Test Calendar

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  2008-2009

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DATE

TEST

IMPACT

PURPOSE

September 2 - 29
Within the first 10 days of entrance 		Language Assessment Battery Revised (LAB-R) or
Spanish LAB 		Grades K - 12
New entrants admitted between Sept. 2 and Sept. 29 whose home language is other than English 		To identify students who are entitled to bilingual/English as a Second Language (ESL) programs

September 2 - October 31
Individual school selected date(s)

Early Childhood Language Assessment System-2 (ECLAS-2)

Grades 1 (Complete Kit)

Grades 2 and 3 (Selected Activities)

 Diagnostic assessment measuring student progress in literacy
September 2 - October 31 El Sistema de Observacion de la Lecto-escritura (EL SOL) Grades K - 3
Students receiving instruction in Spanish bilingual/dual language programs		 Diagnostic assessment measuring Spanish bilingual student progress in literacy
Oct. 6 - Feb. 13

New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA)

 Eligible special education students To determine if students with severe cognitive disabilities have individually demonstrated their mastery of skills relative to New York State learning standards
October 15

PSAT

 Grades 10, 11 Preliminary SAT (PSAT) for 10th and 11th graders and the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT) for 11th graders
October 25, 26 Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) Grade 8 To qualify applicants for admission to New York City Specialized High Schools
November 8 Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT)

All Grade 9 students, Grade 8 IEP and 504 Applicants

To qualify applicants for admission to New York City Specialized High Schools
November 12, 13 Elementary New York State Social Studies Grade 5 To assess student progress toward State and City standards in social studies
November 23

Specialized High Schools Admissions Test
(SHSAT Make-ups)

 Grade 8 and Grade 9 with special permission and documentation ONLY To qualify applicants for admission to New York City Specialized High Schools

January 5 - February 13
Individual school selected date

 Early Childhood Language Assessment System- 2 (ECLAS-2)

Grade K (Complete Kit)

 Diagnostic assessment measuring student progress in literacy
January 13, 14 New York State English Language Arts (ELA) Grades 3, 5 To assess student progress toward New York State standards in English language arts
January 13 - 15

 		 New York State English Language Arts (ELA) Grade 4 To assess student progress toward New York State standards in English language arts
January 21, 22

 		 New York State English Language Arts (ELA) Grades 7, 8 To assess student progress toward New York State standards in English language arts
January 21 - 23 New York State English Language Arts (ELA) Grade 6 To assess student progress toward New York State standards in English language arts

January 27 - 30

New York State Regents Grades 9 - 12
(eligible students)		 To assess student performance in various subject areas as required by New York State for graduation
March 3, 4

   		New York State Mathematics Grades 3, 5 To assess student progress toward New York State standards in mathematics
March 3 - 5

 		 New York State Mathematics Grade 4 To assess student progress toward New York State standards in mathematics
March 10, 11

New York State Mathematics Grades 6, 7, 8 To assess student progress toward New York State standards in mathematics
April 8 - May 8
Individual school selected date(s) 		New York State Science Performance Test Grades 4, 8 To assess elementary and intermediate-level science programs and to assess student progress towards New York State standards in science
April 20 - May 15
Individual school selected date		 New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT)
(Speaking portion) 		Grades K-12 To measure student progress in developing English language proficiency
April 20 - May 29 Early Childhood Language Assessment System- 2 (ECLAS-2)

Grade 1
(Complete Kit)

Diagnostic assessment measuring student progress in literacy
April 20 - May 29 Early Childhood Language Assessment System- 2 (ECLAS-2)

Grades 2 - 3
(Selected Activities)

  		Diagnostic assessment measuring student progress in literacy
April 20 - May 29 El Sistema de Observacion de la Lecto-escritura
(EL SOL) 		Grades K-3
Students receiving instruction in Spanish bilingual/dual language programs 		Diagnostic assessment measuring Spanish bilingual student progress in literacy
April 30

New York State Science
Written section

Grade 4, 8 To assess elementary and intermediate-level science programs and to assess student progress towards New York State standards in science

May 4 - 15
Individual school selected date

 New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) (Reading, Writing, Listening) Grades K - 12 To measure student progress in developing English language proficiency
May 11 - May 29
Individual school selected date

E-PAL 2 Early Performance Assessment in Language Arts


E-PAL 3

Grade 2 students who have mastered Level 5 or higher in the Reading activity of Early Childhood Language Assessment System-2 (ECLAS-2)

Grade 3

Diagnostic assessment to measure student progress in listening/writing, reading/writing, and Writing Mechanics in response to literature
May 18
Global Studies Accelerated Exam Eligible Grade 8 students To assess student achievement in the high school curriculum for global studies

May 19

 Art Accelerated Exam Eligible Grade 8 students To assess student achievements in the high school curriculum for art
May 20 Music Accelerated Exam Eligible Grade 8 students To assess student achievement in the high school curriculum for music
May 26 Chinese Reading Grades 3 - 12
Students receiving instruction in bilingual and dual language Chinese 		To assess student reading achievement in Chinese
May 27 Spanish Reading
(ELE) 		Grades 3 - 12
Students receiving instruction in bilingual and dual language Spanish 		To assess student reading achievement in Spanish
June 2, 3 Intermediate New York State Social Studies
Grade 8 To assess Grade 8 student progress towards New York State standards in social studies
June 16 - 25

 New York State Regents

Grades 9 - 12
and eligible Grade 8 students

 To assess student performance in various subject areas as required by New York State for graduation

Please Note*

The Department consulted with various groups from both the public and nonpublic sectors for the design of this testing calendar. A concerted effort has been made to avoid scheduling State examinations on days of religious observation. Because each of these tests has scheduled make-up dates, no student should miss out on the opportunity to participate in these tests should the initial test administration in any school take place on a day of religious observance.

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