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Elementary School (Grades K-5)
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Middle School (Grades 6-8)
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High School (Grades 9-12)
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| Parent and Educator Resources |
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Kindergarten Readiness Assessment in Maryland
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Maryland Accommodations Manual
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PARCC Assessment Manual
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MSDE Report Card for AACPS
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Grade 3 -- 5 Assessments
After Grade 2, students begin to read to learn and content knowledge and acquisition begins to become a focus. In Grades 3-5 students will take the following AACPS District Assessments. Each assessment is designed to last between 45 -- 80 minutes.
- 3 reading assessments
- 3 mathematics assessments
- 2 science assessments
- 2 social studies assessments
Teachers may use the results of these assessments to help determine student progress in the course; however, teacher assessments and classwork will make up the bulk of a student's grade in each subject.
In addition to district assessments, students will also take the PARCC Assessment in literacy and mathematics and the MISA Assessment in science. The results of PARCC and MISA do not affect a student's grade.
Finally, Grade 5 students who were not identified as gifted in Grade 2 have an opportunity to take the CogAT and Performance Series to identify students as gifted.
Depending upon the student's plan (IEP, 504, EL), the appropriate accommodations found in Section 5 of the Maryland Accommodations Manual and accommodations found in the PARCC Accommodations Manual are made available to each student when appropriate for assessments.
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2-3 times per year (fall, winter, and spring); select students will take the winter administration
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Fountas and Pinnell (F&P;)
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Monitor student progress in reading skills
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During the F&P; Administration, each child spends about 20 -- 30 minutes reading one-on-one with his/her teacher to monitor individual student progress in reading skills. This session takes place during the regular school day.
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October 6 – 11
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Reading Assessment 1
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Monitor student progress in reading, mathematics, science, social studies, and writing content and skills.
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Each assessment is between 30 – 80 minutes in length and students take the assessment as part of the regular school day.
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October 16 – 19
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Science Assessment 1
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October 24 – 26
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Mathematics Assessment 1
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January 4 – 6
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Social Studies Assessment 1
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January 9 –12
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Reading Assessment 2
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January 13 – 18
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Mathematics Assessment 2
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March 9 – 14
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Reading Assessment 3
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March 20 – 22
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Science Assessment 2 (for 3-4 th grades only)
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May 24 – 26
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Social Studies Assessment 2
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November 14 – 22
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CogAT
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Two of several indicators used to identify students as gifted.
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These assessments are only administered to 5 th grade students who were not previously identified as gifted.
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December 1 – 19
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Performance Series
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March 13 – 31
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Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (MISA) – 5 th grade students only
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State assessment used to assess student’s science content knowledge and skill application.
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April 25 – June 2
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PARCC Literacy and Mathematics
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Assess students’ current performance and determine what students need to learn to be ready for the next grade level.
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