Annual Assessments - Sioux Falls School District

Details: Last Updated: 28 January 2020 28 January 2020

Date	Assessment	Grade Levels	Purpose	Contact
May 28 through August 21	Course Equivalency Exams (at Central Services)	9 through 12	Option for high school students to receive credit for DOE approved courses prior to attending the class (Estimated test time = 90 minutes)	Assessment and Evaluation
May 28 through August 21	Course Equivalency Exams (at Central Services)			Assessment and Evaluation
August 22 through May 20	Course Equivalency Exams (in buildings)			*Individual results are shared with parents/guardians within 15 days	CE proctor in building
August through May	Middle School Math Achievement Tests	6 through 8	Math test to be administered on an individual basis to determine course placement (Estimated test time = 60 minutes)	Assessment and Evaluation

							*Individual results are shared with parents/guardians within 15 days
August 24 through May 1	SD Interim Assessments	3 through 12	Formative assessments available in the SD Assessments System (Estimated test time = 20 minutes)	Curriculum Services
August 26 through September 13	MAP Growth Assessment and Alt.	K through 8	Formative assessment to guide instruction and measure student growth in reading, language usage, and math (Estimated test time = 60 min per test)	Assessment and Evaluation
					(Kindergarten is Optional)
					Finalist	*Individual results are shared with parents/guardians at conferences
August 26 through September 5	Reading Inventory (RI) and Phonics Inventory (PI)	6 through 8	Determine reading intervention needs (Estimated test time = 15 to 30 minutes)	Special Services
Fall 2019	National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)	12 (Year 2 of 3-Year Pilot)	The ACT® NCRC is a national credential designed to offer an accurate prediction about the success of people in the workplace	Assessment and Evaluation
Fall 2019Surveys	Youth Risk Behavior SurveySurveys	9 through 12Surveys	Federally funded research with support from SD School Administrators.Surveys	SD Department of HealthSurveys
Fall 2019Surveys	Youth Risk Behavior SurveySurveys	Surveys		SD Department of HealthSurveys	Surveys	(Schools selected by SD Dept. of Health)Surveys	Surveys	Surveys
October 1 through November 1	NNAT3 Gifted Screener	2	District-wide screener for Gifted Ed identification. (Estimated test time = 30 to 90 minutes)	Assessment and Evaluation
November 27 through December 22Surveys	OLWEUS SurveySurveys	3 through 8Surveys	Data used to support the efforts of Olweus at the Elementary and Middle School levels.Surveys	Student Support ServicesSurveys
December 2 through 20	MAP Growth Assessment and Alt.	K through 8	Formative assessment to guide instruction and measure student growth in reading, language usage, and math (Estimated test time = 60 min per test)	Assessment and Evaluation

