HS ELA Guide

High School Assessment Calendar 2026-27 As of May 4, 2026 Start of School Year Aug 17 – Ongoing WIDA Screener Testing of new ML Students on Chromebooks Aug 17

NWEA MAP Test** – Math: All Grade 9 and 10 Students. Note: A student has 28 calendar days to start and finish MAP. If you test over 28 days the test has to be cancelled and retested. This must be avoided! NWEA MAP Test** – Reading: All Grade 9 and 10 Students. Note: A student has 28 calendar days to start and finish MAP. If you test over 28 days the test has to be cancelled and retested. This must be avoided!

Aug 18 – Sept 24

AUGUST

Aug 18 – Sept 24

SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER

Oct 20 – Dec 4

STAMP testing for DUAL Immersion (DLI) classes ONLY.

NWEA MAP Test – Math: All Grade 9 and 10 Students Finish before end of 2nd quarter . N ote: A student has 28 calendar days to start and finish MAP. If you test over 28 days the test has to be cancelled and retested. This must be avoided! NWEA MAP Test – Reading: All Grade 9 and 10 Students Finish before end of 2nd quarter.

Dec 2 – Jan 14

DECEMBER

Dec 2 – Jan 14

Jan 5 – Mar 5

WIDA ACCESS Testing – All ML Students Grades 9-12.

JANUARY FEBRUARY

Mar 1 – 12 Seal of Biliteracy – Select Grade 11 and 12 Students. Finish make-ups by March 16th. Mar 8 – May 21 Dynamic Learning Maps – DLM (for select students with an IEP) Wed, Mar 10th ACT Testing – Grade 11 Students on Chromebooks. Mar 10, 11, 12 ACT Accommodated Testing for Grade 11 Students. Mar 16, 17, 18 Make-up ACT Testing – Grade 11 Students. Mar 29 - May 5 NWEA MAP Test – Math: All Grade 9 and 10 Students. Mar 29 - May 5 NWEA MAP Test – Reading: All Grade 9 and 10 Students. N ote: A student has 28 calendar days to start and finish MAP. If you test over 28 days the test has to be cancelled and retested. This must be avoided!

MARCH

Spring Recess

Apr 5 – 9

New RISE End-of-Year Summative Assessment in ELA, Math and Science – Courses: ELA 9, ELA 10, ***Secondary Math I, Secondary Math II, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth and Space Science World Language Testing (Not DLI); Level 2 & 3 WL, 1 section only per teacher.

Apr 12 – May 21

APRIL

Apr 12 – May 7

Apr 14 to End-of-Year

Canyons Senior Exit Survey

May 27

End of School Year!

MAY

** MAP TESTING @ Brighton High aims to balance district requirements, school tri logistics, and student needs. The Brighton testing windows are: Fall: Aug 18–Sep 24, Winter: Nov 18–Jan 29, and Spring: Mar 30–May 7. The goal is to administer two MAP tests (beginning and end-of-course) to measure student growth. ***NOTE: Secondary Math I and II RISE Tests are aligned to the current (2016) Utah Core Math Standards for the 2026-27 school year

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Last Updated

High School ELA, Page 31

Jun 4, 2026