Level
Assessment**
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
Student Group(s)
State
Requires
WIDA-ACESS Placement Test (W-APT)
(Grades K-5th)
August 15th -September 13th
January
6th -17th
May
8th-16th
English Language Learners
Yes
STAR Enterprise Test
Sept 3rd -September 17th
Dec. 8th -19th
March 30th -April 10th
All
Math/ELA
PSAT (10th and 11th)
October 15th
Soph. and Juniors
Super Testing Day
ASVAB (11th)
ACT Aspire (8th, 10th Grade)
Seniors Job Shadow
October 3rd
ASVAB-11th
ACT Aspire-
10th
Job Shadow- 12th
Missouri Constitution
Proficiency Exam
October to December (Fall)
January to May (Spring)
Yes
End-of-Semester District Common Summative Assessments
December
8th -18th
By Grade and Subject Level
Fitness Testing
(9th)
December
April/May
(Spring)
9th in Spring
Yes
ACCESS for ELLs
January 12th – March 6th
English Language Learners
Yes
MAP-A
(Alternate)
(10th and 11th)
January 6th – February 28th )
Sped
Students
Yes
End-Of-Course Assessments
Feb. 23rd – May 22nd
Qualifying
Students:
Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, English I, English II, Biology, American History and Government
Yes
ACT
March 30th – April 3rd
TBA
All
Juniors
Yes
Kuhlman Anderson
March 2nd – 31st
Qualifying
Students
Naglieri Assessment (NNAT)
April/May
Qualifying
Students
End-of-Year District Common Summative Assessments
May
<->
By Grade and Subject Level
Advanced Placement Exams (AP)
May
4th -15th
Students Enrolled in AP Courses
*This calendar is intended to communicate large scale testing windows only and does not provide a complete list of all assessments used district-wide.
**Schools set specific dates within each window.