Iowa City Community School District
District Assessment Calendar
| Assessment | Discipline | School Level | Administration Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELPA21 Screener | ELL | Multilingual Students New-to-District Secondary |
August 6-8 & 11, 2025 |
| Early Literacy Alternate Assessment | ELA | Special Education grades K-6 |
August 25-September 26, 2025 Reporting Window: September 15-26, 2025 |
| ELPA21 Screener | ELL | Multilingual Students New-to-District Elementary |
August 25 - September 30, 2025 |
| Kingore Observation Inventory | ELP | K-2nd | Grades 1 & 2 = Ongoing observations August 25 - October 31 Kindergarten = Ongoing observations November 3-December 19 |
| FAST K-1 earlyReading, earlyMath. FAST 2-5 CBM, aReading, aMath |
Reading & Math | Elementary grades K-5 | September 1 – September 26, 2025 |
| GOLD Assessment | Comprehensive | Preschool | September 2 - November 24 |
| Dynamic Learning Maps Alternative Assessment |
ELA/Math | Special Education grades 3-11 |
Fall Window 1: September 8-October 31, 2025 Fall Window 2: November 3-December 19, 2025 |
| Naglieri General Ability Tests | ELP | 4th - 5th Grade | September 8-19, 2025 Make-ups = September 22-26, 2025 |
| STAR Reading / STAR Math | Reading & Math | Middle School grades 6-8 |
September 11 – September 26, 2025 |
| Early Literacy Alternate Assessment | ELA | Special Education grades K-6 |
September 29-February 6 2026 Reporting Window: January 26-February 6, 2026 |
| Panorama Survey | SEBH | Grades 3-12 | October 6-October 30, 2025 |
| GOLD Assessment | Comprehensive | Preschool | November 25 - March 2 |
| FAST K-1 earlyReading, earlyMath. FAST 2-5 CBM, aReading, aMath |
Reading & Math | Elementary grades K-5 | January 12 - February 6, 2026 |
| STAR Reading / STAR Math | Reading & Math | Middle School grades 6-8 |
January 13 - January 30, 2025 |
| ELPA21 | ELL | K-12 | February 2-March 27, 2026 |
| Dynamic Learning Maps Alternative Assessment |
ELA/Math | Special Education grades 3-11 |
Spring Window 1: February 2-March 27, 2026 Spring Window 2: March 30-May 15, 2026 |
| Early Literacy Alternate Assessment | ELA | Special Education grades K-6 |
February 9-May 29, 2026 Reporting Window: May 11-29, 20256 |
| GOLD Assessment | Comprehensive | Preschool | March 3 - May 29 |
| Panorama Survey | SEBH | Grades 3-12 | March 23-April 17, 2026 |
| ELPA21 Future Kindergarten Screener | ELL | Preschool | Late March - mid May |
| Naglieri General Ability Tests | ELP | 2nd -5th Grade | April 6-30, 2026 |
| Iowa Assessment ISASP | Reading, Writing, Math, Science | Grades 3-11 | Testing: April 13-17, 2026 Testing and Makeups: April 20-23, 2026 |
| FAST K-1 earlyReading, earlyMath. FAST 2-5 CBM, aReading, aMath |
Reading & Math | Elementary grades K-5 | May 4-May 29, 2026 |
| AP Testing | All Subjects | High School | May 4-May 15, 2026 |
| STAR Reading / STAR Math | Reading & Math | Middle School grades 6-8 |
May 4-May 22, 2026 |