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2008-2009 |
|
2008-2009 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 20, 21 | New York State English Language Arts (ELA) | Grades 7, 8 | To assess student progress toward New York State standards in English language arts |
| January 20 - 22 | 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 |
Diagnostic assessment measuring student progress in literacy |
| April 20 - May 29 | Early Childhood Language Assessment System- 2 (ECLAS-2) | Grades
2 - 3 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Grade 2 students who have mastered Level 5 or higher in the Reading activity of Early Childhood Language Assessment System-2 (ECLAS-2) |
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 |
To assess student performance in various subject areas as required by New York State for graduation |
