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Assessment Schedule for 2023-2024
Grade | Name of Assessment | Purpose / Content Areas and Format | Requirement | Administration Date & Times | Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K | Dial IV | Kentucky School Readiness | Initial Screener | Spring prior to enrollment |
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K | Brigance | Assesses physical development, language, academic/cognitive development, self-help, and social-emotional skills |
| Within first 20 days of school year
Individually administered (30 minute session) |
|
K | STAR by Renaissance Learning | Universal screener to identify students who may be at risk for developing reading difficulties and in need of additional instruction or intervention. | Kentucky Read to Succeed Act Universal Screener for all students K-3 | Given within the first 45 days of Kindergarten: September 2023 January 2024 May 2024 |
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K | IOWA Tests | Digitally administered Multiple choice: Vocabulary – 20 min Word Analysis - 20 min Listening – 30 min Language – 25 min Mathematics – 25 min Reading – 30 min | Nationally-normed core area assessment giving national percentiles for all students as well as private school norms.
50 percentile is national average | March 4-8, 2024
| Results are shared with parents in report cards |
1 | STAR by Renaissance Learning | Digitally administered Universal screener to identify students who may be at risk for developing reading difficulties and in need of additional instruction or intervention. | Kentucky Read to Succeed Act Universal Screener for all students K-3 | Given within the first 30 days of school for Grades -1-3: September 2023 January 2024 May 2024 | STAR by Renaissance Learning |
1 | IOWA Tests | Digitally administered Multiple choice Core Battery: Vocabulary –15 min Word Analysis - 15 min Listening – 25 min Reading – 45 min Language – 25 min Math Computation – 25 min Mathematics – 50 min | Nationally-normed core area assessment giving national percentiles for all students as well as private school norms.
50 percentile is national average
| March 4-8, 2024
| Results are shared with parents in report cards |
2 | STAR by Renaissance Learning | Digitally administered Universal screener to identify students who may be at risk for developing reading difficulties and in need of additional instruction or intervention. | Kentucky Read to Succeed Act Universal Screener for all students K-3 | Given within the first 30 days of school for Grades -1-3: September 2023 January 2024 May 2024 | STAR by Renaissance Learning |
2 | IOWA Tests | Digitally administered Multiple choice Core Battery: Vocabulary –15 min Word Analysis - 15 min Listening – 25 min Reading – 45 min Language – 25 min Math Computation – 25 min Mathematics – 50 min | Nationally-normed core area assessment giving national percentiles for all students as well as private school norms.
50 percentile is national average | March 4-8, 2024
| Results are shared with parents in report cards |
3 | STAR by Renaissance Learning | Digitally administered Universal screener to identify students who may be at risk for developing reading difficulties and in need of additional instruction or intervention. | Kentucky Read to Succeed Act Universal Screener for all students K-3 | Given within the first 30 days of school for Grades -1-3: September 2023 January 2024 May 2024 | STAR by Renaissance Learning |
3 | IOWA Tests | Digitally administered Multiple choice Core Battery: Reading – 60 min Vocabulary –15 min Written Expression – 40 min Spelling – 10 min Capitalization – 10 min Punctuation – 10 min Math Computation – 20 min Math – 50 min | Nationally-normed core area assessment giving national percentiles for all students as well as private school norms.
50 percentile is national average | March 4-8, 2024
| Results are shared with parents in report cards |
3 | KSA | Digitally administered Multiple Choice and Constructed Response Reading – 115 min Literary and Informational Passages are 50% each Key Ideas and Details – 30-35% Craft and Structure – 30-35% Integration of Knowledge and Ideas – 30-35%
Math – 90 min Operations and Alg Thinking - 30-35% Number and Operations in Base Ten – 15-20% Number and Operations: Fractions – 20-25% Measurement and Data – 15-20% Geometry – 10-15% *60-70% are non-calculator items
And School Climate Survey – 20 min | Kentucky Accountability Assessment Student Scores: Novice, Apprentice, Proficient, Distinguished | Given within the last 14 school days
May 6-7, 2024 | Results are shared with parents the following school when released
|
3 | CogAT | To assess cognitive ability for possible gifted identification | Initial Screener | February | Results sent home in March |
4 | IOWA Tests | Digitally administered Multiple choice Core Battery: Reading – 60 min Vocabulary –15 min Written Expression – 40 min Spelling – 10 min Capitalization – 10 min Punctuation – 10 min Math Computation – 20 min Math – 50 min | Nationally-normed core area assessment giving national percentiles for all students as well as private school norms.
