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WI STATE Testing Information by Grade Level

 11th grade students (ACT): 11th grade students will test on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020,
statewide.
 9 -10th grade (ASPIRE) testing window begins April 6, 2019 – Most scheduled testing
sites will be in the first two weeks of this window

The purpose of this communication is to inform WIVA families of the mandated testing schedule
that is outlined by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for the upcoming 2019-20 school
year and our STAR testing program requirement. As a public school in Wisconsin, our students
will be expected to take the assessments for their grade level.

We are currently in the process of arranging our testing sites for spring and will message out the
exact dates of the cities and sites as soon as we are able. For Learning Coaches in grades 3rd-
8th and 9th-11th, we will be requesting confirmation of your child’s testing site starting in
December (11th grade) and January (3-8th and 9th-10th).

Grades Assessment Testing Location Testing

Window

Grades 2nd - 12th STAR Reading/ Adaptive Online Assessment (K-5 Directions for Sept
Grade STAR Math log in will be sent by your students’ HR teacher; January
6-12 watch for the link to be embedded within May
your English and Math course)

State Mandated - Late Fall Testing

Identified students ACCESS for Computer based, students test for one day in December 2–
in Grade K-12 English various cities throughout Wisconsin for ELL January 31st
Language students only.
Learners

State Mandated - Spring Testing

Grade 11 ACT Plus Paper/pencil, students test for one day March 3rd,
Writing throughout the state 2020
Assesses ELA,
math and
writing
Identified Students Dynamic Alternative Assessment for students with March 23 -
in Grades 3rd-11th Learning Maps significant special needs as determined by an May 1
IEP

Grade 9 ACT Aspire Computer based, students test for one day in April 6–May 6
Grade 10 Assesses various cities in Wisconsin
student's
readiness in
English, math,
reading,
science and
writing

K-12th grade English ACCESS testing ACCESS for ELLs is designed to measures English December 2nd
Language Learners language proficiency. It is a large scale – January 31st
assessment that is based on the WIDA
Consortium’s ELD Standards that form the core
of Wisconsin’s approach to instructing and
testing ELs

Beginning in the year WI Civics WI Act 55 (2015) is the 2015-17 biennial state For 10th grade
2017 – Graduation Graduation budget. There is a requirement in Act 55 that students at
requirement Requirement any students graduating from a Wisconsin high the end of the
school (starting with the class of 2017) "takes a American
civics test comprised of 100 questions that are History course.
identical to the 100 questions that may be asked For 11th and
of an individual during the process of applying 12 grade
for U.S. citizenship by the United States students, can
Citizenship and Immigration Services and the be sent a link
pupil correctly answers at least 60 of those to complete
questions." (Section 3266R, 118.33(1m)(a)1.) requirement.