1st Grade Instructional Guide

Elementary Assessment Calendar 2025-2026 As of May 19, 2025

Aug 18

Start of School Year (Grades 1 - 12)

Aug 18 – Ongoing

WIDA Screener Testing of new ML Students on Chromebooks Kindergarten – Administer KEEP Entry OR personalized meet and greet with student and their family (individual appointments) Acadience Reading & Early Literacy Alternate Assessment – Grades K – 5 (All Students). Finish make-ups by Sept. 19th Acadience Math & Early Math Alternate Assessment – Grades K – 5 (All Students). Finish make-ups by Sept. 19th First Day of School for Kindergarten

Aug 18 – Aug 19

Aug 20

AUGUST

Aug 25 – Sept 19

Aug 25 – Sept 19

SEPTEMBER

Oct 1 – Oct 31 Oct 28 – Nov 21 Oct 21 – Dec 4

SRSS-IE – All Students Grades K – 5.

SALTA Testing

OCTOBER

STAMP testing for DUAL Immersion classes ONLY.

NOVEMBER DECEMBER

Jan 5 – Jan 30

SRSS-IE – All Students Grades K – 5.

Acadience Reading & Early Literacy Alternate Assessment – Grades K – 5 (All Students). Finish make-ups by Jan 30th. Acadience Math & Early Math Alternate Assessment – Grades K – 5 (All Students ). Finish make-ups by Jan 30th. WIDA ACCESS Testing Multilingual Students K – 5.

Jan 5 – Jan 30

JANUARY

Jan 5 – Jan 30 Jan 6 – Mar 6 Mar 9 – May 22 Mar 24 – Apr 3 Mar 25 – Apr 30

FEBRUARY

Dynamic Learning Maps – DLM (for select students with an IEP).

MARCH

Grade 5 Keyboarding Assessment (Data Due Apr 12)

SRSS-IE – Grades K – 5 (All Students).

April 6 – 10

Spring Recess

RISE End-of-Year Summative Assessment – Grades 3, 4, and 5. Acadience Reading & Early Literacy Alternate Assessment – Grades K – 5 (All Students). Finish make-ups by May 22nd. Acadience Math & Early Math Alternate Assessment – Grades K – 5 (All Students). Finish make-ups by May 22nd.

Apr 13 – May 22

Apr 27– May 22

APRIL

Apr 27 – May 22

May 29

End of School Year – Grades K – 5 (All Students).

MAY

Math District-Wide Standards-Based Assessments Elementary

DWSBA #1 Window

DWSBA #2 Window

DWSBA #3 Window

Grade

K

NA

NA

NA

1st

Oct 31 - Nov 14 Oct 22 - Nov 7 Oct 25 - Nov 8 Oct 24 - Nov 7 Oct 24 - Nov 7

Jan 16 - Jan 30 Jan 15 - Jan 30 jan 16 - Jan 31 Jan 15 - Jan 30 Feb 6 - Feb 20

April 17 - May 1 Apr 17 - May 1 Mar 28 - Apr 18 March 27 - Apr 17 March 27 - Apr 17

2nd 3rd 4th 5th