Gadsden County Public Schools

Gadsden County Public Schools

2007-2008 Assessment Calendar

Assessment/Screening / Dates / Grades / School Level Coordinator
School Readiness
FLKRS (ECHOS and DIBELS) / August 20-September 30, 2007
(1st 30 days of school) / Kindergarten / Reading Coach
Guidance Counselors
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy (DIBELS) / Aug - May
Sept 17-28,2007
Jan 16-30,2008
Apr 28-May 9,2008 / Reading First K-3 / Reading Coach
Guidance Counselors
Early Childhood Observation System ECHOS (1 pt of K readiness) / August 20-September 30, 2007
(1st 30 days of school) / Kindergarten and VPK / Teachers
Guidance Counselors
Early Reading Diagnostic Assessment (ERDA) / On-going / Kindergarten – Third Grade students experiencing difficulty or at significant risk based on DIBELS / Reading Coach
Diagnostic Assessment of Reading (DAR) / On-going / Grades 4 -12 students experiencing difficulty or at significant risk based on progress monitoring (Snapshot) / Reading Coach
Stanford Diagnostic Reading Assessment (SDRT) / Sept 24-28,2008 / Grades 4 -12 / Reading Coach
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-College entrance exam) / Oct 6, 2007
Nov 3, 2007
Dec 1, 2007
Jan 26, 2008
Mar 1, 2008
May 3, 2008
June 7, 2008 / Grades 11 & 12 / Guidance Counselors
(Parents pay and register)
Pre-SAT (PSAT) / Oct 17, 2007
Oct 20, 2007 / Grade 10 (Potential National Merit scholars) / Guidance Counselors
PLAN (Pre-ACT) / Nov 5-9, 2007 / Grade 10 / Guidance Counselors
ACT (college entrance exam) / Sept 15, 2007
Oct 27, 2007
Dec 8, 2007
Feb 9, 2008
Apr 12, 2008
June 14, 2008 / Grades 11 & 12 / Guidance Counselors
(Parents pay and register)
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)-Writing+ (Field Test) / Dec 4-5, 2008 / Selected schs only / Erica Starling
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)-Writing+ / Feb 12 -13, 2008
Feb 14-15, 2008 (makeup) / Grades 4, 8 and 10 / Erica Starling
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Fall / Sept 24-28, 2007
Oct 1-5, 2007 / Grade 11-Adults
New students/Retakes / Erica Starling
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Sunshine State Standards (SSS) and Nationally Norm-reference Test (NRT) / March 11-24, 2008 / Grades 3-10 (R/M)
Grades 5, 8, 11 (S)
Grades 11-Adult (R/M) / Erica Starling
Assessment/Screening / Dates / Grades / School Level Coordinator
Stanford Achievement Test (SAT/10) / April 14-18 / Grades 1 & 2
3rd grd Summer Reading Camp / Erica Starling
Advance Placement Exams / May 5-9, 2008
May 12-16, 2008 / Students enrolled in AP Courses / Guidance Counselors
(Parents pay and register)
CELLA / Apr 22-May 23, 2008 / All LY students / ESOL Teachers
Guidance Counselors
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Tests (PPVT) (given w/DIBELS) / Apr 28-May 9,2008 / Kindergarten - Fifth / Reading Coaches

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