Standardized Assessments are used to evaluate students and schools, to help improve teaching and learning, and to generate important data from which policy decisions can be made. However, they are only one of the tools needed to measure student progress.
For Sycamore Community School District #427, standardized assessments fall into two major categories: State Assessment and Local Assessments. Even though local assessments may be used to measure student growth against their peers, many are also nationally normed and can provide a broader comparison. Please see the District’s Learning and Teaching Page for more detailed information about each assessment.
| Grade Level | Fall Benchmark | Winter Benchmark | Spring Benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | ISEL KIDS | ISEL DRA MPG ACCESS* | ISEL DRA MPG |
| 1st Grade | DRA MPG | AIMSweb DRA‡ MPG ACCESS* | AIMSweb DRA MPG |
| 2nd Grade | MAP AIMSweb DRA | MAP AIMSweb DRA‡ ACCESS* | MAP AIMSweb |
| 3rd Grade | MAP AIMSweb | MAP AIMSweb FitnessGram ACCESS* | MAP AIMSweb PARCC DLM ⌃ FitnessGram |
| 4th Grade | MAP AIMSweb | MAP AIMSWEB FitnessGram ACCESS* | MAP AIMSweb PARCC DLM⌃ Fitness Gram |
| 5th Grade | MAP AIMSweb | MAP AIMSweb FitnessGram ACCESS* | MAP AIMSweb PARCC DLM⌃ Illinois Science Assessment FitnessGram |
Key
* ELL Students Only
‡ Only Students Scoring Below Grade Level on Fall Benchmark
⌃ Select Special Education Students Only
Assessment Dates
ACCESS Testing
- Wednesday, January 16, 2019 – Tuesday, February 19, 2019
AIMSweb
- Fall – Wednesday, September 5, 2018 | 12:20-3:00 PM
- Winter – Wednesay, December 12, 2018 | 12:20-3:00 PM
- Spring – Wednesday, May 8, 2019 | 12:20-3:00 PM
DRA
- Fall – Friday, October 5, 2018
- Winter – Friday, February 1, 2019
- Spring – Friday, May 17, 2019
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)(IAA)
- Wednesday, March 13, 2019 – Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Fitness Gram
- January 2019 – April 2019
ISEL
- Fall – Tuesday, September 4, 2018 – Friday, September 14, 2018
- Winter – Monday, January 14, 2019 – Friday, January 25, 2019
- Spring – Monday, May 6, 2019 – Friday, May 17, 2019
Illinois Science Assessment (ISA)
- Our testing window opens on Friday, March 1, 2019 and closes at the end of the school day on Thursday, April 18, 2018
MAP Testing
- Fall
- Main Window – Monday, August 27, 2018 – Friday, September 7, 2018
- Make up Window – Monday, September 10, 2018 – Friday, September 14, 2018
- Winter
- Main Window – Monday, December 3, 2018 – Friday, December 14, 2018
- Make up Window – Monday, December 17, 2018 – Friday, December 21, 2018
- Spring
- Main Window – Monday, April 29, 2019 – Friday, May 10, 2019
- Make up Window – Monday, May 13, 2019 – Friday, May 17, 2019
PARCC
- Dates not determined yet by ISBE.
