Assessment Schedules

2020-2021 ACCESS for ELLs and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs:

Schedule Updated on 11/30/2020

Description	Start Date	End Date
WIDA AMS Test Setup Available	Nov. 25, 2020	March 12, 2021
Districts Receive Test Materials	Dec. 21, 2020
Additional Test Materials Ordering Window in AMS	Dec. 21, 2020	March 4, 2021
Test Window *	Jan. 4, 2021	March 12, 2021
Deadline for Shipping Completed Test Materials to DRC		March 17, 2021
Districts Receive Reports - Online	TBD
Districts Receive Reports - Printed	TBD

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

Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessments

 

DLM Mathematics (grades 3-8, 11):  April 5 - May 21, 2021

DLM ELA (grades 3-8, 11): April 5 - May 21, 2021

DLM Science (grades 5, 8, 11): April 5 - May 21, 2021

RI SAT School Day and PSAT 10*

RI SAT School Day (grade 11): The RI SAT School Day for the 2020-21 state assessments will be administered digitally during a three-day test window in April, 2021.

• Primary Test Window: April 13 - 15, 2021
• Make-Up Test Window: April 27 - 29, 2021
• RI SAT School Day (Paper)*: Primary Test Date: April 13; Make-up date: April 27, 2021

PSAT10 (grade 10): The PSAT10 for the 2020-21 state assessments be administered digitally in April, 2021.

• Primary Test Window: April 13 - 23, 2021
• Make-Up Test Window: April 27 - 29, 2021

* All schools are expected to administer all state assessments as computer-based tests. The RI SAT School Day - Paper test date is for homeschooled students and RI students enrolled in out-of-state schools. However, some students requiring a paper test as an accommodation may either be tested on April 13 or during the accommodated testing window, depending on the type of accommodation.

Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS)

Test Windows: All students will take the RICAS online* during the following windows:

• English Language Arts**: March 29 – April 30, 2021
• Mathematics**: April 26 – May 28, 2021

PLEASE NOTE:
* Paper-based testing is available for the following students and is not intended as a whole-school option:

• students with disabilities with an accommodation listed in their IEP or 504 Plan that requires a paper test administration,
• EL students who require a paper test administration.

** There are no extra dates for make-ups: make-up tests must be administered within the test window dates listed above for that content area.

Rhode Island Next Generation Science Assessment (RI NGSA)

All students in grades 5, 8, and 11 taking RI NGSA will do so online* during this window**:
April 27 - May 28, 2021

PLEASE NOTE:

* Paper tests are available for students needing a paper test accommodation, but are not a whole school option.
** All make-up tests must be completed within the test window listed above.

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

 

Reading, mathematics (grades 4, 8) Jan. 25 - March 19, 2021*

• UPDATED 8.20.20: The last day of the test window changed from March 9 to March 19, 2021.