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WEST VIRGINIA
MEASURES OF ACADEMIC
PROGRESS and Other Assessment Administration Schedules for 2011-2012
ACT EXPLORE AND ACT PLAN: GRADES 8 and 10
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October 24, 2011 – November 4, 2011 |
Testing Window for ACT EXPLORE (Grade 8) & ACT PLAN (Grade 10) |
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS (NAEP): Grades 4, 8 and 12 |
January 28 – March 8, 2013 |
State NAEP is administered every other year. |
WESTEST 2 Online Writing: Grades 3-11
(Writing Scores are integrated into WESTEST 2 R/LA Scores) |
February 27 – March 16, 2012 |
Middle School Online Testing Window (Recommended) |
March 19 – April 6, 2012 |
High School Online Testing Window (Recommended) |
April 9 – 27, 2012 |
Elementary School Online Testing Window (Recommended) |
WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS TESTS (WESTEST 2) : Grades 3-11 |
May 7 – 25, 2012 |
Testing Window
- Each county will determine the first and last day of the testing window to include no more than 10 consecutive instructional days.
- County test coordinators must notify the Office of Assessment and Accountability of their selected dates.
- WVSSAC is making an effort to not schedule sporting events during May 14 – 17, 2012.
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ALTERNATE PERFORMANCE TASK ASSESSMENT (APTA)
Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics: Grades 3-8 and 11
Science: Grades 4, 6 and 10 |
April 23 – May 4, 2012 |
Testing Window |
Other Assessments
(note: the assessments listed below are not administered by the Office of Assessment, Accountability and Research)
HEAP – Health Assessment
Grades 6, 8 and High School Health Courses
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Online throughout the
school year |
Ongoing based on when students are enrolled in the course |
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FitnessGram – Physical Fitness Assessment
Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and High School Health Courses |
Performance based throughout the school year |
Ongoing based on when students complete the physical education course |
ACT College Admissions
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September 10, 2011 |
Testing dates on Saturdays |
October 22, 2011 |
December 10, 2011 |
February 11, 2012 |
April 14, 2012 |
June 9, 2012 |
SAT
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October 1, 2011 |
Testing dates on Saturdays |
November 5, 2011 |
December 3, 2011 |
January 28, 2012 |
March 10, 2012 |
May 5, 2012 |
June 2, 2012 |
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PSAT/NMSQT: Grades 9-11 (Interested Students) |
October 12, 2011 |
Not all students |
October 15, 2011 |
HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WORK ASSESSMENT: Grade 12
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Jan 30 - Feb 24 2012 |
High Schools That Work is administered every other year. Testing dates for 2011-2012 school year will be posted as they become available. |
WORK KEYS: Grade 12
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November 28, 2011 - December 9, 2011 First Semester |
Measures Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information, Locating Information for career/technical education concentration |
| Feburary 27, 2012 to March 12, 2012 Second Semester |
WESTELL: Grades K-12
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March 26 - April 27, 2012 |
Measures the English language proficiency of students who are not native English speakers, or have a home language other than English |
Career/Technical Education, Global 21 Performance Assessments: Grades 9 - 12
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December 1, 2011 - January 13, 2012 Fall Semester Testing Window |
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April 2, 2012 - May 11, 2010 Spring Semester Testing Window |
AP (Advanced Placement) Grades 9-12
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May 7 – 18, 2012 |
Students enrolled in AP Classes |
TECH STEPS: Grade 8
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September 2011 – April 2012 |
Six modules to be completed |
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