							*Individual results are shared with parents/guardians at conferences
December 2 through 13	Reading Inventory (RI) and Phonics Inventory (PI)	6 through 8	Determine reading intervention needs (Estimated test time = 15 to 30 minutes)	Special Services
January 7 through 8 (Middle School)	District High School Semester One Tests	7 through 12	Summative assessments for selected high school courses offered across the district (Estimated test time = 90 minutes)	Assessment and Evaluation
January 8 through 9 (High School)	District High School Semester One Tests	7 through 12		Assessment and Evaluation
January 27 through February 28State-Mandated Assessments	ACCESS for ELLs® and ACCESS for ELLs Alternate AssessmentState-Mandated Assessments	All ELL Students (K through 12)State-Mandated Assessments	State required assessment to measure English language proficiency for students identified as ELL (Estimated test time = 3 hours)State-Mandated Assessments	Assessment and EvaluationState-Mandated Assessments
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			State-Mandated Assessments		State-Mandated Assessments	State-Mandated Assessments	*Individual results are shared with parents/guardians at the end of the yearState-Mandated Assessments	State-Mandated Assessments
TBASurveys	Tobacco SurveySurveys	6 through 8Surveys	Research partnership with SDSU and support from SD School AdministratorsSurveys	SD Department of HealthSurveys
Winter 2020Surveys	SFSD Climate Survey StudentsSurveys	3 through 10 All Staff All Parents/GuardiansSurveys	Local survey to assess District Measurable Goals in the Strategic PlanSurveys	Assessment and EvaluationSurveys
February 24 through March 6	Reading Inventory (RI) - Optional	6 through 8	Determine reading intervention needs (Estimated test time = 15 to 30 minutes)	Special Services
March 4 through May 15State-Mandated Assessments	SD English Language Arts Assessment and SD Math AssessmentState-Mandated Assessments	3 through 8 and 11State-Mandated Assessments	State required summative assessment measuring ELA and math achievement (Estimated test time = 2 to 4 hours per test)State-Mandated Assessments	Assessment and EvaluationState-Mandated Assessments
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			State-Mandated Assessments		State-Mandated Assessments	State-Mandated Assessments	*Individual results are sent home during the summer.State-Mandated Assessments	State-Mandated Assessments
March 16 through May 15State-Mandated Assessments	MSAA - ELA and Math Alternate AssessmentState-Mandated Assessments	3 through 8 and 11State-Mandated Assessments	State required alternate, summative assessment measuring ELA and math achievement for identified SPED students (Estimated test time = 2.5 hours)State-Mandated Assessments	Special ServicesState-Mandated Assessments
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			State-Mandated Assessments		State-Mandated Assessments	State-Mandated Assessments	*Individual results are shared with parents/guardians the following fall.State-Mandated Assessments	State-Mandated Assessments
April 1 through May 15State-Mandated Assessments	SD Science and Science AlternateState-Mandated Assessments	5, 8, and 11State-Mandated Assessments	State required summative assessment measuring science achievement (Estimated test time = 2 hours)State-Mandated Assessments	Assessment and EvaluationState-Mandated Assessments
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			State-Mandated Assessments		State-Mandated Assessments	State-Mandated Assessments	*Individual results for the SD Science Assessment are sent home in the summer; SD. Science Alternate individual results are shared the following fall.State-Mandated Assessments	State-Mandated Assessments
MaySurveys	Senior Graduate Exit SurveySurveys	12Surveys	Local survey to gather information on post-high activities and link to demographic dataSurveys	Assessment and EvaluationSurveys
April 20 through May 8	MAP Growth Assessment and Alt.	K through 8	Formative assessment to guide instruction and measure student growth in reading, language usage, and math (Estimated test time = 60 min per test)	Assessment and Evaluation

							*Individual results are sent home at the end of the school year.
May 4 through 14	Reading Inventory (RI) and Phonics Inventory (PI)	6 through 8	Determine reading intervention needs (Estimated test time = 15 to 30 minutes)	Special Services
May 4 through 15	AP - Advanced Placement Exams	9 through 12	Optional tests for students in AP courses; colleges use score to determine if students receive credit.	Curriculum Services
April 27 through May 15	STAMP Spanish Immersion Testing	5,8 and 10	Summative assessment to measure Spanish language proficiency (Estimated test time = 1.5 to 3 hours)	Curriculum Services
May 18 through 19 (Middle School)	District High School Semester Two Tests	7 through 12	Summative assessments for selected high school courses offered across the district (Estimated test time = 90 minutes)	Assessment and Evaluation
May 19 through 20 (High School)	District High School Semester Two Tests	7 through 12		Assessment and Evaluation

Green = Surveys

Yellow = State-Mandated Assessments

Please read the following in regards to state-mandated assessments. If you have any further questions, please contact your building principal.

SDCL 13-3-55. Academic achievement tests. Every public school district shall annually administer the same assessment to all students in grades three to eight, inclusive, and in grade eleven. The assessment shall measure the academic progress of each student. Every public school district shall annually administer to all students in at least two grade levels an achievement test to assess writing skills. The assessment instruments shall be provided by the Department of Education, and the department shall determine the two grade levels to be tested. The tests shall be administered within timelines established by the Department of Education by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 starting in the spring of the 2002-2003 school year. Each state-designed test shall be correlated with the state's content standards. The South Dakota Board of Education Standards may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to provide for administration of all assessments.

ARSD 24:55:07:02. At least 95 percent assessed. A school shall administer the state academic assessment to at least 95 percent of the students and 95 percent of students within a student group who are enrolled in the tested grades for the state academic assessment on May first. If a school fails to administer the state assessments to 95 percent of students or of the members of a student group, those students necessary to be counted to reach 95 percent shall receive a value of zero in calculating the student achievement key indicator.