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Assessment Calendar 2024-25
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Testing Date
Assessment
Purpose
Students
10/26/2024
PSAT/NMSQT
[Digital format]
National Merit Scholarship qualification
Optional for 11th graders.
4/9/2025 & 4/10/2025
Pre-ACT
State accountability.
All 9th graders.
4/9/2025 & 4/10/2025
Pre-ACT
State accountability.
All 10th graders
4/9/2025 & 4/10/2025
ACT with essay
State accountability.
All 11th graders.
5/5/2025-5/9/2025 &
5/12/2025-5/16/2025
Advanced Placement tests
College placement or credit.
Students enrolled in AP courses. Specific test dates and times are described on the College Board’s website.
Between 8/14/2024 and 8/30/2024
Academic Screener 1 (Renaissance STAR)
Diagnostic, so teachers and course teams understand the background and level of preparation of their students.
Most 9th and 10th grade students; during English and Mathematics classes.
Between 12/2/2024 and 12/20/2024
Academic Universal Screener 2 (Renaissance STAR)
Progress monitoring in mathematics and English-language arts, to enable the school to ensure students are getting all needed help and support.
Most 9th and 10th grade students; during English and Mathematics classes.
Between 5/5/2025 and 5/23/2025
Academic Universal Screener 3 (Renaissance STAR)
Progress monitoring in mathematics and English-language arts, to enable the school to ensure students are getting all needed help and support.
Most 9th and 10th grade students; during English and Mathematics classes.
Between 9/16/2024 and 9/20/2024
SEL Screener 1 (Panorama)
Progress monitoring in social and emotional learning, to enable the school to ensure students are getting all needed help and support.
All students, during Homeroom
Between 4/28/2025 and 5/2/2025 SEL Screener 2 (Panorama) Between 1/15/2025 and 3/4/2025
State accountability.
Students identified as English Language Learners
TBD, based on each student’s individual Education Plan (IEP).
State accountability.
Designated by IEP teams.
Between 1/20/2025 and 3/28/2025
State accountability.
All students
Given every 2 years; will return the 25-26 school year
IYS is a self-report survey administered in school settings and is designed to gather information about a variety of health and social indicators including substance use and perceptions, bullying, school climate, nutrition, and physical activity.
TBD
January and February 2025 (rolling basis based on class/section)
AAPPL Chinese (Mandarin)
Measure language learning proficiency.
Students enrolled in Chinese I-IV (including honors)
January and February 2025 (rolling basis based on class/section)
AAPPL French
Students enrolled in French levels I-IV (including honors)
January and February 2025 (rolling basis based on class/section)
AAPPL Spanish
Students enrolled in Spanish levels I-V (including honors)
DHS: None
HPHS: 8/24/2024, 3/8/2025, 6/7/2025
Optional Weekend SAT
Practice
Optional for any student, registration required
(add, update link)
DHS: 9/14/2024, 10/26/2024, 12/14/2024, 2/8/2025
HPHS: 9/14/2024, 12/14/2024
Optional Weekend ACT
Practice
Optional for any student, registration required
The fall and late spring ACT and SAT testing weekend testing options at each school provide an opportunity for any student (at either school) to practice or retake one of these exams commonly used for college admissions. For more details, please see the HPHS Testing Webpage or the DHS Testing Webpage.
Testing Accommodations
Students with a 504 Plan or an IEP that provides testing accommodations for standardized assessments are eligible for CollegeBoard testing accommodations. CollegeBoard administers the PSAT 8/9, PSAT10, PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, and Advanced Placement exams. If your student has already been approved for a CollegeBoard accommodation or has a request pending, there is no need to take any additional action.
Even if your student has testing accommodations authorized in their 504 Plan or IEP, we need to request approval from CollegeBoard to apply those or similar accommodations to College Board tests.
If your student has testing accommodations on their 504 Plan or IEP and wants to apply for similar accommodations on CollegeBoard exams, the District Testing Accommodations Coordinator, Mr. Jeff Rubin, will submit your student's request. Please contact him at jrubin@dist113.org for further information. The review process can take up to 8 weeks and sometimes longer. The sooner we start the process, the better.
Please note that College Board accommodations do not apply to ACT. ACT is a separate organization from CollegeBoard and has its own accommodation approval process.
