Classes for the 2014-15 year began for students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the fourth largest district in the country, on Monday, Aug. 18. And so did student standardized testing.

Yes, it’s time not only for class but also for a new slew of standardized tests in Miami and everywhere else in the country — and this year, more of these exams are expected to be given to students than ever so that kids be assessed and so can their teachers, and their principals, and their schools and their districts.

Thanks to then Gov. Jeb Bush well over a decade ago, the state of Florida has been a national leader in the use of high-stakes standardized tests in public schools. And this year, thanks to a requirement for end-of-course exams for every subject — including music and physical ed and dance — in every grade (including kindergarten) so that the results can be used to evaluate teachers, the school year calendar is jam-packed with tests.

Here is the published testing schedule by Miami-Dade County Public Schools. If your system has a testing calendar that boggles the mind, send it to me or publish it in the comments:

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

2014-2015 TESTING CALENDAR, GRADES PreK-12

Tentative: August 12, 2014 The calendar will be updated periodically as additional information is obtained about the District, state, national, and international tests administered to the students in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. DATE DESCRIPTION ABBREVIATION PARTICIPANTS MANDATE July 14 – 25 Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards End-of-Course Assessments

Algebra 1, Biology 1, Geometry, and US History CBT* NGSSS EOC Grades 9-12,

eligible students Federal and State July 30 – 31 Alternative Assessment for Grade 3 Promotion AAGTP Grade 3,

retained only State August 18 – September 5 Interim Assessment Tests: Baseline

Science IA Grades 5 and 8 State and District August 18 –

September 30 Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener

(Work Sampling System and

(Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading) FLKRS

(WSS and

FAIR) Kindergarten State August 25 –

November 7 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading Assessment

Period 1 (AP1) FAIR-FS Grades K-3, all students; Grades 4-10, Levels 1 & 2; Grades 11-12, Retake** State and

District September/October Preliminary ACT Test ACT PLAN Grade 10,

Optional Nationally Offered September 2 – 30 Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Assessment

Period 1 (AP1) VPK Prekindergarten State September 15 – 26 Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards End-of-Course Assessments

Algebra 1 , Biology 1, Civics, Geometry , and US History

CBT*

NGSSS EOC Grades 6-12, eligible students Federal and State October 1 – 31 FITNESSGRAM Pretest FITNESSGRAM Grades 4-12, students enrolled in PE courses District October 6 – 17 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test

Reading and Mathematics Retake CBT* FCAT/FCAT 2.0

RETAKE Grades 10+,11, 12,

eligible students State October 6 – 24 District ELA Writing Pre-Test DWT Grades 3-11 District October 15 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test PSAT/NMSQT Grade 09,

Optional Nationally Offered Grade 10 State Grade 11,

Optional Nationally Offered October 27 –

November 14 Interim Assessment Tests: Fall

English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Algebra 1, Algebra 2,

Geometry, Biology 1, United States History, and Civics IA Grades 3-12 State and

District November 12 – 13 Grade 3 Mid-Year Promotion GTMYP Grade 3, eligible,

retained students State December 1 – 5 Florida Competency Examination on Personal Fitness FCEPF Grades 10-12, Optional State December 1 – 19 Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards End-of-Course Assessments

Algebra 1, Biology 1, Civics, Geometry, and US History CBT* NGSSS EOC Grades 6-12,

eligible students Federal and State Florida Stanards Assessments

English Language Arts – Writing Component Field Test CBT* FSA Grades 4-11, selected schools January 5 –

March 19 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading

Assessment Period 2 (AP2) FAIR-FS Grades K-3, all students; Grades 4-10, Levels 1 & 2; Grades 11-12, Retake** State January 6 –

February 4 Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Assessment

Period 2 (AP2) VPK Prekindergarten State January 12 – 23 District ELA Writing Post-Test DWT Grades 3-11 District January 20 – May 8 Grade 3 Reading Student Portfolio GTRSP Grade 3 State January 26 –

February 13 Interim Assessment Tests: Winter

English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Algebra 1, Algebra 2,

Geometry, Biology 1, United States History, and Civics

IA Grades 3-12 State and

District January 26 –

March 6 National Assessment of Educational Progress

Reading, Mathematics, and Science NAEP Grades 4, 8, 12, Selected schools Federal February Florida’s Postsecondary Education Readiness Test PERT Grade 11,

eligible students State March 2 – 13 Florida Standards Assessments

English Language Arts – Writing Component FSA Grade 4; and Grades 5-11 CBT* Federal and State March 2 –

