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2011-2012 NNPS Testing Calendar

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Summary Division Testing Calendar
First Semester (September 6, 2011 - January 26, 2011)

Dates	Tests	Grades
September 6 – 16	Diagnostic Online Reading Assessment (DORA)	Grades 6 – 8 and certain high school students
September 7 – 13	Screening/testing of students new to the division for gifted services	Grades 1 through 12
September 19 – 30	Fall Screening Window for PALS	Grades 1 – 3
September 19 – 30	Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA 2)	Grade 4 – 5 students
October 1	SAT and Subject Tests	Certain high school students
October 3 – 5	MP1 Benchmark Assessments in Science/Social Studies	4X4 – Grades 9 – 12
October 5– 13	Administration of the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) for identification of students for gifted services	Grades 2 & 5
October 12	PSAT/NMSQT	Certain Grade 6 - 12 students
October 17 – 20	SOL EOC English: Writing Test	EOC Eng 11 and/or Retakes
October 24 – November 4	Fall Screening Window for PALS	Grades PK – Kindergarten
October 24 – November 4 October 31 – November 4	DRA 2	Grades PK – Kindergarten Certain Grades 1 & 2 students
October 28 – November 7	MP1 Benchmark Assessments in core subject areas	Grades 3 – 12
November 3 – 7	MP2 Midterm Exams in Science/Social Studies	4X4 – Grades 6 – 12
November 5	SAT and Subject Tests	Certain high school students
November 8 – 18 November 28 – February 24	Screening/testing window for gifted services	Certain Grade K students Certain Grade 1 - 12 students
November 28 – December 13	Administration of Iowa Tests of Basic Skills ITBS to determine eligibility for gifted services	Certain grade 2 & 5 students
December 3	SAT and Subject Tests	Certain high school students
December 7 – 9	MP3 Benchmark Assessments in Science/Social Studies	4X4 – Grades 9 – 12
January 3 – 13 January 9 – 20 January 17 – 24	DRA 2	Grades PK, Certain Grades K – 2 students, Certain Grades 3 – 5 students
January 9 – 20	Mid Year PALS	Grades K – 2
January 9 – 25	Fall SOL End-of-Course & MC Test administration	Certain MS & HS students
January 18 – 26	MP2 Benchmark Assessments in core subject areas First Semester ORT Administration: High Schools: foreign language, health/PE, social studies Middle Schools: foreign languag	Grades 2 – 12 Grades 9 – 12 Grades 6 – 8
January 24-26	MP4 Semester & Final Exams in Science/Social Studies	4X4 – Grades 6 – 12
January 28	SAT and Subject Tests	Certain high school students

Second Semester (January 31, 2012 - June 14, 2012)

Dates	Tests	Grades
February 14 –17 February 21 – 23	SOL English: Writing Online Field Test – Direct Writing	Grades 5 & 8 Grade 11
February 27 – 29	MP1 Benchmark Assessments in Science/Social Studies	4X4 – Grades 9 – 12
March 5 – 8	SOL English: Writing Test	Grades 5 & 8, EOC Eng 11 and/or Retakes
March 10	SAT Reasoning	Certain high school students
March 13-16	SOL English: Writing Online Field Test – Multiple Choice	Grades 5, 8, and 11
March 19 – 27 March 19 – 30	DRA 2	Certain Grade 1 – 5 students PK & Kindergarten
March 19 – April 20	WIDA ACCESS for English Language Learners (ELLS) Testing	Selected K-12 students
March 20 – 28	MP3 Benchmark Assessments in core subject areas (except SOL MS/HS math courses)	Grades 3 – 12
March 26 – 28	MP3 Semester & Midterm Exams in Science/Social Studies	4X4 – Grades 6 – 12
March 29 – April 27 April 23 – May 4	Diagnostic Online Reading Assessment (DORA)	Grades 6 – 8 Certain Grade 9 students
April 24 – 27	Released Math SOL	Grades 6 - 8
May 5	SAT and Subject Tests	Certain high school students
May 7 – 9	MP3 Benchmark Assessments in Science/Social Studies	4X4 – Grades 9 – 12
May 7 – 18	Advanced Placement (AP)Examinations	Certain high school students
May 7 – 18 (paper) May 7 – 25 (online)	SOL End-of-Course Test administration	Certain MS & HS students
May 14 – 25 May 21 – June 1	Spring Screening Window for PALS	PK Kindergarten, Grades 1 – 2
May 14 – 25 May 21 – June 1	DRA 2	PK Kindergarten
May 16 – June 5	SOL Non-writing Multiple-choice Tests	Grades 3 – 8
June 2	SAT and Subject Tests	Certain high school students
June 6 – 14	MP4 Benchmark Assessment in Math	Grade 2
June 6 – 14	MP4 Benchmark Assessments in core subject areas Second Semester ORT Administration: High Schools: foreign language, health/PE, Social Studies Middle Schools: foreign language	Grade 6 – 12 Grades 9 – 12 Grades 6 – 9
July 16 – 19	Summer SOL English: Writing Test: Multiple-Choice	EOC Eng 11 and/or Retakes

