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Acadience Math (Grades K-3)<\/summary>\n


Overview<\/strong>
Acadience Math is a state-mandated assessment for grades Kindergarten through third.  It is a universal screener mathematics assessment and progress monitoring tool that assesses a student\u2019s foundational knowledge and basic skills. The assessment includes subtests for number identification fluency, next number fluency, missing number fluency, advanced quantity discrimination,computation, and concepts and applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: Academic Learning Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: What is Acadience Math? USBE – YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frequency:<\/strong>
Beginning (BOY), Middle (MOY), and End of Year (EOY)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Window:<\/strong>
\u2022 August 19- September 15
\u2022 December 1- January 8
\u2022 April 26- May 21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time Frame:<\/strong>
3-30 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports Available in Parent Portal:<\/strong>
3 weeks after the last day of the testing window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: Granite Parent Portal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Acadience Reading (Grades K-3)<\/summary>\n


Overview<\/strong>
Acadience Reading is a state-mandated assessment for grades Kindergarten through third.  It is a universal screener reading assessment and progress monitoring tool that assesses a student\u2019s foundational knowledge and basic skills. The assessment includes subtests for letter naming fluency, first sound fluency, phoneme segmentation, nonsense word fluency, reading fluency, reading comprehension, and retell fluency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: Acadience Learning Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: What is Acadience Reading? USBE – YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frequency:<\/strong>
Beginning (BOY), Middle (MOY) , and End of Year (EOY)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Window:<\/strong>
\u2022 August 19- September 15
\u2022 December 1- January 8
\u2022 April 26- May 21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time Frame:<\/strong>
3-30 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports Available in Parent Portal:<\/strong>
3 weeks after the last day of the testing window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: Granite Parent Portal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

ACT (Grade 11)<\/summary>\n


Overview<\/strong>
American College Testing (ACT) is a standardized exam designed to evaluate high school students\u2019 general educational development and their readiness for college-level work for grade 11. The test covers core subjects typically studied through the third year of high school: English, reading, mathematics, and science. The ACT is the most commonly submitted college readiness assessment for local universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: ACT for Parents and Students<\/a>
Link: ACT Practice Test Questions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frequency:<\/strong>
End of Year<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Window:<\/strong>
March 23<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time Frame:<\/strong>
45-60 minutes per subject<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports Available:<\/strong>
Reports are available 2-3 months after the student has completed the ACT. They can be found in the student’s MyACT account.<\/a> Results can be sent directly to a university of choice if students have completed their MyACT correctly before testing. High School transcripts with ACT scores are available, please ask the school\u2019s secretary.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Dynamic Learning Maps (Grades 3-11 Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities)<\/summary>\n


Overview<\/strong>
Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) is an alternate assessment system designed for students in grades three through eleven with significant cognitive disabilities to measure growth and proficiency according to their academic goals created in an IEP.  The subtests designed to assess student achievement include English language arts, mathematics, and sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: Utah | Dynamic Learning Maps<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: Benefits to the DLM Assessment – English (PDF)<\/a>
Link: Benefits to the DLM Assessment – Spanish (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: Parent Score Interpretation Guide – English (PDF)<\/a>
Link: Parent Score Interpretation Guide – Spanish (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frequency:<\/strong>
End of Year<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Window:<\/strong>
March 8 – May 21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time Frame:<\/strong>
30- 40 minutes per subject<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports Available in Parent Portal:<\/strong>
August<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: Granite Parent Portal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RISE (Grades 3-10)<\/summary>\n


Overview<\/strong>
The Readiness, Improvement, Success, and Empowerment (RISE) assessment is designed to assess the knowledge, skills, and abilities described in the Utah Core Standards.  The assessment includes subtests for reading, math, and science for grades three through eight and writing for grades five and eight only.  RISE is used for both proficiency and growth calculations and provides benchmarks to assess a student\u2019s academic progress on core standards throughout the academic school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: RISE Assessment Portal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: Making Sense of RISE Scores (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: RISE Testing: A Guide for Utah Families (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: RISE Testing Overview (PDF)<\/a>
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Frequency:<\/strong>
End of Year<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Window:<\/strong>
March 22- May 21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time Frame:<\/strong>
90- 135 minutes per subject<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports Available in Parent Portal:<\/strong>
3 weeks after the last day of the testing window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: Granite Parent Portal<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

STAMP (Grades 3-9)<\/summary>\n


Overview<\/strong>
STAMP (the STA<\/strong>ndards-based M<\/strong>easurement of P<\/strong>roficiency) is taken by students in grades three through nine who are enrolled in the Dual Immersion programs (Spanish, French, and Chinese).  It is a national standards-based assessment that measures language learning across three modes of communication (interpersonal, presentational, and interpretive) and provides information about a student\u2019s ability to listen, speak, write, interpret a reading passage, and\/or listen to and interpret spoken language.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Grades 3, 5, 7: Listening and Speaking
\u2022 Grades 4, 6, 8: Reading and Writing
\u2022 Grade 9- Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: STAMP Guide for Parents and Students| Avant Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frequency:<\/strong>
Once a year <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Window:<\/strong>
October 19 – November 24th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time Frame:<\/strong>
60-120 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports Available in Parent Portal:<\/strong>
By January 12th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: Granite Parent Portal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seal of Biliteracy:<\/strong>
Link: The Utah Seal of Biliteracy Assessment<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

WIDA (Grades K-12 Multilingual Learners)<\/summary>\n


Overview<\/strong>
The World-class Instructional Design Assessment (WIDA) assessment is designed to assess a students\u2019 English language proficiency across four domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. WIDA is used for both proficiency and growth calculations, and provides guidance for the student\u2019s learning needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: WIDA Website<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: What is WIDA Access? (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link: Why Does Utah Assess English Learners? (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frequency:<\/strong>
Middle of Year<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Window:<\/strong>
January 6- March 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time Frame:<\/strong>
\u2022 2 hours for Elementary
\u2022 3 hours for Secondary<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports Available in Parent Portal:<\/strong>
Sometime in May<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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