Testing Calendar

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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2007-2008 TENTATIVE TESTING CALENDAR, GRADES K-12

The calendar will be updated periodically as additional information is obtained about the district, state, national, and international tests administered to the students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Date

Description

Abb. Of Test

(if any)

Reason

of Test

August 20 – October 2

Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener: Early Childhood Observation System (ECHOS); Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy Skills (DIBELS)

FLKRS

ECHOS

DIBELS

State

August 27-

September 7

District Writing Test; all students in grades 1-10

DWT

District

September 4-7

Alternative Assessment for Grade 3 Promotion; retained students in grade 3

AAGTP

State

September 10-21

Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy Skills; all students in grades 1-3 and FCAT Reading Level 1& 2 students in grades 4 & 5

DIBELS

State

District

September 10-21

Florida Oral Reading Fluency Assessment; 1 & 2 students in grades 6-12

FORF

State

Fall

Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test, Grade 1 and 4 (tentative)

NNAT

District

November 5-14

Interim Assessment in Reading and Mathematics; all students in grades 3-10, Science grades 4,5,7,8,10,11

IA

District

November 26- 30

Grade 3 Mid-Year Promotion; retained students in grade 3

GTMYP

State

December 4-5

FCAT Writing + Prompt Field Test; selected schools in grades 4, 8 and 10

FCAT

Writing+

State

January 22-

February 5

Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy Skills; all students in grades K -3 and FCAT Reading Level 1 & 2 students in grades 4 & 5

DIBELS

State District

January 22-

February 5

Florida Oral Reading Fluency Assessment; FCAT Reading Level 1 & 2 students in grades 6-12

FORF

State

January 22 –

February 21

National Assessment of Educational Progress; selected schools, grades, and content areas

NAEP

Federal

January 22 - May 9

Grade 3 Reading Portfolio; all students in grade 3

GTRP

State

January 28 –

February 6

Interim Assessment in Reading and Mathematics; all students in grades 3-10, Science grades 4,5,7,8,10,11

IA

District

February 12-15

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Writing+ Test; all students in grades 4, 8, & 10

FCAT

Writing+

State

March 12-26

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Sunshine State Standards (SSS) Component Reading & Mathematics; all students in grades 3-10; Science; all students in grades 5, 8, & 11; Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) Component Reading & Mathematics; all students in grades 3-10

FCAT – SSS/NRT

State

March 18-24

Stanford Achievement Test; Tenth Edition Reading & Mathematics; grade 1(tentative) all students in grade 2

SAT-10

District

Spring

Comprehensive English Language Learners Assessment; all LEP students in grades K-12

CELLA

Federal

State

April 14-22

Interim Assessment in Reading and Mathematics; all students in grades 3-10, Science grades 4,5,7,8,10,11

IA

District

April 14-25

District Writing Post-Test; all students in grades 1-10

DWT

District

April 28-May 20

Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy Skills; all students in grades 1-3 and FCAT Reading Level 1 & 2 students in grades 4 & 5

DIBELS

State

April 28-May 20

Florida Oral Reading Fluency Assessment; FCAT Reading Level 1 & 2 students in grades 6-12

FORF

State

April 28-May 20

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Grades K-3, Reading First schools only

PPVT

State