SOL TestingCalendar 2011 - 2012

Dates	Tests	Grades
October 3 October 5	Middle/High School Test Coordinator Update/Orientation meeting, 1:00PM – 3:00PM, Warwick Conference Room, Admin. Building Elementary School Test Coordinator Update/Orientation meeting,10:00AM- 12:00PM, Warwick Conference Room, Admin. Building
October 11	Fall SOL End-of-Course English: Writing Test Administrative Meting for high school coordinators, 1:00PM, Central Conference Room, Admin. Building
October 17 & 18	SOL EOC English: Writing Test (Multiple-Choice)	EOC Eng 11 and/or Retakes
October 19 (1st Opp.) October 19 (2nd Opp.)	SOL EOC English: Writing Test (Direct Writing)	EOC Eng 11 and/or Retakes
October 24 (by appointment)	SOL EOC English: Writing Test Answer documents due in Testing Office
December 13 December 14	Fall SOL EOC Test Administrative Meeting 1:00PM for high school test coordinators, Warwick Conference Room, Admin. Building 1:00PM for middle school test coordinators, Auditorium, Admin. Building
January 17 – 24 (paper) January 9 – 25 (online)	Fall SOL EOC Test administration	Certain students in middle and high school
January 25 (by appointment)	Fall SOL End-of-Course Test answer documents due in Testing Office
February 14 – 17 February 21 – 23	SOL English: Writing Field Test Online – Direct Writing	Grades 5 & 8 Grade 11
February 22 February 23	SOL English: Writing Test Administrative Meeting, 1:00PM for middle and high school test coordinators, Warwick Conference Room, Admin Bldg 11:00AM for elementary school test coordinators, Warwick Conference Room, Admin Building
March 6 (ES & MS) March 5 & 6 (HS)	SOL English: Writing Test (multiple-choice)	Grades 5 & 8 EOC Eng 11 and/or Retakes
March 8 (ES, MS, & HS) March 7 & 8 (Term-Grad only)	SOL English: Writing Test (short paper/direct writing)	Grades 5 & 8 EOC Eng 11 and/or Retakes
March 12 – 13 (by appointment)	SOL English: Writing Test answer documents due in Testing Office
March 13 – 16	SOL English: Writing Field Test Online – Multiple Choice	Grades 5, 8, & 11
April 18 (High schools) April 19 (Middle schools)	SOL EOC & Gr 6-8 Multiple Choice Test Administrative Mtg., 1:00PM for high school test coordinators, Auditorium, Admin Building 1:30PM for middle school test coordinators, Conference Rooms 1 & 2, Admin Building
May 7 – 18 (paper) May 7 – 25 (online)	SOL End-of-Course Test administration	Certain middle and high school students
May 18 (by appointment)	SOL End-of-Course Test answer documents due in Testing Office
May 3 (Elementary schools)	SOL Non-writing Grade 3-5 Multiple-choice Test admin meeting, 1:00PM for elementary school test coordinators, Auditorium, Admin Bldg.
May 16 – June 5	SOL Non-writing Multiple-choice Tests	Grades 3 – 8
June 6 – 7 (by appointment)	SOL Non-writing Multiple-choice Test answer documents due in Testing Office
July 16 & 17	SOL English: Writing Test (Multiple-Choice)	EOC Eng 11 and/or Retakes
July 18 (1st opp.) July 19 (2nd opp.)	SOL English: Writing Test (Direct Writing)	EOC Eng 11 and/or Retakes
July 19	Eng: Writing Test answer docs due in Testing Office