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2009-2010 Monthly Testing Calendar

October 2009

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Modified Calendar Schools

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Traditional Calendar Schools

Testing Fall through Spring

Early Childhood Assessment: Mathematics Reasoning Assessments (MRA-K) Kindergarten. Assessment is ongoing throughout the year.

 

Early Childhood Assessment: Drawing/Writing,

Student and Parent Questionnaires Kindergarten. Assessment is ongoing throughout the year.

 

Virginia Alternate Assessment Program (VAAP):
Certain students in grades 3 through 8 and grade 11 with identified disabilities. Assessment is ongoing throughout the year. Collection of evidence due in April. Dates to be determined by VDOE.

 

Virginia Grade Level Assesssment (VGLA): Reading only

Certain ELP Level 1 and 2 students in grades 3 through 8. Assessment is ongoing throughout the year. Collection of evidence due in May. Dates to be determined by VDOE.

 

Virginia Grade Level Assesssment (VGLA)

Certain students in grades 3 through 8 with identified dsiabilities. Assessment is ongoing throughout the year. Collection of evidence due in May. Date to be determined by VDOE.

 

 

Virginia Substitute Evaluation Program (VSEP)
Certain students in grades 9 through 12 with identified disabilities. Assessment is ongoing throughout the year. Collection of evidence due in May. Dates to be determined by VDOE.

October 2009

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October

1

Thursday

Testing:

  • E-MCS—PreK PALS continued.
  • E-MCS—DRA2 Word Analysis kindergarten continued.
  • TCS—DRA2: Grades 1-3 continued.
October

2

Friday

Testing:

  • E-MCS—PreK PALS continued.
  • E-MCS—DRA2 Word Analysis kindergarten continued.
  • TCS—DRA2: Grades 1-3 continued.


October

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Saturday

  
October

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Sunday

  
October

5

Monday

Religion:

  • Sukkot (alternate spelling Succoth)—Students and employees for whom this is a time of religious significance could be absent.

 

Testing:

  • E-MCS—PreK PALS continued.
  • E-MCS—DRA2 Word Analysis kindergarten continued.
  • TSC—DRA2: Grades 1-3 continued.
  • eCART Window 1 Assessment: Algebra I, II, Geometry, and Biology. Grades 9, 10, and 11. Window for 4x4 schools.
October

6

Tuesday

Testing:

  • E-MCS—PreK PALS continued.
  • E-MCS—DRA2 Word Analysis kindergarten continued.
  • TSC—DRA2: Grades 1-3 continued.
  • eCART Window 1, Algebra l, II, Geometry, Biology. 4x4 schools continued.
October

7

Wednesday

E—MCS - End of Quarter

 

Testing:

  • E-MCS—PreK PALS last day.
  • E-MCS—DRA2 Word Analysis kindergarten last day.
  • TSC—DRA2: Grades 1-3 continued.
  • eCART Window 1, Algebra l, II, Geometry, Biology. 4x4 schools continued.
October

8

Thursday

Holiday:

  • E—MCS: Student Holiday. (Teacher workday).

 
October

9

Friday

Holiday:

  • E—MCS: Student Holiday. (Teacher workday).

October 10

Saturday

Testing:

  • SAT and Subjects Tests. Certain students in grades 9 through 12.
October 11

Sunday

 
October 12

Monday

Holiday:

  • Columbus Day (FCPS schools and offices are closed).
October 13

Tuesday

E—MCS: Optional Intersession.

 

Testing:

  • TCS—DRA2: Grades 1-3 continued.
  • eCART Window 1, Algebra l, II, Geometry, Biology. 4x4 schools continued.
October 14

Wednesday

E—MCS: Optional Intersession.

 

Testing:

  • TCS—DRA2: Grades 1-3 continued.
  • eCART Window 1, Algebra l, II, Geometry, Biology. 4x4 schools continued.
  • Preliminary SAT®/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT) Grade 10.
October 15

Thursday

E—MCS: Optional Intersession.

 

Testing:

  • TCS—DRA2: Grades 1-3 continued.
  • eCART Window 1, Algebra l, II, Geometry, Biology. 4x4 schools continued.
October 16

Friday

E—MCS: Optional Intersession.

