Gardner Public Schools

2009/2010 Assessment Plan

 

Test

Grades

Dates

Fall DIBELS

K-5

Sept. 8- 17

Fall MEPA

     MELA-O

     MEPA-R/W

1-12

 

Oct. 1-28

Oct. 19-28

Fall Galileo (Benchmark 1)

     Reading

     Math

 

1-5

1-5

 

Nov. 16

Dec. 12

Math Common Assessments (Benchmarks)

6-8

Quarterly

PTS3 – Pilot assessment

6-8

Nov/Dec

MCAS Retests – ELA

High school

Nov 4 – Composition

Nov 5 – Reading Comprehension

Nov 6 – Reading Comp. session 3

MCAS Retests- Math

High school

Nov 9 – session 1

Nov. 10 – session 2

Winter DIBELS

K-5

Jan 11 – 21

MCAS – Biology

High school

Feb. 1 – session 1

Feb. 2 – session 2

Winter Galileo  (Benchmark 2)

                              Math

                              Math

 

6

1-5

 

Feb 1-5

Feb. 8-12

Winter Galileo – Reading

1-5

March 1-5

MCAS Retests – ELA

High school

March 1 – Composition

March 2 – Reading Comp

March 3 – Reading Comp. session 3

MCAS Retest – Math

High school

March 4 – session 1

March 5 – session 2

Spring MEPA

     MELA-O

     MEPA-R/W

K-12

 

Feb. 22 – March 17

March 3-17

MCAS – Alternative Assessment

3-12

April 2 (deadline for submitting portfolios)

2010 MCAS – ELA

4,7,10

 

3,5,6,8

4 and 7

10

March 23 – Composition (makeup – April 7)

March 22- April 12 –Comprehension

March 24- April 12 – Comprehension

March 24 – 25 – Comprehension

Spring Galileo (Benchmark 3)

                         Math

 

1-6

 

April 12-16

2010 MCAS – Math

3-8

10

May 10 – 27

May 17 & 18

2010 MCAS – Science, Engineering, and Technology

5 and 8

May 11 – 27

2010 MCAS STE tests

High school

June 2 & 3

Spring Galileo (Benchmark 3)

                              ELA

                             Math

 

1-5

6

 

June 1-4

June 1-4

Spring DIBELS

K-5

May 24- June 4

PTS3 - Spring

6-8

May/June

 

 

Progress monitoring in Reading and Math will be scheduled at the building level