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Assessment Schedules

Below is the 2019-20 schedule of testing windows for each assessment in the Rhode Island State Assessment Program.

Use the navigation menu to find general information about each assessment in the statewide assessment system, or about particular components of assessment administration (e.g., manuals, trainings, results) for all statewide assessments.

UPDATE (3/30/20)

RIDE is requesting a waiver from requirements included in the Elementary and Secondary Education Action of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). These two federal laws include the requirements states must follow to implement their state assessment and accountability systems. Approval of this wavier by the United States Department of Education (USED) would suspend the parts of these laws that apply to the state assessment, accountability, and school improvement systems.

Read the RIDE Waiver Request (PDF) submitted to the USED.
Review the Frequently Asked Questions Document (PDF) to learn more about the implications of our waiver request and how it would affect RI district, schools, and students.
Please provide your feedback and comments by Friday, April 10, 2020 at 4:00pm through this Public Comment Survey.

Assessment windows for the 2020-21 school year will be posted by the end of this school year.

RI Test Coordinator Handbook

The 2018-19 Test Coordinator Handbook will be released over the summer.

ACCESS for ELLs and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs

2019-2020 ACCESS for ELLs and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs:

Description	Start Date	End Date
WIDA AMS Test Setup Available	12/3/2019	2/14/2020
Districts Receive Test Material (On)	1/2/2020	1/2/2020
Test Window *	1/6/2020	2/14/2020
Additional Test Material Window in AMS	1/2/2020	2/7/2020
Deadline for Shipping Completed Test Material to DRC	2/26/2020	2/26/2020
Districts Receive Reports - Online	4/29/2020	4/29/2020
Districts Receive Reports - Printed	5/8/2020	5/8/2020

*Make-up Dates: All make-up tests must be completed within the test windows listed above.

Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Alternate Assessments

Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessments

RIDE has requested a waiver from federal requirements for statewide assessments for this school year.

Assessment windows for the 2020-21 school year will be posted by the end of this school year.

Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS)

RIDE has requested a waiver from federal requirements for statewide assessments for this school year.

Assessment windows for the 2020-21 school year will be posted by the end of this school year.

RI PSAT 10 and SAT School Day

RIDE has requested a waiver from federal requirements for statewide assessments for this school year.

Assessment windows for the 2020-21 school year will be posted by the end of this school year.

UPDATE 4/1/20: All state assessments have been canceled for the 2019-20 school year. Schools should keep their testing materials as RIDE works with College Board to reschedule the SAT School Day.