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SD DOE Testing Dates for 2018-19 school year

NAEP – National Assessment of Educational Progress The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often called "the Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subjects. Its two major goals are to measure student achievement and to report change in student performance over time. The NAEP for Math and Reading will be administered to many South Dakota students in 2019. The NAEP is given to a sampling of students across the nation. The results of the NAEP are given for the entire nation and for individual states. Results are also given for specific groups of students, e.g. gender, racial and ethnic groups, and National School Lunch Program eligibility. Results are not available for schools or individual students.   The NAEP is given to many South Dakota students in reading and mathematics at grades 4, 8, and 12 every two years. National and state results are reported to the public. Several other subjects are tested in different years with only national level results reported. Students will be tested at the following schools on the following dates:

Jan. 28 – March 8, 2019

ACCESS and ACCESS Alt (for EL students) ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 is a secure large-scale English language proficiency assessment administered to Kindergarten through 12th grade students who have been identified as English language learners (ELLs). It is given annually in to monitor students' progress in acquiring academic English. ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 is aligned with the WIDA English Language Development Standards and assesses each of the four language domains of Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. The assessment is available in both paper-based and online formats for Grades 1-12, while Kindergarten and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs are paper-based tests.

ACCESS 2.0: Jan. 28 – Feb.28, 2019     ACCESS Alt: Jan. 28 – Feb.28, 2019

Smarter Balanced (ELA and Math Assessment) The Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment measures student achievement in relation to our state standards in the areas of English language arts and mathematics. The online test uses adaptive testing technologies to the greatest extent possible to provide meaningful feedback and actionable data that teachers and other educators can use to help students succeed. In addition to providing overall scores in those two subjects, score reports will provide information on student performance in the following areas: ·        English: reading, writing, listening, and research ·        Math: concepts and procedures; problem solving and modeling/data analysis; and communicating reasoning

Grades 3-8 and 11: March 6 - May 3, 2019      (Paper/pencil window: March 18 – April 19, 2019. Tests shipped no later than April 25, 2019)

MSAA (Alternate ELA and Math Assessment) Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA) in the areas of English language arts and mathematics is an assessment developed for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. The MSAA is based on alternate achievement standards which have been derived from and are connected to the state’s achievement standards. The overall goal of the MSAA is to make sure that all students achieve increasingly higher academic outcomes and leave high school ready for such post-high school options such as college, career, and community participation.

March 18 - May 3, 2019 (tentative)

South Dakota Science and South Dakota Science Alt The South Dakota Science Assessment measures student achievement in relation to our new state standards that were adopted in May 2015.  As the test is organized around new standards, this spring will be a field test of new items and content organization. This means that reporting, if any, will be limited since standards for comparison cannot be determined until after testing is complete.  Any results will be raw scores with no levels of achievement. The test will be given on the computer.

April 1 – May 3, 2019

Home School Testing (State-provided SAT 10)

March 25 – April 19, 2019

ACT The ACT is the leading US college admissions test that measures what you learn in high school to determine your academic readiness for college. Registration Deadline: November 2nd, 2018 Test Date: December 8th, 2018