The following is from the South Orange-Maplewood School District:
Dear Parent/Guardians:
This year the Department of Education has mandated that school districts provide parents and guardians certain information on any State assessment or commercially-developed standardized assessments that will be administered during the school year.
Below you will find the assessments that will be administered this year.
Grades 3-11
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)-computer administration
Computer Administration English and Mathematics – grades 3-11
March 27, 2017 – May 19, 2017
Duration 4 hours
Results available September 2017
Federal and State Mandated
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC)-paper administration
Paper testing English and Mathematics grades 3-11 for those students not taking the PARCC on computer
March 27, 2017 – April 7, 2017
Duration 4 hours
Results available September 2017
Federal and State Mandated
PARCC parent resources https://www.parcconline.org/resources/parent-resources
PARCC English practice tests https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/english
PARCC Mathematics practice tests https://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/math
Grades 3-8 and 11
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)
April 3, 2017 – May 19, 2017
Grades 3-8 and 11
State Mandated
Grades 4, 8 and High School
Alternative Performance Assessment (APA) Science
September 1, 2016 – November 11, 2016 and December 5, 2016 – February 10, 2017
State Mandated
Grade 4
New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge Science (NJASK)
May 31, 2017 and make-up June 7, 2017
Grade 4 duration 60 minutes
Results available September 2017
State Mandated
Grade 4 Parent, Student & Teacher Information Guide https://www.measinc.com/NJ/Downloads/NJASK/2016_PSTG_G4_Science.pdf
Grade 4 – Jefferson Elementary School Only
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
March 1, 2017
Mathematics and Reading
62 students from grade 4 are chosen by NAEP
Duration 90 minutes (approximately)
Required by the federal government
You can read more about NAEP at https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/schools.asp
Grade 8
New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge Science (NJASK)
May 31, 2017 and make-up June 7, 2017
Grade 8 duration 120 minutes
Results available September 2017
State Mandated
Grade 8 Parent, Student & Teacher Information Guide
https://www.measinc.com/NJ/Downloads/NJASK/2016_PSTG_G8_Science.pdf
Grade 8 – South Orange Middle School Only
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
February 15, 2017
Grade 8 Mathematics and Reading
62 students from grade 8 chosen by NAEP
Duration 90 minutes (approximately)
Required by the federal government
You can read more about NAEP at https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/schools.asp
Grade 9 and some 10th and 11th
New Jersey Biology Competency Test (NJBCT)
May 31 and June 1, 2017 and make-up June 7 & 8 2017
Day 1 duration 2 hours 17 minutes (approximately)
Day 2 duration 2 hours, 7 minutes (approximately)
Results available September 2017
State Mandated
Your Guide to the NJBCT
https://www.measinc.com/NJ/Downloads/NJASK/2016_PSTG_G8_Science.pdf
NJBCT Student Preparation Booklet
https://www.measinc.com/NJ/Downloads/NJBCT/NJBCT_Student_Preparation_Booklet_2016.pdf
Grades 10 and 11
Preliminary SAT (PSAT)
October 19, 2016
Reading, Writing and Mathematics
Duration 2 hours 45 minutes
Results available April 2017
District Administers
For more information and practice tests go to https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10
Portfolio Appeals – High School
January 9, 2017 – May 12, 2017
