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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2009-2010 TESTING CALENDAR, GRADES K-12 Updated: November 09, 2009
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
July 22 - 23	Alternative Assessment for Grade 3 Promotion	AAGTP	Grade 3, retained only	State
August 31 – September 11*	Baseline Benchmark Assessments Reading, Mathematics, and Science	BBA	Grades 3-11	State and District
August 24 – October 6	Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener Early Childhood Observation System Florida Assessment for Instruction in Reading	FLKRS ECHOS FAIR	Kindergarten	State
August 31 – September 4	District Writing Pre-Test	DWT	Grades 1-10	State and District
August 31 – October 21	Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading	FAIR	Grades 1-3, all; Grades 4-12, selected students**	State and District
September/October	Preliminary ACT Test	PLAN	Grade 10, optional	Nationally Offered
September 21 – November 13	Program for International Student Assessment	PISA	Grade 10, selected schools	International
October 14	College Board Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test	PSAT/NMSQT	Grade 09, selected schools	District
			Grade 10	State
			Grade 11, optional	Nationally Offered
October 20-26	Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Retake Reading and Mathematics	FCAT-Retake	Grades 11-12, as needed	State
October 23 – November 9*	Interim Assessment Tests Reading, Mathematics, and Science	IA	Grades 3-11	State and District
November 2 – March 26	Florida College Entry-level Placement Test	FCELPT CPT	Grades 11-12, optional	State
November 16	Grade 3 Mid-Year Promotion	GTMYP	Grade 3, retained only	State
December 2-8	Florida Competency Examination on Personal Fitness	FCEPF	Grades 9-11, optional	State
December 2 – February 4	Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading	FAIR	Grades K-3, all; Grades 4-12, selected students**	State
December 14-18 or January 4-15*	Interim Assessment Tests Reading, Mathematics, and Science	IA	Grades 3-11	State and District
January 12- February 19	Florida Alternate Assessment	FAA	Grades 3-11***	State
January 25- March 5	National Assessment of Educational Progress	NAEP	Grades 4, 8, & 12 selected schools	Federal
January 25- May 7	Grade 3 Reading Student Portfolio	GTRSP	Grade 3	State
February 9-11	Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Writing	FCAT Writing	Grades 4, 8, & 10	State
March 9-19	Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Sunshine State Standards Reading and Mathematics Science	FCAT - SSS FCAT - Science	Grades 3-10 Grades 5, 8, 11	Federal and State
March 9-19	Reading and Mathematics Retake	FCAT-Retake	Grades 10-12,**** as needed	Federal and State
March 16-19	Stanford Achievement Test, Tenth Edition Reading and Mathematics	SAT-10	Grades 1 & 2	State and District
April 6-16	Interim Assessment Tests Reading, Mathematics, and Science	IA	Grades 3-11, selected schools	State and District
April 7 - May 25	Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading	FAIR	Grades K-3, all; Grades 4-12, selected students**	State
April 12-23	District Writing Post-Test	DWT	Grades 1-10	State and District
April 19- May 19	Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment	CELLA	Grades K-12, all current ELLs and selected former ELLs	Federal and State
May 3-June 4	State End of Course Exam – Field Test Algebra I Geometry (tentative)	EOC	All Grade 9 and Grades 10-12 enrolled students,selected schools Grades 9-12 enrolled students,selected schools	State
May tentative	Florida College Basic Skills Exit Test Reading, Writing, and Mathematics	FCBSET	Grades 11-12, enrolled	State
May 3-7	Florida Competency Examination on Personal Fitness	FCEPF	Grades 9-11, optional	State
May 4-15	Advanced Placement Examinations	AP	Grades 9-12, enrolled, registered only	Nationally Offered
May 4-24	International Baccalaureate External Written Examinations	IB	Grades 11-12, enrolled only	Internationally Offered
May 24-June 8	Alternative Standardized Reading Assessment	ASRA	Grade 3, selected 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 decision for Gifted Program Spanish-speaking LEP students		APRENDA	Grades K-12, eligible ELLs	State
IOWA Tests of Basic Skills IOWA Test of Educational Development Placement decisions for ESOL Program Placement decisions for Gifted Program		ITBS ITED	Grades 3-12, eligible students Grades K-12, selected students	Federal and State
Oral Language Proficiency Scale Placement and/or exit decisions for ESOL Program		OLPS-R	Grades K-12, ELLs	Federal and State
COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS NATIONALLY OFFERED FOR INTERESTED, REGISTERED STUDENTS
SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests			ACT Test
October 10, 2009			September 12, 2009
November 7, 2009			October 24, 2009
December 5, 2009			December 12, 2009
January 23, 2010			February 6, 2010
March 13, 2010 (Sat Reasoning Only)			April 10, 2010
May 1, 2010			June 12, 2010
June 5, 2010

Notes:

* All Differentiated Accountability schools must administer assessments according to the dates established by the Office of School Improvement.
** The following students in all schools must participate in FAIR as follows:
• All students in grades K-3
• Grades 4-10: only students in FCAT Levels 1 and 2
• Grades 11-12: only students eligible to take the FCAT Reading Retake
*** Only includes ESE students exempted from standardized testing at these grade levels.
**** Students who need to pass one or more sections of the test. Grade 10 retained students only participate in Spring administration.