50 percentile is national average | March 4-8, 2024
| Results are shared with parents in report cards |
4 | KSA | Digitally administered Multiple Choice and Constructed Response Reading – 115 min Literary and Informational Passages are 50% each Key Ideas and Details – 30-35% Craft and Structure – 30-35% Integration of Knowledge and Ideas – 30-35%
Math – 90 min Operations and Alg Thinking - 30-35% Number and Operations in Base Ten – 15-20% Number and Operations: Fractions – 20-25% Measurement and Data – 15-20% Geometry – 10-15% *60-70% are non-calculator items Science - 90 Minutes Physical Science 30-45% Life Science 20-35% Earth and Space Science 25-40% Engineering Design 5-15%
And School Climate Survey – 20 min | Kentucky Accountability Assessment Student Scores: Novice, Apprentice, Proficient, Distinguished | Given within the last 14 school days
May 6-8, 2024 | Results are shared with parents the following school when released
|
5 | CogAT | To assess cognitive ability for possible gifted identification | Initial Screener | February | Results sent home in March |
5 | IOWA Tests | Digitally administered Multiple choice Core Battery: Reading – 60 min Vocabulary –15 min Written Expression – 40 min Spelling – 10 min Capitalization – 10 min Punctuation – 10 min Math Computation – 20 min Math – 50 min | Nationally-normed core area assessment giving national percentiles for all students as well as private school norms.
50 percentile is national average | March 4-8, 2024
| Results are shared with parents in report cards |
5 | KSA | Digitally administered Multiple Choice and Constructed Response Reading – 115 min Literary and Informational Passages are 50% each Key Ideas and Details – 30-35% Craft and Structure – 30-35% Integration of Knowledge and Ideas – 30-35%
Math – 90 min Operations and Alg Thinking - 15-20% Number and Operations in Base Ten – 25-30% Number and Operations: Fractions – 25-30% Measurement and Data – 10-15% Geometry – 10-15% *60-70% are non-calculator items Social Studies-90 min Civics 25% Economics 25% Geography 25% History 25%
On-Demand-90 min.
And School Climate Survey – 20 min | Kentucky Accountability Assessment Student Scores: Novice, Apprentice, Proficient, Distinguished | Given within the last 14 school days
May 6-8, 2024 | Results are shared with parents the following school when released
|
6 | IOWA Tests | Digitally administered Multiple choice Core Battery: Reading – 60 min Vocabulary –15 min Written Expression – 40 min Spelling – 10 min Capitalization – 10 min Punctuation – 10 min Math Computation – 20 min Math – 50 min | Nationally-normed core area assessment giving national percentiles for all students as well as private school norms.
50 percentile is national average | March 4-8, 2024
| Results are shared with parents in report cards |
6 | KSA | Digitally administered Multiple Choice and Constructed Response Reading – 115 min Literary and Informational Passages are 50% each Key Ideas and Details – 30-35% Craft and Structure – 30-35% Integration of Knowledge and Ideas – 30-35%
Math – 90 min Ratios and Proportional Relationships 10-15% The Number System 30-35% Expressions and Equations 25-30% Geometry 15-20% Statistics and Probability 15-20% Non-Calculator 30-35% And School Climate Survey – 20 min | Kentucky Accountability Assessment Student Scores: Novice, Apprentice, Proficient, Distinguished | Given within the last 14 school days
May 6-8, 2024 | Results are shared with parents the following school when released
|
7 | IOWA Tests | Digitally administered Multiple choice Core Battery: Reading – 60 min Vocabulary –15 min Written Expression – 40 min Spelling – 10 min Capitalization – 10 min Punctuation – 10 min Math Computation – 20 min Math – 50 min | Nationally-normed core area assessment giving national percentiles for all students as well as private school norms.
