Assessments

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 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
     
     

State Assessments

State-wide assessment given to English Language Learners on an annual basis
This is an alternate assessment to the IAR given to less than 5% of the student population.
Illinois Assessment of Readiness given to grades 3-8 in ELA and Math
Illinois Science Assessment given to grade 5 and grade 8.
Observations done by Kindergarten teachers for kindergarten readiness

District-Level Assessments

District-wide diagnostic test for English/Language Arts and Math that is given three times a year to all students in the district. ISA: Illinois Science Assessment given to grade
Observation based assessment that highlights any possible developmental delays in young children
Observation based assessment done by preschool teachers to track student progress
Physical education assessment
Observation based assessment completed on parents.
Survey taken by students and teachers to identify students needing additional mental health support.
Given to students who speak a language other than English to see if they qualify for EL services.
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