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About Us Academics Choices & Enrollment Schools in the Community Offices & Programs Rules & Policies Student Support, Safety, and Activities Student Performance & Accountability Children First Intensive School Reports Yearly Testing Promotion Policy DOE Data Resources for Educators Periodic Assessments Acuity ECLAS-2 and E-PAL English Language Learner Assessments mCLASS Performance Series TCRWP Assessments Rewards and Consequences	Periodic Assessments E-mail to a friend The Department of Education’s Periodic Assessments are designed to give regular, timely feedback on your students' strengths and weaknesses to help guide instruction and increase student achievement. They also provide an early indicator of student performance on State tests and measure student progress toward success in high school and beyond. Click on a link below to access information on a specific topic related to Periodic Assessments. The Revised 2009-10 Periodic Assessment calendar for grades 3-8 is now posted. Detailed Principals' Weekly announcements are listed for the current week and archived for past weeks More information about Periodic Assessment offerings for the current school year are on the 2009-10 Resources Page The DOE helps schools learn to use Periodic Assessments effectively through targeted Professional Development. Program providers offer direct technical support for each assessment tool. This page contains recent program updates for all Periodic Assessments. Visit program pages at the links below for specific information about each assessment tool, or the memos page for an archive of assessment memos. If you have questions about Periodic Assessments, please call 212-374-5162. Program Pages Acuity: Predictives, Instructionally Targeted Assessments (ITAs), Item Bank (3-11) Performance Series (3-11) Teachers College Reading and Writing Project (TCRWP) Assessments (3-8) ECLAS-2/E-PAL or Benchmarking Assessments (K-2) English Language Learners (3-12) Design Your Own (3-12) Upcoming Actions The following administrations are coming in January. Please see the administration memos for important details. ECLAS-2 administration for Kindergarten will take place from January 4 – February 12. HS Acuity ITA 2 will take place from February 26 – March 9. Grade 3-8 Acuity Predictive Assessment post-administration activities must be completed by March 18. Other Program Announcements Acuity New Features (January 5) Updated Periodic Assessments 2009-19 Data Guidelines (January 21) FAQs about 2008-09 Acuity Results (September 14) Performance Series Data Guidelines for 2009-10 (September 1) Revised 2009-10 Periodic Assessment Schedule	Key Documents High School Periodic Assessment Calendar K-8 2009-10 Periodic Assessment Calendar Periodic Assessment Data Guidelines for 2009-10 Acuity Image Based Scanning- Setting Up Your Lexmark Scanner Acuity Image Based Scanning Complete Manual HS CITA Order Form (Window 2) 2009-10 Periodic Assessment Guide (Revised) > more