2007-2008 Testing Calendar

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2007-08 TESTING CALENDAR, GRADES K-12 Updated: January 16, 2008
The calendar will be updated periodically as additional information is obtained about the District, state, national, and international tests administered to the students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
DATE	DESCRIPTION	ABBREVIATION	PARTICIPANTS	REASON FOR TEST
August 20 - October 2	Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener	FLKRS	Kindergarten	State
	Early Childhood Observation System	ECHOS
	Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills	DIBELS
	Indicadores Dinámicos del Exito en la Lectura	IDEL
August 27 - September 7	District Writing Pre-Test	DWT	Grades 1-10	District
September / October	Preliminary ACT Test	PLAN	Grade 10, Optional	Nationally Offered
September 4 - 7	Alternative Assessment for Grade 3 Promotion	AAGTP	Grade 3, Retained only	State
September 18 - October 1	Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills	DIBELS	Grades 1-3; Grades 4 & 5*	State and District
September 18 - October 1	Florida Oral Reading Fluency Assessment	FORF	Grades 6-12*	State
October 1 - 4	Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Retake - Reading & Mathematics	FCAT-Retake	Grades 11-12, As needed	State
October 1 - May 9	Florida College Entry-level Placement Test	FCELPT CPT	Grades 10-12, Optional	State
October 15 - 17	Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test	NNAT	Grade 1; Grade 4	District
October 16 - 17	National Assessment of Educational Progress	NAEP	Age 13	Federal
October 17	College Board Preliminary SAT Test	PSAT	Grade 9	District
			Grade 10	State
			Grade 11, Optional	Nationally Offered
October 29 - November 9	Florida Alternate Assessment Field Test	FLAA	Grades 3-11***	State
November 5 - 14	Interim Assessment Reading & Mathematics Science	IA	Grades 3-10 Grades 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11	District
November 26 - 30	Grade 3 Mid-Year Promotion	GTMYP	Grade 3, Retained only	State
December 4	FCAT Writing+ Field Test	FCAT Writing+	Grades 4, 8, 10 Selected Schools	State
December 3 - 7	Florida Competency Examination on Personal Fitness	FCEPF	Grades 9-11, Optional	State
January 24 – February 7	Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills	DIBELS	Grades K-3; Grades 4 & 5*	State and District
January 24 – February 7	Florida Oral Reading Fluency Assessment	FORF	Grades 6-12*	State
January 22 - February 21	National Assessment of Educational Progress	NAEP	Selected schools, grades, and content areas	Federal
January 22 - May 9	Grade 3 Reading Student Portfolio	GTRSP	Grade 3	State
January 28 - February 8	Interim Assessment Reading & Mathematics Science	IA	Grades 3-10 Grades 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11	District
February 5 - 19	National Assessment of Educational Progress - Visual Arts and Music	NAEP	Grade 8	Federal
February 6 - March 6	National Assessment of Educational Progress - Reading, Mathematics, and Science	NAEP	Selected schools and content areas	Federal
February 9 - 28	National Assessment of Educational Progress - Long Term Trend Reading and Mathematics	NAEP	Age 9	Federal
February 12 - 15	Florida Comprehensive Assessment Writing+ Test	FCAT Writing+	Grades 4, 8, & 10	State
March 3 - 25	Florida Alternate Assessment	FLAA	Grades 3-11***	State
March 11 - 25	Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test			State
	Sunshine State Standards (SSS) Reading & Mathematics Science	FCAT-SSS	Grades 3-10 Grades 5, 8, 11
	Retake Reading & Mathematics	FCAT-Retake	Grades 10-12** As needed
	Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) Component Reading & Mathematics	FCAT-NRT	Grades 3-10
March 18 - 24	Stanford Achievement Test, Tenth Edition Reading & Mathematics	SAT-10	Grades 1-2	District
April 7-15	District Writing Post-Test	DWT	Grades 1-10	District
April 9 - May 7	National Assessment of Educational Progress - Long Term Trend Reading and Mathematics	NAEP	Age 17	Federal
April 14 - 22	Interim Assessment Reading & Mathematics Science	IA	Assistance+ Schools Only: Grades 3-10 All Schools: Grades 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11	District
April 15 - May 23	Comprehensive English Language Learners Assessment	CELLA	Grades K-12, LEP only	Federal and State
April 16 - May 20	Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test	PPVT	Grades K-3, Reading First schools only	State
April 30 - May 20	Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills	DIBELS	Grades K-3; Grades 4 & 5*	State
April 30 - May 20	Florida Oral Reading Fluency Assessment	FORF	Grades 6-12*	State
May 5 - 16	Advanced Placement Examinations	AP	Grades 9-12, Enrolled registered only	Nationally Offered
May 5 - 9	Florida Competency Examination on Personal Fitness	FCEPF	Grades 9-11, Optional	State
May 5 - 23	International Baccalaureate External Written Examinations	IB	Grades 11-12, Enrolled only	Internationally Offered
June 23 - 27	Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Retake - Reading & Mathematics	FCAT-Retake	Grade 12, As needed	State
June 23 - 27	High School Competency Test Communications and Mathematics	HSCT	Eligible students	State
TESTS GIVEN ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS
DESCRIPTION		ABBREVIATION	PARTICIPANTS	REASON FOR TEST
Aprenda La Prueba de los Logros en Español Segunda Edición Placement and/or exit decision for Gifted Program Spanish-speaking LEP students		APRENDA	Grades K-12, LEP students As eligible	State
Diagnostic Assessment of Reading Administered as needed for instructional decisions		DAR	Grades K-12, As selected	State
Metropolitan Achievement Test Placement and/or decisions for ESOL Program		MAT	Grades 4-12, As eligible	State
Oral Language Proficiency Scale Placement and/or decisions for ESOL Program		OLPS-R	Grades K-12, LEP students	Federal and State
Stanford Achievement Test, Ninth Edition Placement and/or decisions for Gifted Program		SAT-9	Grades K-12, As eligible	State
COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS NATIONALLY OFFERED FOR INTERESTED, REGISTERED STUDENTS
COLLEGE BOARD SAT I AND SAT II			ACT ASSESSMENT
October 6, 2007			September 15, 2007
November 3, 2007			October 27, 2007
December 1, 2007			December 8, 2007
January 26, 2008			February 9, 2008
March 1,2008			April 12, 2008
May 3, 2008			June 14, 2008
June 7, 2008

* Only includes students in FCAT Reading Levels 1 and 2 at these grade levels.
** Students who need to pass one or more sections of the test (not including Grade 10 students taking the FCAT-SSS).
*** Only includes ESE students exempted from standardized testing at these grade levels.