2015–16 AssessmentSchedule

Prekindergarten and KindergartenAssessments

Districts must administer assessments to each student in 4-year-old and 5-year-old kindergarten once during the first 45 days of the school year and once during the last 45 days of the school year. Districts may choose the assessment to administer to 4-year-old kindergarten students from the list below. All districts must administer the DRA-2nd Edition Plus to 5-year-old kindergartenstudents.

4-Year-OldKindergarten

Pals MyIGDIs GOLD

5-Year-OldKindergarten

DRA-2nd EditionPlus

End-of-Course Examination Program(EOCEP)

Algebra 1, English 1, Biology 1, and US History and theConstitution

Fall 2015/Winter2016

TestingWindowNovember 30, 2015–January27,2016 Electronic Reports AvailabletoSchools 36 hours aftertesting

Data FiletoDistrictsMarch 4,2016

Paper ReportstoDistrictsMarch 18,2016

Spring2016

State TestingWindowMay 2–June 3,2016

District Testing WindowMay 9 – May 26, 2016

Electronic Reports AvailabletoSchools36 hoursaftertesting Data FiletoDistrictsJuly 15,2016

Paper ReportstoDistrictsJuly 27,2016

Summer2016

TestingWindowJune 20–July22,2016 Electronic Reports AvailabletoSchools 36 hours aftertesting

Data FiletodistrictsAugust 24,2016

Paper ReportstoDistrictsSeptember 9,2016

South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards(SCPASS)

Science and Social Studies Grades4-8

Science – May 11, 2016

Social Studies – May 12, 2016

Make-up Testing – through May 19

South Carolina College and Career READY Assessments (SC READY)

English Language Arts and Mathematics, Grades 3-8

ELA Session 1 – Writing – April 26, 2016

ELA Session 2 – Reading – April 27, 2016

Mathematics - April 28, 2016

Make-up Testing – through May 6

(WIDA) ACCESS for ELLs® and Alternate ACCESS forELLs®

English Language Proficiency Assessments, GradesK-12

TestingWindowFebruary 2 – March 18, 2016

Alternate Assessments

South Carolina Alternate Assessment (SC-Alt)

Science and Social Studies, Ages 9-13; Biology, Age 16 March 7 – April 22, 2016

National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC)

ELA and Mathematics, Ages 8-13 and 16 March 7 – April 29, 2016

NationalandInternationalAssessments

National Assessment of Educational Progress(NAEP)

Districts were notified in June 2015 if schools in the district were selected toparticipate.

Union County Schools is not participating this year.

NAEPtestingwindowJanuary 25–March4,2016

Only state-level results areavailable

ACTWorkKeys®
Grade11
Paper/Pencil Administration / Online Administration
2016 State TestingWindow / March 2,2016 / February 22 – March 18,2016
District Testing Window / March 2, 2016
Make-up TestingWindow / March 16,2016
Accommodations TestingWindow / March 2 – 16,2016

ACTGrade 11 Paper/Pencil

District Testing Window April 19, 2016

Makeup test date May 3, 2016

Gifted and TalentedPrograms

Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)and Iowa Assessments (IA)

Grade2

Administered as part of the process to identify students for the gifted and talentedprograms

TestingWindowOctober 21–November 11,2015

ReportstoDistrictsDecember 10,2015

CD ROM Data FiletoDistrictsDecember 10,2015

Make-upTestingWindowJanuary 14–21,2016

Performance TaskAssessments

Administered as part of the process to identify students for the gifted and talentedprograms

TestingWindowFebruary 16–March 3,2016

ReportstoDistrictMay 9,2016