| DATE |
ASSESSEMENT |
GRADES LEVELS |
| FALL |
August 13 - August 31, 2024
*district assessment* |
iReady diagnostic assessments
Reading & Math
**Additional growth checks are given monthly through iReady.** |
Grades K - 8 |
30 days from start of school year
*state requirement* |
WIDA EL Screener
(Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing)
**Students whose primary/home language is one other than English(as indicated on the Home/Language Survey) will be screened. Screening results are communicated to parents and determine if a child is considered an EL learner. |
Preschool - 8 |
August - October, 2024
(Must be done within first 40 days of student attendance)
*state requirement* |
Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS)
(Social Emotional Development, Language & Literacy, and Cognition-Math)
**This tool is designed to help teachers, administrators, families, and policymakers better understand the developmental readiness of children entering kindergarten through classroom observations. |
Kindergarten |
September, 2024
*district assessment* |
SAEBERS SEL Survey (student/teacher)
**This tool assesses both internalizing and externalizing behaviors as well as the presence of social skills in students. Students self-assess their social, academic, and emotional behavior. |
Grade K-8 |
August - October 2024
*grant requirement* |
Early Learning Scale (ELS)
(Math/Science, Social-Emotional/Social Studies, Language and Literacy)
**This tool is an informal, observation based assessment that measures a child’s progress and performance over time and in the context |
All Preschool |
Fall 2024
*grant requirement* |
Ages and Stages
(Developmental and Social Emotional)
*This tool highlights or detects developmental delays with the help of families and early educators. This includes hearing and vision screenings every 6 months. |
Birth to 3 |
| WINTER |
November 28 - December 20, 2024
*district assessment* |
iReady diagnostic assessments
Reading & Math
**Additional growth checks are given monthly through iReady.** |
Grades K - 8 |
State: January 15 (earliest) – March 4, 2025 (latest)
*state requirement* |
Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners
(ACCESS) |
Grades K - 8
students who qualify for EL services |
March 3 - April 30, 2025
*state requirement* |
Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) |
Grades 5 and 8 |
March 24 - April 11, 2025
*state requirement* |
Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)
(English/Language Arts and Math) |
Grades 3 - 8 |
March 12 - May 9, 2025
*state requirement* |
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)
**This is an alternate assessment to the IAR given to approximately 1% of the student population. Specific criteria must be met in order for a student to take the alternate assessment, |
Grades 3 - 8 |
November - March 2025
*grant requirement* |
Science, Social-Emotional/Social Studies, Language and Literacy)
**This tool is an informal, observation based assessment that measures a child’s progress and performance over time and in the context of typical, daily activities. |
All Preschool |
Winter 2025
*grant requirement* |
Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO)
*This tool is a checklist of 29 observable developmentally supportive parents behaviors in four domains (affection, responsiveness, encouragement, and teaching) |
Birth to 3 |
| SPRING |
April 24 - May 22, 2025
*district assessment* |
iReady diagnostic assessments
Reading & Math |
Grades K - 8 |
March- May 2025
*grant requirement* |
Early Learning Scale (ELS)
(Math/Science, Social-Emotional/Social Studies, Language and Literacy)
*This tool is an informal, observation based assessment that measures a child’s progress and performance over time and in the context of typical, daily activities. |
All Preschool |
April 2025
(must be done in the 2nd semester)
*state requirement* |
FitnessGram
(Physical fitness exam)
*This tool assesses aerobic capacity, flexibility, muscular endurance, and muscular strength. |
Grades 3 - 12 |
Spring 2025
*grant requirement* |
Ages and Stages
(Developmental and Social Emotional)
*This tool highlights or detects developmental delays with the help of families and early educators. This includes hearing and vision screenings every 6 months. |
Birth to 3 |
Spring 2025
*grant requirement* |
Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO)
*This tool is a checklist of 29 observable developmentally supportive parents behaviors in four domains (affection, responsiveness, encouragement, and teaching) |
Birth to 3 |
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