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Testing Dates for 2004-05 School Year

Tahoma School District No. 409

Test

Originator

Grades

Tahoma Testing Window

State Window

2nd Grade Reading Testing

State

2

October 15–November 15, 2004 September 15–November 16
Test Alert, Strategies for Taking Standardized Exams

3rd and 6th

District

3 & 6

January 31–February 11, 2005  
Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Form M (ITBS/M)

3rd Reading, Language, Math (Level 9)

6th Reading, Language, Math

State:
Norm-Referenced

3 & 6
All Students

March 7–April 1, 2005 March 7–April 1
Iowa Tests of Educational Development, Form M (ITED/M)

9th Reading, Language, Math

State:
Norm-Referenced

9
All Students

April 18–May 6, 2005 April 18–May 6
Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL)

4th, 7th, 10th Reading, Writing, Math

5th, 8th, 10th Science

State:
Criterion-
Referenced

4, 7, 10
All Students

5th, 8th, 10th Science Only

April 18–May 6, 2005 April 18–May 6
Washington Language Proficiency Test

State

ELL Students Only

February 28–March 18, 2005 (Tentative) February 28–18 (Tentative)
Writing Competency Test

District

11
Students not meeting state cut score on WASL

To be determined by grade 11 teachers  
Highly Capable Selection
  • Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Form M (ITBS/M)
  • Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
  • WISC III (for final selection)

District:
Off Grade

2, 3, 4
Nominated Students

January 29–February 5, 2005

March 7–April 1
(Grade 3 ITBS)
6th Grade Humanities Selection
  • Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) Form A

  • Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)

District:  Off Grade

5
All Students

January 31–February 11, 2005  
7th Grade Algebra Selection
  • Following initial screening—Orleans-Hanna Algebra Prognosis Test (for final algebra selection)

Selected From Norm-Referenced Testing

6
Identified Students

May 2005 March 7–April 1
(Grade 6 ITBS)
High School Advanced Placement Testing

District:
Elective

11–12

May 2–May 13, 2005 May 2–13
Classroom-based assessments are ongoing and include core content assessments as developed and approved.

Last Updated Monday November 01, 2004

 

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