District Assessment Schedule
This site consists of all major district assessments or screenings for students. Common and unit tests that are a part of the content area curriculum may be shared by the classroom teachers.
New Jersey Students Learning Assessment (NJSLA):
ELA and Math - Grades 3-12
Spring Testing Window: May 8 - 26, 2023
High School: May 16 - 19, 2023
Middle School: May 22 - 26, 2023
Elementary schools: May 22 - 26, 2023
NJSLS - Science Assessment - Grades 5, 8, and 11
5th Grade: May 26, 2023
8th Grade: May 26, 2023
11th Grade: May 22, 2023
*Please check the school website for your child’s exact testing dates as we get closer to window*
LinkIt! Grade Level Benchmarks (K-12, ELA and Math)
Form A: 9/6 - 10/14
Form B: 1/3 - 2/16
Form C: 5/8 - 6/2
*Please contact the school if you would like your child’s exact testing dates*
WIDA ACCESS 2.0 Language Acquisition Assessment
All K-12 - ESL Students
Grades K - 1: March 25, 2023 - March 29, 2023, Make-up testing: April 1, 2023
Grades 2- 12: March 16, 2023 - March 20, 2023, Make-up testing: March 23, 2023
*Please contact your child’s ESL or classroom teacher for his/her specific testing dates as we get closer to the window*
CogAT - GATE Program
For all 1st grade students and any student in grades 2-5 who are testing to enter the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Program. Note: Students in 2nd - 5th grade must meet the other GATE selection criteria prior to being selected to take the CogAT.
Fall Window: All students in Grade 1
Spring Window: Kindergarten (based off teacher scoring rubric and Spring LinkIt benchmark
NAEP Testing - Grades 4, 8, and 12
National Assessment of Educational Progress - March 1
Early Childhood Assessments
Pre-Kindergarten: ESI-R screening window:
October 9 - 19, 2022
Rescreen Window:
Nov 19 - 30, 2022
My Teaching Strategies assessment periods:
Fall collection - 9/6/22 - 12/7/22
Generate and share Development and Learning form - 11/7/22
Finalize Checkpoints - 12/10/22 - 12/14/22
Winter collection - 12/10/22 - 03/20/23
Generate and share Development and Learning form - 2/13/23
Finalize Checkpoints - 3/19/23 - 3/24/23
Spring collection - 3/19/22 - 6/10/23
Generate and share Development and Learning form - 5/17/23
Finalize Checkpoints- 6/11/23 - 6/14/23