Testing Dates and Religious Holidays
2015 – 2016 School Calendar
- Sept 13-15 – Rosh Hashanah
- Sept 23 – Yom Kippur
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Jewish Holidays: This year Rosh Hashanah will be observed September 13-15. Yom Kippur will be observed on Wednesday, Sept 23. On Aug 7 the school district sent me this response regarding the conflicting Jewish Holidays,
“Principals received the testing calendar with the specified dates of September 14-25, 2015 to administer the ITBS. Although the published time frame is ten days, only six days are needed to administer the ITBS and four days are allocated as make-up days. Since the testing window includes four make-up days for students who miss a component of the ITBS, a parent/guardian should communicate the absence with the local school to ensure that the child has the opportunity to make-up the missed component because of an excused religious observance.”
| Elementary School Testing Dates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sept.8 –11,2015 | CognitiveAbilitiesTest(CogAT) | Grades1,3,and5 |
| Sept.14 –25,2015 | IowaTestsofBasicSkills(ITBS) | Grades1,3,and5 |
| Jan.19–Mar.1,2016 | ACCESSforEnglishLanguageLearners(ELLs) | Grades K–5 |
| April18–April29,2016 | GeorgiaMilestones(EOG) | Grades 3–5 |
| District | ITBS Test Dates |
|---|---|
| DeKalb | Sept 14-25 |
| Fulton | Oct 19-23 |
| Cobb | Oct 5-8 |
| Gwinnett | Oct 19-28 |
| APS | Nov 30 – Dec 11 |
| Middle School Testing Dates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 8 – 11, 2015 | Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) | Grade 7 |
| Sept. 14 – 25, 2015 | Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) | Grades 7 |
| Jan. 19 – Mar. 1, 2016 | ACCESS for English Language Learners (ELLs) | Grades 6 – 8 |
| April 18 – April 29, 2016 | Georgia Milestone End of Grade (EOG) | Grades 6 – 8 |
| May 2 – May 9, 2016 | Georgia Milestone (EOC) (Carnegie Credit Courses) | Grade 8 |
| High School Testing Dates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 17–21, 2015 | Georgia Milestone (EOC) Mid-Month | Grades 9 – 12 |
| Sept. 14–18, 2015 | Georgia Milestone (EOC) Mid-Month | Grades 9 – 12 |
| Oct. 13–16, 2015 | Georgia Milestone (EOC) Mid-Month | Grades 9 – 12 |
| Oct. 14, 2015 | PSAT | Grades 9 – 11 |
| *Oct. 30 – Nov. 24, 2015 | International Baccalaureate (IB) | Grades 9 – 12 |
| Nov. 2– Nov. 18, 2015 | CTAE End of Pathway Exams | Grades 9 – 12 |
| Nov. 16–20, 2015 | Georgia Milestone (EOC) Mid-Month | Grades 9 – 12 |
| Dec. 7 – Dec. 14, 2015 | Georgia Milestone (EOC) Winter Main Administration Grades | Grades 9 – 12 |
| Jan. 19 – Mar. 1, 2016 | ACCESS for English Language Learners (ELLs) | Grades 9 – 12 |
| Jan. 19–22, 2016 | Georgia Milestone (EOC) Mid-Month | Grades 9 – 12 |
| Feb. 16–19, 2016 | Georgia Milestone (EOC) Mid-Month/Retest | Grades 9 – 12 |
| Mar. 14–18, 2016 | Georgia Milestone (EOC) Mid-Month | Grades 9 – 12 |
| Apr. 13 – Apr. 29, 2016 | CTAE End of Pathway Exams | Grades 9 – 12 |
| Apr. 27 – May 31, 2016 | International Baccalaureate (IB) Exams | Grades 9 – 12 |
| May 2 – May 9, 2016 Georgia | Milestone (EOC) Spring Administration | Grades 9 – 12 |
| May 2–13, 2016 | Advanced Placement (AP) Exams | AP Students |
| Jun. 27 – June 30, 2016 | Georgia Milestone (EOC) Summer/Retest Administration | Grades 9 – 12 |
Student Learning Objectives
Students must participate in SLO Pre and Post Assessments for all courses where there is not a state required test Pre-Assessments must be administered within the first 10 days of a student entering a course and Post-Assessments must be administered at the end of each course and no later than May 20, 2016.
| Universal Screener | ||
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 10-Sep 8, 2015 | District Screening Window – Fall | Grades K – 10 |
| Jan. 6 – Feb 3, 2016 | District Screening Window – Winter | Grades K – 10 |
| Apr. 25 – May 24, 2016 | District Screening Window – Spring | Grades K – 10 |
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