| Assessment |
Agency
Requiring
Test |
Purpose |
Subject |
Time
Frame |
K |
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| Kindergarten Assessment |
District |
Kindergarten
entrance assessment |
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Fall |
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Star Early Literacy |
District |
Assess early
literacy abilities |
Reading |
Fall |
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DRA |
District |
Identify reading
ability and growth |
Reading |
Fall-Spring |
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State |
Identify reading
ability and growth |
Reading |
Fall-Spring |
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Jerry Johns |
Optional |
Reading support
qualifying test |
Reading |
Fall-Spring |
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ITBS |
State |
Nationally normed
test |
Reading, Language
Arts, and Math |
March |
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Naglieri |
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Nonverbal
cognitive ability test. Used for program placement and
screening (SST, Open Door, etc.) |
Reasoning, Problem
Solving |
Fall |
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WASL |
State |
Assessment of
students' ability to meet state standards |
Reading, Writing,
Math, Communication |
April |
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| Science (2003) |
April |
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| Social Studies
(2007) |
April |
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ITED |
State |
Nationally normed
test |
Reading, Language
Arts, and Math |
April-May |
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WOIS |
Not Required |
Career Interest |
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PSAT/NMSQT |
Student Choice |
National Merit
Qualifying Test |
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AP Exams |
Not Required |
Advanced college
placement |
33 Subjects |
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| SAT |
Student Choice |
Required by
Washington Colleges |
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| ACT |
Student Choice |
Required by some
colleges |
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STAR |
Not Required |
Determine Zone of
Proximal development for reading levels |
Reading |
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| MAP |
District |
Measure of yearly
academic growth and achievement. Used for placement and
evaluation. (Reading, Math, Open Door, etc.) |
Reading, Math, Language Arts |
Fall-
Spring |
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WLPT |
State |
Progress of
language acquisition for ESL students |
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| LPT-L/S |
Federal |
Progress of
language acquisition for ESL students |
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