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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2011-2012 TESTING CALENDAR, GRADES K-12 Revised: March 2, 2012
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 18-19	Alternative Assessment for Grade 3 Promotion	AAGTP	Grade 3, retained only	State
August 22 – September 2	Baseline Benchmark Assessments Reading, Mathematics, and Science	BBA	Grades 3-11	State and District
August 22 – October 4	Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener Early Childhood Observation System Florida Assessment for Instruction in Reading	FLKRS ECHOS FAIR	Kindergarten	State
August 22-September 2 (ET & DTDAS El/Mid: Sept. 12-16 Sr: Sept. 12-21)	District Writing Pre-Test	DWT	Grades 1-10	State and District
August 29 – October 18	Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading Assessment Period 1 (AP1)	FAIR	Grades 1-3, all; Grades 4-12, selected students**	State and District
September/October	Preliminary ACT Test	PLAN	Grade 10, optional	Nationally Offered
October 10 - May 25	National Assessment of Educational Progress	NAEP	Grades 4, 8, 12, selected schools	Federal
October 12	College Board Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test	PSAT/NMSQT	Grade 09, optional	Nationally Offered
			Grade 10	State
			Grade 11, optional	Nationally Offered
October 13-26	Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Reading and Mathematics Retake *	FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake	Grades 10+,11, 12, as needed ***	State
October 17-31 CBT through November 10	Interim Assessment Tests: Fall Reading, Mathematics, and Science	IA	Grades 3-11	State and District
November 15-16	Grade 3 Mid-Year Promotion	GTMYP	Grade 3, elegible retained students	State
November 28 – December 2	Florida Competency Examination on Personal Fitness	FCEPF	Grades 9-11, optional	State
November 29 – February 2	Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading Assessment Period 2 (AP2)	FAIR	Grades K-3, all; Grades 4-12, selected students**	State
December 6-7	Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Writing Prompt Field Test	FCAT	Grades 4,8, & 10	State
December 5-16	Florida End-of-Course Assessments (Semester 1)* Algebra I	EOC	Grades 6-12 enrolled students	State
January 3-17 (ET & DTDAS Nov. 21-Dec. 2)	District Writing Mid-Year Test	DWT	Grades 1-10	State and District
January 9 – January 20	Interim Assessment Tests: Winter Reading, Mathematics, and Science	IA	Grades 3-11	State and District
January 9 – February 27	Florida Alternate Assessment	FAA	Grades 3-11****	State
January 24 – May 6	Grade 3 Reading Student Portfolio	GTRSP	Grade 3	State
February 13 – June 6	Florida’s Postsecondary Education Readiness Test	PERT	Grades 11-12, selected students*****	State
February 28 – March 1	Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Writing	FCAT Writing	Grades 4, 8, 10	State
March 5 – April 6	Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment	CELLA	Grades K-12, all current ELLs and selected former ELLs	Federal and State
April 4 – May 23	Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading Assessment Period 3 (AP3)	FAIR	Grades K-3, all; Grades 4-12, selected students**	State
April 9-20	Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Reading and Mathematics Retake *	FCAT/FCAT 2.0 Retake	Grades 10+,11, 12, as needed ***	State
April 10-13	Stanford Achievement Test, Tenth Edition Reading and Mathematics	SAT-10	Grades K- 2	District
April 16-27	Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test	FCAT / FCAT 2.0		Federal and State
	Reading*		Grades 3-10
	Mathematics		Grades 3-8
	Science		Grades 5 & 8
April 30 - May 4	Florida Competency Examination on Personal Fitness	FCEPF	Grades 9-11, optional	State
April 30 - May 4	Florida End of Course Assessments (Semester 2)* Geometry	EOC	Grade 6-12, enrolled students	State
May 2-22	International Baccalaureate External Written Examinations	IB	Grades 11-12, enrolled students only	Internationally Offered
May 7-11	Florida End of Course Assessments (Semester 2)* Biology 1	EOC	Grade 6-12, enrolled students	State
May 7-18	Advanced Placement Examinations	AP	Grades 9-12, enrolled, registered students only	Nationally Offered
May 14-18	Florida End of Course Assessments (Semester 2)* Algebra I	EOC	Grade 6-12, enrolled students	State
May 21-25	Florida End of Course Assessments (Semester 2)* US History (Field Test)	EOC	Selected schools, grade levels	State
May 23-June 6	Alternative Standardized Reading Assessment	ASRA	Grade 3, selected students	State
June	Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education Examinations	AICE	Grade 9-12, selected students	Internationally Offered
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 ELLs		APRENDA	Grades K-12, eligible ELLs	State
The IOWA Tests (Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and Iowa Tests of Educational Development) Placement decisions for Gifted Program Exit ESOL Program (six semesters or more)		ITBS ITED	Grades K-12, eligible students Grades 2-12, selected students	Federal and State
Miami-Dade County Oral Language Proficiency Scale Revised Placement decisions for ESOL Exit ESOL Program-Second Instrument Needed		M-DOLPS-R	Grade K, eligible students	Federal and State
On-line Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment Placement decisions for ESOL Extension of services for ESOL Program		On-line CELLA	Grade 1-12, eligible students	Federal and State
COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS NATIONALLY OFFERED FOR INTERESTED, REGISTERED STUDENTS
SAT and SAT Subject Test Dates*****			ACT Test Dates
October 1, 2011			September 10, 2011
November 5, 2011			October 22, 2011
December 3, 2011			December 10, 2011
January 28, 2012			February 11, 2012
March 10, 2012 (SAT Only)			April 14, 2012
May 5, 2012			June 9, 2012
June 2, 2012

Notes:

* The Grades 6 and 10 FCAT 2.0 Reading, FCAT 2.0 Reading Retake, FCAT Mathematics Retake, and all End-of-Course (EOC) tests are computer-based testing platform only. Paper-based accommodations are available to eligible students.

** 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
*** Students who need to pass one or more sections of the test.
**** Only includes ESE students exempted from standardized testing at these grade levels.
*****Students in special categories listed in the 2011-12 Interinstitutional Articulation Agreement may test at Miami Dade College from November 4, 2011- March 30, 2012.