Assessment Shifts on the Horizon

Assessment Shifts on the Horizon

It's difficult for anyone to keep track of which assessments will stay in the near future, but this handy chart may help:

                 Assessments and Grade Levels

ASSESSMENT (alphabetical order) + purpose or testing group	GRADE LEVELS at which assessment is given + when assessment will begin
ACCESS for ELLS & Alternate ACCESS for ELLs English Language Learners Achievement & Language Aquisition	K through 12 Alternate: 1-12
ACCESS 2.0 for ELLs English Language Learners	K-12 (beginning in 2015-2016)
ACT Explore	9 (beginning in 2014-2015)
ACT Plan	10 (beginning in 2014-2015)
ACT & WorkKeys	11 (beginning in 2014-2015)
Dynamic Learning Maps (1% of population; students with disabilities)	3 – 8 and 11 (beginning in 2014-2015)
NAEP	4, 8, and 12 – randomly selected WI schools (current)
PALS	K4, K, 1, 2 (K4, K, 1 current) (2 beginning in 2014-2015)
Smarter Balanced	3 through 8 (beginning in 2014-2015)
WKCE & WAA-SwD, ELA and Mathematics	3-8 and 10 (ends in 2013-2014)
WKCE & WAA-SwD, Social Studies and Science	4, 8 and 10 (current; continues in 2014-2015)