EMSD Assessment System
Measure of Academic Progress (MAP)
State required for teacher evaluation purposes
Grades 2-8 - All students in Math and Reading
Fall: August – September
Winter: January – February
Spring: April – May
MPG (MAP for Primary Grades)
State required for teacher evaluation purposes
Kindergarten – All students in Reading
Grade 1 – All students in Math and Reading
Same testing windows as above
IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness)
State required
English/Language Arts and Math
Grades 3 – 8
March - April
Illinois Science Assessment (ISA)
State required
Grades 5 and 8 (computer based)
Spring: March
District Math Assessment Testing Window - Elementary Only
Fall
Winter
Spring
ACCESS (EL students only)
State required
Grades K - 8
January – March
KIDS (Kindergarten Individual Developmental Survey)
State required assessment
Kindergarten only
Data collected in January
LEXIA CORE 5 READING/Lexia PowerUP (Grades K-5) NEW FOR 2020-21
All students in grades K-5 will take the placement test
COGAT
District required assessment
FOURTH GRADE ONLY
October
ILLINOIS PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT
State required assessment
Grades 3 – 8 (only 5th and 7th grade scores reported to state)
Pretest in September and Post-test in April/May
Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment (reading)
District required assessment AND used for state required teacher evaluations
Kindergarten
Spring only: April – May
1st grade: All students September, January, and April
Grades 2 – 4:
Fall (during MAP testing) – ALL students
Winter (December) – Intensive students
Spring (during MAP testing) – ALL students