50 percentile is national average | March 4-8, 2024
| Results are shared with parents in report cards |
7 | KSA | Digitally administered Multiple Choice and Constructed Response Reading – 115 min Literary and Informational Passages are 50% each Key Ideas and Details – 30-35% Craft and Structure – 30-35% Integration of Knowledge and Ideas – 30-35%
Math – 90 min Ratios and Proportional Relationships 20-25% The Number System 15-20% Expressions and Equations 20-25% Geometry 20-25% Statistics and Probability 20-25% *Non-Calculator 30-35% Science - 90 Minutes Physical Science 35-50% Life-Science 15-30% Earth and Space Science 20-30% Engineering Design 5-15%
And School Climate Survey – 20 min | Kentucky Accountability Assessment Student Scores: Novice, Apprentice, Proficient, Distinguished | Given within the last 14 school days
May 6-8, 2024 | Results are shared with parents the following school when released
|
8 | PSAT 8/9 | Digitally administered College and career readiness Multiple Choice
Reading and Writing – 64 min (54 questions) Craft and Structure Information and Ideas Standard English Conventions Expression of Ideas
Math – 70 min (44 questions) Built-in graphing calculator allowed for all questions Algebra Advanced Math Problem-solving and Data Analysis Geometry and Trig | Nationally-normed
Used for placement in math and English
Provides AP Potential Data
| National Data
October 24 | Results are shared through College Board. |
8 | KSA | Digitally administered Multiple Choice and Constructed Response Reading – 115 min Literary and Informational Passages are 50% each Key Ideas and Details – 30-35% Craft and Structure – 30-35% Integration of Knowledge and Ideas – 30-35%
Math – 90 min Expressions & Equations 25-30% Functions 25-30% The Number Systems 10-15% Geometry 25-30% Statistics and Probability 10-15% *Non-Calculator 20-25% Social Studies -90 Min Civics 25% Economics 25% Geography 25% History 25% Editing & Mechanics-45 min On -Demand Writing- 90 min. And School Climate Survey – 20 min | Kentucky Accountability Assessment Student Scores: Novice, Apprentice, Proficient, Distinguished | Given within the last 14 school days
May 6-13, 2024 | Results are shared with parents the following school when released
|
9 | PSAT 8/9 | Digitally administered College and career readiness Multiple Choice
Reading and Writing – 64 min (54 questions) Craft and Structure Information and Ideas Standard English Conventions Expression of Ideas
Math – 70 min (44 questions) Built-in graphing calculator allowed for all questions Algebra Advanced Math Problem-solving and Data Analysis Geometry and Trig | Nationally-normed
Used for placement in math and English
Provides AP Potential Data
| National Data
October 24 | Results are shared through College Board. |
10 | PSAT/NMSQT OPTIONAL | Digitally administered College and career readiness Multiple Choice Reading and Writing – 64 min (54 questions) Craft and Structure Information and Ideas Standard English Conventions Expression of Ideas
Math – 70 min (44 questions) Built-in graphing calculator allowed for all questions Algebra Advanced Math Problem-solving and Data Analysis Geometry and Trig | Nationally-Normed Students who take the PSAT/NMSQT in 11th grade may meet requirements to enter the National Merit® Scholarship Program. Helps students know what areas they need to target for the SAT | National Data October 24 | Results are shared through College Board. |
10 | ACT | Digitally-administered College and career readiness Multiple Choice
English – 45 min (75 questions) Production of Writing – 29-32% Knowledge of Language – 15-17% Conventions of Standard English – 52-55%
Math – 60 min (60 questions) Number and Quantity – 7-10% Algebra – 12-15% Functions – 12-15% Geometry – 12-15% Statistics and Probability – 8-12% Integrating Essential Skills – 40-43%
