Assessments
Below are the current assessment calendars for each level of our school district: elementary, middle and high school.
As you view each of the calendars, please note that they are coded as follows . . .
State required (green)
These assessments are mandated by the State of Wisconsin. They are:
- administered to students in Wisconsin public schools
- used to determine what students know and can apply in different areas of study (math, science, language arts, etc.)
- used for the statewide school and district report cards
- Locally, we use them to guide curriculum development and instruction
DASD School and District Report Cards
WISEdash: statistics about Wisconsin public schools
Read more about recent state assessment results below.
District administered (purple)
These assessments are used locally by DASD. They are:
- a means of understanding where our students are performing in that moment
- typically shorter and done multiple times during a school year - like a doctor checking "vitals" each time you go to the doctor's office
- used immediately by teachers as a way to know exactly where students are for upcoming work in the classroom
- used to show learning growth in a given period of time (i.e., fall to spring of a given school year)
iReady Assessment - given three times a year as a measure of student's academic progress.
More information:
Forward Exam, ACT, and DLM Assessment Data
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Wisconsin Forward Exam
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Grades 3-8; measures performance in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics
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Grades 4 and 8; measures performance in Science
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Grades 4, 8, and 10; measures performance in Social Studies
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ACT: grade 11; measures performance in ELA, mathematics, and science (same college admissions exam taken by students nationwide)
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Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM): grades 3-11; alternate assessment in ELA, mathematics, science, and social studies for students with severe cognitive disabilities
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