Elementary Testing
Bulletin
October 2014
Evaluation, Research
and Accountability
PALS – Fall - 1-2 (Optional)
Dates to be given:
Inside This Issue
1
Monday, 7/28/14 – Friday, 10/3/14
Trad
Tuesday, 8/26/14 – Friday, 10/3/14
Notes:
1) All questions should be directed to Becky
Gerber, 801-567-8087 or
[email protected]
PALS, SRI, and Math
Benchmark
2
YRE
Math Benchmark, SRI and
DIBELS
3
PALS, ALPS and WIDA
ACCESS
4
SRI – Fall 3-6
NAEP, SAGE and Math
Benchmark
5
Keyboarding, DIBELS, & SRI
6
DLM and SAGE
7
Math Benchmark & PALS
8
Math Post Test
Dates to be given:
YRE
Monday, 7/28/14 – Friday, 10/31/14
Trad
Tuesday, 8/26/14 – Friday, 10/31/14
Notes:
1) All questions for both tests should be directed to
Becky Gerber, 801-567-8087 or
[email protected]
Math Benchmark #1
Please read entire
bulletin and watch for
changes.
Grades K-6
Dates to be given by:
YRE
AB: Tuesday, 9/9/14
CD: Friday, 10/3/14
Trad
Friday, 10/3/14
Notes:
1) These dates are the days that the test is due to
Wendy Harmon, Math Consultant.
2) Questions should be directed to Wendy Harmon,
804-567-8377 or [email protected]
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OCTOBER 2014
Math Benchmark #2 Grades K-6
Dates to be given by:
“An investment in
knowledge pays the
best interest.” –
Benjamin Franklin
YRE
ABC: Friday, 11/7/14
D:
Friday, 12/5/14
Trad
Tuesday, 11/25/14
Notes:
1) These dates are the days that the test is due to
Wendy Harmon, Math Consultant.
2) Questions should be directed to Wendy
Harmon, 801-567-8377 or
[email protected]
SRI Midyear
Grades 3-6
Dates to be given:
YR:
Trad:
Monday, 12/1/14 – Friday, 2/27/15
Monday, 12/1/14 – Friday, 2/27/15
Notes:
1) Please direct all questions to Becky Gerber,
801-567-8087 or
[email protected]
DIBELS Mid-Year Grade 1-3
Dates to be given:
YRE
Tuesday, 12/9/14 – Wednesday, 1/28/15
Trad
Tuesday, 12/9/14 – Wednesday, 1/28/15
Notes:
1) Your school will be contacted to let you
know the date and time that the DIBELS team
will be at your school.
2) All questions should be directed to Becky
Gerber, 801-567-8087 or
[email protected]
OCTOBER 2014
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PALS – Midyear - Grades K-2
Dates to be given:
YR:
Trad:
Monday, 1/5/15 – Friday, 3/13/15
Monday, 1/5/15 – Friday, 3/13/15
Notes:
1) Test is Optional for grades 1 and 2.
2) Questions should be directed to Becky
Gerber, 801-567-8087 or
[email protected]
ALPS TESTING
Grades K-6
Dates to be given:
Grades 3-6
Wednesday, 1/7/15 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Thursday, 1/8/15 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Monday, 1/12/15 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm (Make-up Day)
Grades 1-2
Friday, 1/10/15 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Saturday, 1/11/15 8:30 am – 11:00 am
Monday, 1/12/15 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm (Make-up Day)
Notes: 1) Testing will be held at Majestic Elementary
2) This test is for students who are interested in being
enrolled in the ALPS program.
2) Questions should be directed to Rebecca Smith, 801567-8368 or [email protected]
WIDA ACCESS – Grade K-6
Dates to be given:
Tuesday, 1/20/15 – Friday 3/13/15
Notes:
1) This test will be administered to your ELL students
who are 1, 2, 3, or 4.
2) We will be contacting your school in November
to let you know when we will be testing at your
school.
3) Please refer to the WIDA ACCESS blog for
updated information. (wida.jordandistrict.org)
4) Questions should be directed to Bekkah Friant,
801-567-8112 or [email protected]
“Education is the
movement from
darkness to light.” –
Allan Bloom
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OCTOBER 2014
NAEP
Grade 4
Dates to be given:
YRE
Monday, 1/26/15 – Friday, 3/6/15
Trad
Monday, 1/26/15 – Friday, 3/6/15
Notes:
1) This test is for select schools only. You will be
contacted if your school was selected to
participate.
2) All questions should be directed to RaDean
Meyers, 801-567-8393 or
[email protected]
SAGE (Summative) – Writing – Grades 3-6
Dates to be given:
YRE
AB:
C:
D:
Monday, 2/2/15 – Friday, 2/20/15
Monday, 2/2/15 – Friday, 2/13/15
Tuesday, 2/17/15 – Friday, 3/6/15
Trad
Monday, 2/2/15 – Friday, 2/20/15
Notes
1) A schedule template will be sent to Test
Coordinators as a Google doc. Please fill it
out and return the completed Writing
schedule to RaDean Meyers by January 14,
2015.
2) Please watch the SAGE blog
(sage.jordandistrict.org) for further
information regarding this test.
3) All questions should be directed to -RaDean Meyers, 801-567-8393, or
[email protected] or Bekkah
Friant, 801-567-8112 or
[email protected]
Math Benchmark #3 Grades K-6
Dates to be given by:
YRE
ABC: Friday, 2/13/15
D:
Friday, 3/6/15
Trad
Friday, 2/20/15
Notes:
1) These dates are the days the test is due to
Wendy Harmon, Math Consultant.
