Assessment & Screening Opportunities

Iowa Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP):

Participation in the Iowa Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) is available to all home-schooled students living in the ICCSD. ICHSAP and Dual Enrollment families are asked to designate their interest in assessment participation when completing enrollment forms at the beginning of each school year. If you did not designate interest, or if you are home-schooling independently, please email ICHSAP secretary, Emily Minnie.

The ISASP is administered each year in the spring, and students are assigned a testing date and site at an ICCSD school based on enrollment and home address. More information about the ISASP and upcoming testing dates can be found here: ICCSD Assessments.

An alternative ISASP testing site for home school students is available at the Cedar Rapids Grant Wood Area Education Agency (GWAEA).

To request testing here, please complete this form: Grant Wood AEA Letter and Reply Form, and mail it by February 14, 2025, to Erikka Vosmek, GWAEA, 4401 Sixth Street SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404.

The GWAEA standardized tests will be administered at the Education Agency, 4401 6th St. S.W. (across from Hawkeye Downs) in Cedar Rapids, IA. For further information please contact Grant Wood AEA Consultant  Erikka Vosmek.

Other Assessment Options for Home School Students:

Dual Enrollment students required to fulfill a baseline or annual assessment options may view the list here: Acceptable Tests for Baseline and Annual Assessment Options.

FAST Reading and Mathematics Universal Screening- Students in Grades K-6

Kindergarten - 6th grade Iowa City Home School Assistance Program (ICHSAP) and Dual Enrollment students are offered the opportunity to be screened for math and reading readiness. These screenings are optional and are offered three times a year (fall, winter, and spring). ICHSAP and Dual Enrollment families are asked to designate their interest in assessment and screening participation when completing enrollment forms at the beginning of each school year. If you did not designate interest, but would like your ICHSAP or Dual Enrollment student to participate, please email ICHSAP secretary, Emily Minnie.

More information about the FAST Reading and Mathematics Universal Screening- Students in Grades K-6 can be found here: Notice of Optional Math and Reading Screening.