Reading – 35 min (40 questions) Passage in Literary Narrative, Social Science, Humanities, and Natural Science Key Ideas and Details – 52-60% Craft and Structure – 25-30% Integration of Knowledge and Ideas – 13-23%
Science – 35 min (40 questions) Interpretation of Data – 40-50% Scientific Investigation -25-30% Evaluation of Models, Inferences, and Experimental Results – 25-35% | Score used for benchmark data for dual credit
Scores 1-36
Reading: 20 English: 18 | Kentucky Date
March 26 |
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10 | KSA | Digitally administered Multiple Choice and Constructed Response Reading – 115 min Literary and Informational Passages are 50% each Key Ideas and Details – 30-35% Craft and Structure – 30-35% Integration of Knowledge and Ideas – 30-35%
Math – 90 min Algebra 22-27% Functions 22-27% Number and Quantity 10-15% Geometry 25-30% Statistics and Probability 10-15% *Non-Calculator 20-25% School Climate Survey – 20 min | Kentucky Accountability Assessment Student Scores: Novice, Apprentice, Proficient, Distinguished | Given within the last 14 school days
May 6-8, 2024 | Results are shared with parents the following school when released
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11 | PSAT/NMSQT OPTIONAL | Digitally administered College and career readiness Multiple Choice Reading and Writing – 64 min (54 questions) Craft and Structure Information and Ideas Standard English Conventions Expression of Ideas
Math – 70 min (44 questions) Built-in graphing calculator allowed for all questions Algebra Advanced Math Problem-solving and Data Analysis Geometry and Trig | Nationally-Normed Students who take the PSAT/NMSQT in 11th grade may meet requirements to enter the National Merit® Scholarship Program. Helps students know what areas they need to target for the SAT | National Data October 24 | Results are shared through College Board. |
11 | ACT | Digitally-administered College and career readiness Multiple Choice
English – 45 min (75 questions) Production of Writing – 29-32% Knowledge of Language – 15-17% Conventions of Standard English – 52-55% Math – 60 min (60 questions) Number and Quantity – 7-10% Algebra – 12-15% Functions – 12-15% Geometry – 12-15% Statistics and Probability – 8-12% Integrating Essential Skills – 40-43% Reading – 35 min (40 questions) Passage in Literary Narrative, Social Science, Humanities, and Natural Science Key Ideas and Details – 52-60% Craft and Structure – 25-30% Integration of Knowledge and Ideas – 13-23% Science – 35 min (40 questions) Interpretation of Data – 40-50% Scientific Investigation -25-30% Evaluation of Models, Inferences, and Experimental Results – 25-35% | Kentucky Accountability Assessment for College Readiness
Score used for benchmark data for dual credit
Scores 1-36
Reading: 20 English: 18 | Kentucky Date
March 26 |
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11 | KSA | Digitally administered Multiple Choice and Constructed Response Science - 90 min Physical Science 20-35% Life Science 30-45% Earth Space Science 20-35% Engineering 5-15% Social Studies -90 Min Civics 25% Economics 25% Geography 25% History 25% Editing & Mechanics-45 min On -Demand Writing- 90 min. And School Climate Survey – 20 min | Kentucky Accountability Assessment Student Scores: Novice, Apprentice, Proficient, Distinguished | Given within the last 14 school days
May 6-15, 2024 | Results are shared with parents the following school when released
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11 | Kentucky Civics Exam | Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 158.141 establishes that beginning in July 2018, a student must pass a civics test composed of 100 questions in order to graduate from a public high school with a regular diploma. Each local board of education will be expected to prepare or approve an exam that must be composed of questions from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services test. | Students are required to score 60% or higher and may retake the exam as many times as deemed necessary to pass the test. | Fall Semester of 11th grade year as part of US History or AP History course | |
