Academics & Assessments

Assessments

In addition to the daily informal assessments and periodic formal assessments given by your child's teacher, your student may be given one or more of the following state mandated or district initiated standardized assessments this year:

Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA)
Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)
Standards of Intelligence (SOI)
Measures of Student Progress (MSP)

Click here for more information on elementary assessments including our district assessment calendar or see below for specifics on tests currently going on at Discovery.

State and District Assessment Calendar 2017-2018

Please mark your calendar for the following testing dates for 2nd through 5th graders. You can help your child do their best by ensuring they get a good night's sleep the night before, have breakfast the day of, and arrive on time that morning.

Grade	Test	Winter Dates	Spring Dates
2nd Grade	CogAT	3/6-8
3rd Grade	SBA - English Language Arts		5/3-10
	SBA - Math		5/3-10
4th Grade	SBA - English Language Arts		4/24-5/1
	SBA - Math		4/24-5/1
5th Grade	SBA - English Language Arts		5/14-21
	SBA - Math		5/14-21
	WCAS - Science		5/22

Smarter Balanced Assessment

The Smarter Balanced Assessment is the test we use in Washington State to measure student achievement in math and English language arts. All students in grades 3, 4, and 5 take the test online during school. The assessment will measure critical thinking with questions that ask students to demonstrate their research, writing, and problem solving skills in both math and English language arts.

Useful Links:
SBA Sample Questions
Practice and Training Tests
Achievement Levels
Understand your child’s score video (bottom of page)
SBA Development and Design
Washington Test Guide for Parents (Great Schools)

Testing Times and Breaks:
Typically students will start the test around 9:30 a.m. and finish within 2-3 hours. However, assessments are untimed and students can take breaks as needed. Students may bring snacks to eat during their breaks. Please make sure your student is on time and well rested.

Testing Schedule:
Smarter Balanced Testing happens in April and May. Look for the 2017-2018 testing schedule here sometime after Winter Break.

Equal Opportunity Notice

The Issaquah School District complies with all applicable federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities, or employment related matters, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees are designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Executive Director of Compliance and Legal Affairs, District Title IX Coordinator, Section 504/ADA Coordinator or Compliance Coordinator for 28A.540 and 28A.642 RCW, in writing at or by telephone at 425.837.7060. The Issaquah School District will also take steps to assure that national origin persons who lack English language skills can participate in all educational programs, services and activities. For information regarding translation services or transitional bilingual education programs, contact the Director of Student Interventions in writing at 565 NW Holly St., Issaquah, WA 98027 or by telephone at 425.837.7000.

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