 

Testing:

  • TCS—DRA2: Grades 1-3 last day.
  • eCART Window 1, Algebra l, II, Geometry, Biology. 4x4 schools continued.
October 17

Saturday

 
October 18

Sunday

 
October 19

Monday

E—MCS: Optional Intersession.

 

Testing:

  • eCART Window 1, Algebra l, II, Geometry, Biology. 4x4 schools continued.
  • Standards of Learning (SOL) English: Writing Test Multiple Choice: Grades 11 and 12.Term graduate seniors may take another multiple-choice form as their second opportunity.  Term graduates are seniors graduating by August 2010.
  • TCS—MCS: Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT). Grades 2 and certain students in grades 3 through 7.
  • TCS—Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening PreK (PreK PALS): Selected FECEP/Head Start students. Required literacy screening for those four year old FECEP/Head Start students funded through the Virginia Preschool Initiative.  Data due to PALS website by November 18, 2009.
  • TCS—Primary Developmental Reading Assessment, 2nd Edition (DRA2): Word Analysis. Kindergarten screening to identify children for Early Intervention Initiative (EIRI).  Data due to DRA online website by November 18, 2009.

 

October 20

Tuesday

E—MCS: Optional Intersession.

 

Testing:

  • eCART Window 1, Algebra l, II, Geometry, Biology. 4x4 schools continued.
  • SOL English: Writing Test Multiple Choice:term graduates last day.
  • TCS—MCS (CogAT ) continued.
  • TCS—PreK PALS continued.
  • TCS—(DRA2) kindergarten continued.
October 21

Wednesday

E—MCS: Optional Intersession.

 

Testing:

  • eCART Window 1, Algebra l, II, Geometry, Biology. 4x4 schools continued.
  • TCS—MCS (CogAT ) continued.
  • TCS—PreK PALS continued.
  • TCS—(DRA2) kindergarten continued.

  • Standards of Learning (SOL) English:  Writing Test Direct Writing:  Short Paper, grades 11 and 12.

October 22

Thursday

E—MCS: Optional Intersession.

 

Testing:

  • eCART Window 1, Algebra l, II, Geometry, Biology. 4x4 schools continued.
  • TCS—MCS (CogAT ) continued.
  • TCS—PreK PALS continued.
  • TCS—(DRA2) kindergarten continued.

  • Standards of Learning (SOL) English:  Writing Test Direct Writing:  Short Paper, grade 12. Term graduate seniors may take the alternate prompt as their second opportunity.
October 23

Friday

E—MCS: Optional Intersession last day.

 

Testing:

  • eCART Window 1, Algebra l, II, Geometry, Biology. 4x4 schools last day.
  • TCS—MCS (CogAT ) continued.
  • TCS—PreK PALS continued.
  • TCS—(DRA2) kindergarten continued.
October 24

Saturday

Testing:

  • American College Testing (ACT): certain students in grades 9 through 12.
October 25

Sunday

 
October 26

Monday

Testing:

  • TCS—MCS (CogAT ) continued.
  • TCS—PreK PALS continued.
  • TCS—(DRA2) kindergarten continued.
  • eCART Window 1 Assessment: Middle School Reading: grades 7 and 8.
October 27

Tuesday

Testing:

  • TCS—MCS (CogAT ) continued.
  • TCS—PreK PALS continued.
  • TCS—(DRA2) kindergarten continued.
  • eCART Window 1 Assessment: middle school reading continued.
October 28

Wednesday

Testing:

  • TCS—MCS (CogAT ) continued.
  • TCS—PreK PALS continued.
  • TCS—(DRA2) kindergarten continued.
  • eCART Window 1 Assessment: middle school reading continued.
October 29

Thursday

Testing:

  • TCS—MCS (CogAT ) continued.
  • TCS—PreK PALS continued.
  • TCS—(DRA2) kindergarten continued.
  • eCART Window 1 Assessment: middle school reading continued.
October

30

Friday

E, M, H—TCS: First grading period ends.

 

Testing:

  • TCS—MCS (CogAT ) last day.

  • TCS—PreK PALS continued.
  • TCS—(DRA2) kindergarten continued.
  • eCART Window 1 Assessment: middle school reading continued.

October

31

Saturday

 

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