12 | AP English Literature | 3 hours Section I: Multiple Choice 55 Questions - 1 Hour - 45% of Exam Score Section II: Free Response 3 Questions - 2 Hours - 55% of Exam Score | Exam required when taking course - must earn 3 or 4 for credit | May 8th 8:00 - 11:00 | Results are shared through College Board. |
10 & 11 | AP Seminar | 2 hours Team project and presentation - 20% of score Individual Research-based Essay and Presentation - 35% of score End of Course exam - 2 hours - 45% of score Understanding and analyzing an argument - 3 short answer questions Evidence-based argument essay | Submit Performance tasks Exam required when taking course - must earn 3 or 4 for credit | May 7th 12:00 -2:00 | Results are shared through College Board. |
9 - 12 | AP Stats | 3 hours Section I: Multiple Choice 40 Questions - 1 Hour 30 Minutes - 50% of Exam Score Section II: Free Response 6 Questions - 1 Hour 30 Minutes - 50% of Exam Score A four-function, scientific, or graphing calculator with statistical computation capability is expected on both sections of the exam. | Exam required when taking course - must earn 3 or 4 for credit | May 7th 12:00 - 3:00 | Results are shared through College Board. |
11 | AP Lang | 3 hours 15 minutes Section I: Multiple Choice 45 Questions -1 hour - 45% of Exam Score Section II: Free Response 3 Questions - 2 hours 15 minutes (includes a 15-minute reading period) - 55% of Exam Score | Exam required when taking course - must earn 3 or 4 for credit | May 14th 8:00 -11:15 | Results are shared through College Board. |
11 & 12 | AP Pre-Calculus | 3 hours Section I: Multiple Choice 40 Questions - 2 Hours - 62.5% of Exam Score Section II: Free Response 4 Questions - 1 Hour - 37.5% of Exam Score | Exam required when taking course - must earn 3 or 4 for credit | May 13th 12:00 - 3:00 | Results are shared through College Board. |
10 & 11 | AP US History | 3 hours 15 minutes Section I, Part A: Multiple Choice 55 Questions - 55 Minutes - 40% of Exam Score Section I, Part B: Short Answer 3 Questions - 40 Minutes - 20% of Exam Score Section II: Document-Based Question and Long Essay 2 questions - 1 Hour, 40 minutes - 40% of Exam Score | Exam required when taking course - must earn 3 or 4 for credit | May 22nd 8:00 - 11:30 | Results are shared through College Board. |
10 & 11 | AP World History | 3 hours 30 minutes Section I, Part A: Multiple Choice 55 Questions - 55 Minutes - 40% of Exam Score Section I, Part B: Short Answer 3 Questions - 40 Minutes - 20% of Exam Score Section II: Document-Based Question and Long Essay 2 questions - 1 Hour, 40 minutes - 40% of Exam Score | Exam required when taking course - must earn 3 or 4 for credit | May 15th 8:00 - 11:30 | Results are shared through College Board. |
12 | AP Research | Academic paper - 4,00-5,00 words College board scored 75% of score Presentation and Oral Defense Teacher scored 25% of score | Submit Performance tasks Exam required when taking course - must earn 3 or 4 for credit | Results are shared through College Board. | |
8 - 12 | AP Computer Science Principles | 2 hours Section I: End-of-Course Multiple-Choice Exam 70 multiple-choice questions - 2 hours - 70% of score - 4 answer options Section II: Create Performance Task: Written Responses 30% of score | Submit Performance tasks Exam required when taking course - must earn 3 or 4 for credit | May 15th 12:00 - 2:00 | Results are shared through College Board. |
Contact:
Kim Puckett, Ph.D.
kim.puckett@eku.edu
Rebecca Petrey
rebecca.petrey@eku.edu
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