April 3 Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment CELLA Grades K-12,

all current ELLs and eligible former ELLs Federal and State March 2 –

April 7 Florida Alternate Assessment FAA Grades 3-11*** State March 16 – April 2 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test

Reading and Mathematics Retakes CBT* FCAT/FCAT 2.0

RETAKE Grades 10+, 11, 12

eligible students State Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards End-of-Course Assessments

Algebra 1 Retake CBT* NGSSS EOC RETAKE Grades 7-12, eligible students Federal and State March 16 – April 10 Florida Standards Assessments

English Language Arts and Mathematics FSA Grades 3 and 4 Federal and State March 30 – May 29 Trends in Mathematics and Science Study TIMMS Grades 4, 8, 12 Selected schools Federal April 1 – 30 FITNESSGRAM Pretest FITNESSGRAM Grades 4-12, students enrolled in PE courses District April 13 – 17 Stanford Achievement Test, Tenth Edition

Reading and Mathematics SAT-10 Grades K-2 District April 13 – May 8 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test 2.0

Science FCAT 2.0 Grades 5 and 8 Federal and State Florida Standards Assessments

English Language Arts CBT* FSA Grades 5-11 Mathematics CBT* Grades 5-8 April 13 – May 29 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading Assessment Period 3 (AP3)

FAIR-FS Grades K-3, all students; Grades 4-10, Levels 1 & 2; Grades 11-12, Retake** State April 20 – May 15 Forida Standards Assessments: End-of-Course Assessments

Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2 CBT* FSA EOC Grades 6-12,

eligible students Federal and State April 20 – May 22 Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards End-of-Course Assessments

Biology 1, Civics, and US History NGSSS EOC Grades 6-12,

eligible students

Federal and State April 21 – May 18 Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Assessment

Period 3 (AP3) VPK Prekindergarten State April 27 – June 12 Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education Examinations AICE Grades 10-12, enrolled, registered students only Internationally Offered May 1 – 5 Florida Competency Examination on Personal Fitness FCEPF Grades 10-12, Optional State May 4 – 15 Advanced Placement Exams AP Grades 8-12,

enrolled, registered students only Nationally Offered May 4 – 26 International Baccalaureate External Written Examinations IB Grades 11-12,

enrolled, registered students only Internationally Offered May 5 AP SEMINAR AP Grades 10-11, Selected schools,

enrolled, registered students only Nationally Offered May 11 – June 5 District-Designated End-of-Course Assessment DDEOC Grades K-12 State May 26 – June 3 Alternative Standardized Reading Assessment ASRA Grade 3,

eligible students State TESTS GIVEN ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS DESCRIPTION ABBREVIATION PARTICIPANTS MANDATE Florida Post Secondary Education Readiness Test

Dual Enrollment Placement, College Placement Testing, Post Remediation,

Comparative Scores for Algebra 1 EOC PERT Grades 10-12 State Aprenda La Prueba de los Logros en Español Segunda Edición

Placement decision for Gifted Program, Spanish-speaking ELLs APRENDA Grades K-12, eligible ELLs State The Iowa Tests (Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and Iowa Tests of Educational Development)

Placement decision for Gifted Program ITBS/

ITED Grades K-12, eligible students Federal and State Exit ESOL Program (six semesters or more) Grades 2-12, eligible students, Charter Schools only ACCEL Option Selected students Miami-Dade County Oral Language Proficiency Scale Revised

Placement decisions for ESOL

Exit ESOL Program-Second Instrument Needed M-DOLPS-R Grade K,

eligible students Federal and State On-line Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment

Placement decisions for ESOL

Extension of services for ESOL Program On-line CELLA Grade 1-12,

eligible students Federal and State

COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS

NATIONALLY OFFERED FOR INTERESTED, REGISTERED STUDENTS Anticipated SAT and SAT Subject Test Dates* ACT Test Dates October 11, 2014 March 14, 2015 (SAT Only) September 13, 2014 April 18, 2015 November 8, 2014 May 2, 2015 October 25, 2014 June 13, 2015 December 6, 2014 June 6, 2015 December 13, 2014 January 24, 2015 February 7, 2015

*SAT Sunday administrations usually occur the day after each Saturday test date for students who cannot test on Saturday due to religious observance.

Notes:

*Designates computer-based testing.

**The following students in all schools must participate in FAIR as follows:

– Grades K-3, all students;

– Grades 4-10, Levels 1 and 2;

– Grades 11-12, Retake eligible**

***Only includes ESE students exempted from standardized testing at these grade levels.

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