2006-2007 Citywide and Statewide Assessment Calendar

DATE	TEST	IMPACT	PURPOSE
Sept. 5 - Oct. 20 Within the first ten days of entrance	Language Assessment Battery Revised (LAB-R)	Grades K - 12 New entrants whose home language is other than English	To identify students who are entitled to bilingual/ESL programs
Sept. 5 - Nov. 10 Individual school selected date(s)	ECLAS-2	Grades 1 (Complete Kit) Grades 2 and 3 (Selected Activities)	Diagnostic assessment measuring student progress in literacy
Sept. 5 - Nov. 10	EL SOL	Grades K - 3 Students receiving instruction in Spanish bilingual/dual language programs	Diagnostic assessment measuring Spanish bilingual student progress in literacy
October 18	PSAT/NMSQT Citywide Administration	Grades 10, 11	Preliminary SAT for 10th and 11th graders. National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test for 11th graders
Oct. 23 - Nov. 3 Individual school selected date(s)	Round I Periodic Assessments in English Language Arts & Mathematics	All Grade 3 - 8 Schools	Diagnostic assessments to assist teachers in measuring student progress relative to State standards in ELA and Mathematics
Oct. 23 - Nov. 3 Individual school selected date(s)	ELL Periodic Assessments	Grades 3 - 8 (Eligible Students)	Diagnostic assessments to assist teachers in measuring student progress relative to State standards in ESL and Spanish Native Language
October 28	Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT)	Grade 9 applicants Grade 8 & 9 Special Needs & 504 Applicants	To qualify applicants for admission to New York City Specialized High Schools
October 29	Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT)	Grade 9 Sabbath Observers Grade 8 Sp Needs & 504 Plan Sabbath Observers Applicants	To qualify applicants for admission to New York City Specialized High Schools
November 4, 5	Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT)	Grade 8 Applicants	To qualify applicants for admission to New York City Specialized High Schools
November 18	Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT)	Make-ups (with special permission and documentation ONLY)	To qualify applicants for admission to New York City Specialized High Schools
November 15, 16	Elementary New York State Social Studies	Grade 5	To assess student progress toward State and City standards in Social Studies
Dec. 4 - 15 Individual school selected date(s)	Round II Periodic Assessments in English Language Arts & Mathematics	All Grade 3 - 8 Schools	Diagnostic assessments to assist teachers in measuring student progress relative to State standards in ELA and Mathematics
Jan. 2 - March 9	New York State Alternate Assessment	Special Education students whose IEPs recommend Alternate Assessment	To assess progress toward the New York State standards in alternate learning methods
January 3	New York City English Language Arts (ELA)	Grade 8 Plus Students	To assess Grade 8 Plus students for mid-year promotion to high school
January 4	New York City Mathematics	Grade 8 Plus Students	To assess Grade 8 Plus students for mid-year promotion to high school
Jan. 4 - Feb. 28 Individual school selected date(s)	ECLAS-2	Grade K (Complete Kit)	Diagnostic assessment measuring student progress in literacy
Jan. 9, 10	New York State English Language Arts (ELA)	Grades 3, 5	To assess student progress toward New York State standards in English Language Arts
Jan. 9 - 11	New York State English Language Arts (ELA)	Grade 4	To assess student progress toward New York State standards in English Language Arts
Jan. 16, 17	New York State English Language Arts (ELA)	Grades 7, 8	To assess student progress toward New York State standards in English Language Arts
Jan. 16 - 18	New York State English Language Arts (ELA)	Grade 6	To assess student progress toward New York State standards in English Language Arts
Jan. 22 - Feb. 2 Individual school selected date(s)	ELL Periodic Assessments	Grades 3 - 8 (Eligible Students)	Diagnostic assessments to assist teachers in measuring student progress relative to State standards in ESL and Spanish Native Language
Jan. 22 - March 2	NAEP National Assessment of Educational Progress	Grades 4, 8, 12 (Randomly Selected Students)	National assessments in US history, Civics and Economics. Pilot tests in Reading, Math, and Writing
Jan. 23 - 26 (Regents Week)	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
Feb. 5 - 16 Individual school selected date(s)	Round III Periodic Assessments in English Language Arts & Mathematics	Empowerment Schools ONLY Grades 3 - 8	Diagnostic assessments to assist teachers in measuring student progress relative to State standards in ELA and Mathematics
March 6, 7	New York State Mathematics	Grades 3, 5	To assess student progress toward New York State standards in Mathematics
March 6 - 8	New York State Mathematics	Grade 4	To assess student progress toward New York State standards in Mathematics
March 13, 14	New York State Mathematics	Grades 6, 7, 8	To assess student progress toward New York State standards in Mathematics
March 26 - April 13 Individual school selected date(s)	ELL Periodic Assessments	Grades 3 - 8 (Eligible Students)	Diagnostic assessments to assist teachers in measuring student progress relative to State standards in ESL and Spanish Native Language
April 11 - May 11 Individual school selected date(s)	New York State Science Performance section	Grades 4, 8	To assess elementary and intermediate-level Science programs and to assess student progress towards New York State standards in Science
April 11 - May 31	ECLAS-2	Grades K - 3	Diagnostic assessment measuring student progress in literacy
April 11 - May 31	EL SOL	Grades 1-3 Students receiving instruction in Spanish bilingual/dual language programs	Diagnostic assessment measuring Spanish bilingual student progress in literacy
April 16 - 27 Individual school selected date(s)	Round IV Periodic Assessments in English Language Arts & Mathematics	All Grade 3 - 8 Schools	Diagnostic assessments to assist teachers in measuring student progress relative to State standards in ELA and Mathematics
April 23 - May 18 Individual school selected date(s)	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
May 1	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 7 - 18 Individual school selected date(s)	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 14 - 31 Individual school selected date(s)	E-PAL 2 Early Performance Assessment in Language Arts E-PAL 3	Grade 2 students who have mastered Level 5 or higher in the Readingactivity of ECLAS-2 Grade 3	Diagnostic assessment to measure student progress in Listening/Writing, Reading/Writing, and Writing Mechanics in response to literature
May 21 - June 1 Individual school selected date(s)	Round V Periodic Assessments in English Language Arts & Mathematics	Empowerment Schools ONLY Grades 3 - 8	Diagnostic assessments to assist teachers in measuring student progress relative to State standards in ELA and Mathematics
May 21	Accelerated Art	Eligible Grade 8 students	To assess student achievements in the high school curriculum for Art
May 22	Accelerated Music	Eligible Grade 8 students	To assess student achievement in the high school curriculum for Music
May 23	Accelerated Global Studies	Eligible Grade 8 students	To assess student achievement in the high school curriculum for Global Studies
May 30	Chinese Reading	Grades 3 - 12 Students receiving instruction in bilingual and dual language Chinese	To assess student reading achievement in Chinese
May 31	Spanish Reading (ELE)	Grades 3 - 12 Students receiving instruction in bilingual and dual language Spanish	To assess student reading achievement in Spanish
June 5	Intermediate New York State Social Studies (Part 1)	Grade 8	To assess Grade 8 student progress towards New York State standards in Social Studies
June 6	Intermediate New York State Social Studies (Part 2)	Grade 8	To assess Grade 8 student progress towards New York State standards in Social Studies
June 13 - 22	New York State Regents	Grades 9 - 12 and Accelerated Grade 8 students	To assess student performance in various subject areas as required by New York State for graduation
June 15	LOTE COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION	Grades 9 - 12	The New York City Languages Other Than English Comprehensive Examination for Regents Credit is offered in the following low incidence languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Haitian Creole, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian and Urdu