Assessment

EMSD 37 Assessment System

NWEA Map (Measure of Academic Progress)

Fall
Winter
Spring

MPG (Map for Primary Grades)

Kindergarten
All Students in Reading in the Fall
All Students in Reading and Math in the winter and spring
Grade 1
All Students in Reading and Math
Same testing windows as MAP (see above)

IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness)

State mandated

Grades 3-8
Spring

Illinois Science Assessment (ISA)

State mandated
Grades 5 & 8
Spring

ACCESS

State mandated
Grades K-8 (English Language Proficiency in Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking)
Winter, Spring

COGAT

Grades 2, 4, & 6
Fall

KIDS (Kindergarten Individual Development Survey)

State mandated for all kindergarten students

Testing window (40 days) from start of school
Fall