Testing Schedule
DATE
TEST
IMPACT
PURPOSE
September13
through
October 19
 
LanguageAssessment
Battery Revised (LAB-R)
 
 
New entrants whose home language is other than English Grades K-5 To identify students who are entitled to 
Bilingual/ESL programs
 
September 13 through 
November 12
 
 

 

ECLAS-2
 

ECLAS-2 is to be administered 1 time per year(January-February to Kindergarten students

Grade1
(Complete Kit)

Grades 2& 3
(SelectedActivities)

 

Diagnostic Assessment measuring student progress in literacy
 
 

 

Oct.  (To be
announced)
 
 

 

Interim Assessments
in English Language 
Arts & Mathematics
 

 

Grades 3-5
 
 
 

 

Diagnostic assessments to assist teachers in measuring students' progress relative to state standards in ELA and Mathematics
Oct. (To be announced)
 

 

New York Alternate Assessment
 

 

Eligible special education students with IEP's recommending Alternate Assessments
 
To assess progress toward the New York State standards in alternate learning methods
November 17 and 18

 

Elementary New York State Social Studies Test

 

Grade 5
 

 

To assess students'
progress toward state and city standards in Social Studies
Dec.  (To be
announced)
 
 
 
 
Interim Assessments in English Language Arts & Mathematics
 
 
 
 
Grades 3-5
 
 
 
 
 
Diagnostic assessments to assist teachers in measuring students' progress relative to state standards in ELA and Mathematics
Jan. 3 through Feb. 28
 
ECLAS-2

 

Grade K
(Complete Kit)
 
Diagnostic Assessment measuring student progress in literacy
February 1
through
February 3
 
New York State English
Language Arts (ELA) Test

 

Grade 4
 

 

To assess students'
progress toward state and city standards in English Language Arts
March  (To be
announced)
 
 

 

Interim Assessments in English Language Arts & Mathematics
 

 

Grades 3 and 5 ELA

Grades 3-5 Math
 

 

Diagnostic assessments to assist teachers in measuring students' progress relative to state standards in ELA and Mathematics
April 1 through May 27
 

 

ECLAS-2
 
 

 

Grades 1
(Complete Kit)

Grade 2 & 3
(Targeted Students)

Diagnostic assessment measuring student progress in literacy

 

April 12
 
 

 

Citywide English Language Arts (ELA) Test
 

 

Grades 3 and 5
 
 

 

To assess students'
progress towards New York State and New York City standards in English Language Arts
April 19
 
 

 

Citywide Mathematics Test
 
 

 

Grades 3 and 5
 
 

 

To assess students'
progress towards New York State and New York City standards in 
Mathematics
May 2* through May 20

*The Reading, Writing, and Listening portion of the test will be May 13, 16, & 17

New York State English 
as a Second Language
Achievement Test
(NYSESLAT)
 
 
 

 

Grades K-5
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

To measure students'
progress in developing
English language 
proficiency
 
 
 

 

May 3 through
May 27
 
 

 

Elementary NewYork State
Manipulative Skills Test in Science
 

 

Grade 4
 
 
 

 

To assess elementary level Science programs and to assess students' progress toward New York Statestandards in Science
May 4
 
 
 

 

Elementary NewYork State
Evaluation Test in Science
(Objective Test and Constructive Response portion of the test)
 
Grade 4
 
 
 

 

To assess elementary level Science programs and to assess students' progress toward New York Statestandards in Science
May 10 through
May 12
 
 
 
New York State
Mathematics Test
 
 
 
Grade 4
 
 
 
 
To assess student progress towards
 New York State
standards in Mathematics
May 4 through
May 28

 

Elementary New
York State
Manipulative Skills
Test
Grade 4
 

 

To measure student progress in developing English language proficiency
May 13, 16, & 17
 
 
 
 
New York State English 
as a Second Language
Achievement Test
(NYSESLAT) (reading, Writing, Listening portion)
 
Grade K-5
 
 
 
 
 
To assess elementary level Science programs and to assess students' progress toward New York Statestandards in Science
May 16 through May 27
 
 
 
 
E-PAL 2 Early Performance Assessment in Language Arts
 
 
 
 
Grade 2

For studnets who have mastered level 5 or higher in the Reading activity of ECLAS-2

Diagnostic assessment to measure students ability inListening/Writing, Reading/Writing and Writing Mechanics in response to literature
May 16 through May 27
 
 
 
 
E-PAL 3 Early Performance Assessment in Language Arts
 
 
 
 
Grade 3
 
 
 
 
 
Diagnostic assessment to measure students ability inListening/Writing, Reading/Writing and Writing Mechanics in response to literature
May 19
 

 

Chinese Reading Test
 

 

ELLs who are receiving
Native Language
Instruction in Chinese
Grades 3-5
To assess students'
reading achievement in Chinese
 
August 
(To be announced)
 

 

Summer School
Testing in Reading and
Mathematics 
 
 
 
Grades 3-5
 
 
 
 
 
To assess students'
progress towards New York State and New York City standards in Reading and Mathematics
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