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2019-20 Test Administration Windows

Please note: content assessments for Grades 3-5 Social Studies will pause in 2018-19 for TCAP and TCAP-Alt.

Download a PDF of the test administration windows for 2019-20. Specific district calendars may be found on district websites.

Required Assessments

Assessment Name Subject(s) Student Group Administration Window
TCAP End-of-Course Assessments
  • English I/II
  • Integrated Math I/II/III
  • Algebra I/II
  • Geometry
  • Biology
  • U.S. History & Geography
 High school students and any middle school
student taking a high school course

Fall block:
December 2-19

Subpart 1 of ENG I and ENG II must be completed and shipped by December 6


Spring block/traditional:
April 13–May 8
Subpart 1 of ENG I and ENG II  must be completed and shipped by April 17
TCAP Grades 3–8
  • English language arts
  • Math
  • Science
  • Social Studies (Grades 6-8 only)  
 Students in grades 3–8 April 13–May 8
Subpart 1 of grade 3-8 ELA must be completed by April 17
ACCESS for ELs
  • English proficiency
 Students who are English learners February 17-April 3
Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA)
  • English language arts
  • Math
 Students in grades 3–8 and grade 11 with the
most significant cognitive disabilities.		 March 16–May 1
TCAP-Alt
  • Science
  • Social Studies
 Students in grades 3–8 with the most
significant cognitive disabilities for both
science and social studies, and students
in grade 10 for biology		 March 16–May 8 (Tentative)
NAEP
  • Reading
  • Math
  • Social Studies
  • Science
 Students in grades 4, 8, and 12 in selected schools January 28–March 15

ACT

(Districts may choose between ACT and SAT)
  • English
  • Math
  • Reading
  • Science
 Students in grade 11
  • Fall/Spring

·       ACT

 Standard (paper): March 17
Accommodations (paper): March 17–20 and March 23-27
Online-standard & accommodations: March 17-19 and March 24-26

 

·       ACT

 

 

 Standard (paper): March 31
Accommodations (paper): March 31,
April 1–3 and April 6–10
Online-standard & accommodations: March 31, April 1-2 and April 7-9

·       ACT

 Standard (paper): April 21
Accommodations (paper): April 21–24 and April 27–May 1
Online-standard & accommodations:
April 21-23 and April 28-30

 

·       SAT

 

 Oct. 16
March 4
March 25
April 14
April 28
       

Optional Assessments

Subject(s) Student Group Administration Window
  • English language arts
  • Math
 Students in grade 2 April 13–May 8
  • English language arts
  • Math
 Students in grade 2 with the most significant
cognitive disabilities		 March 16–May 8
  • English
  • Math
  • Reading
  • Science
 Seniors who took the ACT as juniors
  • October 2 (accommodation window: Oct. 2-16)
  • October 16 (accommodation window: Oct.16-22),
  • October 30 (accommodation window: Oct. 30- Nov. 5)
  • Accommodations: October 2–November 5
  • Reading
  • Math
  • Writing & Language
  • Essay (optional)
 Students in grade 11

Schools choose one primary and one make-up date.

  • October 10
  • March 6
  • March 27
  • April 9
  • April 23

* Participation in the Grade 2 operational assessment is a district option nad includes the alternate assessment if chosen.

** Participation is limited to seniors who took the ACT as a junior