2) Questions should be directed to Wendy
Harmon, 801-567-8377 or
[email protected]
“The foundation of every
state is the education of
its youth.” - Diogenes
OCTOBER 2014
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Keyboarding Assessment – Grade 6
Dates to be given:
YRE
A: Monday, 1/26/15 – Friday, 2/13/15
BCD: Monday, 1/5/15 – Friday, 1/23/15
Trad
Monday, 1/5/15 – Friday, 1/23/15
Notes:
1) The classroom teacher is responsible to
administer this test.
2) If you have questions, please see the
Curriculum Technology Page:
http://curriculumtechnology.jordandistrict.org
DIBELS End of Year Grade 1-3
Dates to be given:
YRE
Monday, 3/30/15 – Wednesday, 5/6/15
Trad
Monday, 3/30/15 – Wednesday, 5/6/15
Notes:
1) Schools will be contacted to let you know when
the DIBELS team will be at your school to test your
students.
2) All questions should be directed to Becky
Gerber, 801-567-8087 or
[email protected]
SRI End of Year - Grades 3-6
Dates to be given:
YRE:
Monday, 4/13/15 – Friday, 6/26/15
Trad:
Monday, 4/13/15 – Friday, 6/5/15
Notes:
1) Please work your SRI testing around your
SAGE testing. Make sure that your SRI testing is
done by the end of the school year.
2) Please direct all questions to Becky Gerber,
801-567-8087 or
[email protected]
“Nine tenths of
education is
encouragement.” –
Anatole France
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OCTOBER 2014
DLM – Dynamic Learning Map 3-6
Dates to be given:
YRE
A: Monday, 4/27/15 – Friday, 6/5/15
B: Monday, 4/20/15 – Tuesday, 5/29/15
C: Monday, 4/20/15 – Tuesday, 6/12/15
D: Monday, 4/13/15 – Tuesday, 6/12/15
Trad
Monday, 4/13/15 – Friday, 5/22/15
Notes:
1) This test is replacing the UAA test from
years past. It is for Special ED students
who qualify on their IEP.
2) The DLM will be for Math and
Language Arts, but the Science portion
will be tested through the UAA.
3) Teachers giving the DLM will need to
create a login through the Educator Portal
in the KITE system and take the 7 required
Module Trainings before administering the
DLM.
4) Questions should be directed to
Bekkah Friant, 801-567-8112 or
[email protected]
SAGE (Summative) – End of Level – Grades 3-6
Dates to be given:
YRE
A:
LA, MA, SC: Monday, 4/27/15 – Friday, 6/5/15
B:
LA, MA, SC: Monday, 4/20/15 – Tuesday, 5/29/15
C: LA, MA, SC: Monday, 4/20/15 – Tuesday, 6/12/15
D: LA, MA, SC: Monday, 4/13/15 – Tuesday, 6/12/15
Trad
Notes:
LA, MA, SC: Monday, 4/13/15 – Friday, 5/22/15
1) A schedule template will be sent to Test
Coordinators as a Google doc. Please fill it out
and return the completed LA, MA and Science
Testing schedule to RaDean Meyers by March
4, 2015.
2) The LA portion of the SAGE test cannot be
started before 4/15/15.
3) Trainings will be set up and posted at
(sage.jordandistrict.org) . Please watch for
those dates and get signed up early.
4) SAGE Training tests can be found at
sageportal.org.
5) Questions should be directed to RaDean
Meyers, 801-567-8393 or
[email protected] or Bekkah
Friant, 801-567-8112 or
[email protected]
“To read without
reflecting is like eating
without digesting.” –
Edmund Burke
OCTOBER 2014
Math Benchmark #4
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Grades K-6
Dates to be given by:
YRE
ABC: Friday, 5/15/15
D:
Friday, 5/29/15
Trad
Friday, 4/24/15
Notes:
1) These dates are the days the test is due back to
Wendy Harmon, Math Consultant.
2) Questions should be directed to Wendy Harmon,
801-567-8377 or [email protected]
PALS End of Year – Grades 1-2 (Optional)
Dates to be given:
YRE:
Friday, 5/15/15 – Friday, 6/19/15
Trad:
Friday, 5/15/15 – Friday, 6/5/15
Notes:
1) Please direct all questions to Becky Gerber,
801-567-8087 or [email protected]
PALS – Kindergarten End of Year
Dates to be given:
YRE
Trad
Notes
AB
CD
Friday, 5/15/15 – Friday, 5/22/15
Friday, 6/5/15 – Friday, 6/12/15
Friday, 5/15/15 – Friday, 5/22/15
1) All questions should be directed to Becky
Gerber, 801-567-8087 or
[email protected]
“I am a part of
everything I have
read.” – Theodore
Roosevelt
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OCTOBER 2014
Math Post-Test
Grades K-6
Dates to be given by:
YRE
A: Wednesday, 6/10/15
BCD: Friday, 6/26/15
Trad
Friday, 5/29/15
Notes:
1) These dates are the days that the test is due back to
Wendy Harmon (Math Consultant).
2) The Math Post-Tests are required for Title I schools; all
other schools are recommended to give it, but not
required.
3) Questions should be directed to Wendy Harmon,
801-567-8377 or [email protected]
“Education is the
passport to the
future, for
tomorrow
belongs to those
who prepare for
it today.” –
Malcolm X