Revised August 1, 2016
DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
ECISD 2016–2017 STUDENT ASSESSMENT CALENDAR
Test Date
STAAR
TAKS
Accommodations Training
Principals/Campus Test Coordinators, Assistant CTCs, Counselors, and District SPED/504/Dyslexia Staff
TestHound Training
December 9 (Fri)
Exit Level ELA
Exit Level Mathematics
Exit Level Science
Exit Level Social Studies
CogAT (6th Grade)
CogAT (2nd and 4th Grade)
Naglieri (Kindergarten)
EOC English I
EOC Algebra I
EOC English II
EOC Biology
EOC U.S. History
TELPAS Window Grades K-12
Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System
Online Reading and Listening/Speaking/Writing Holistic Ratings
March 6 – 7
Grades 4 & 7 Writing
Grades 5 & 8 Mathematics
EOC English I
Grades 5 & 8 Reading
EOC English II
May 1 (Mon)
May 2 (Tues)
May 3 (Wed)
May 4 (Thurs)
May 5 (Fri)
EOCs for AP Conflicts
EOC Algebra I
EOC Biology
EOC U.S. History
June 5 – 6
June 19 (Mon)
June 20 (Tues)
June 21 (Wed)
June 22 (Thurs)
June 23 (Fri)
November 9 (Wed) ½ Day
January 19
Registration Deadline
November 14
February 7 (Tues) All Day
February 8 (Wed) ½ Day
February 1 (Wed) ½ Day
February 2 (Thurs) All Day
April 28
Registration Deadline
February 13
March 28 (online)
April 14 (in district)
March 1 (Wed) ½ Day
March 2 (Thurs) All Day
April 18 Grades 5 & 8
June 2 EOCs
June 14 Grades 4 & 7
March 8 (Wed) ½ Day
March 9 (Thurs) All Day
May 12
Deadline for Make-Up Sessions
April 3 – April 21
May 9 (Tues)
December 14
October 12 (Wed) ½ Day
Exit Level ELA
Exit Level Mathematics
Exit Level Science
Exit Level Social Studies
Alternate Assessment Window
Grades 3 – 8 and EOC
May 10 (Wed)
May 11 (Thurs)
May 12 (Fri)
October 5 (Wed) ½ Day
Credit By Exam Window
March 6 (Mon)
March 7 (Tues)
March 8 (Wed)
March 9 (Thurs)
May 8 (Mon)
November 15 (online)
December 2 (in district)
NAEP Assessment Window
Principals/Campus Test Coordinators and Assistant Campus Test Coordinators
March 29 (Wed)
March 30 (Thurs)
March 31 (Fri)
11:30 – 12:30
National Assessment of Educational Progress for selected students in grades 4 & 8
Dowling 1/31; LBJ 2/8; Downing 2/10; Bonham 2/14; San Jacinto 2/23; Ector 2/28; West 3/9
Annual DCCM Training
March 28 (Tues)
October 11 (Tues)
Credit By Exam Window
District and Campus Coordinator Manual
March 6 – April 5
Registration Deadline
August 29
Deadline for Make-Up Sessions
December 12 – 13
January 30 – March 10
Report Date
August 4 (Thurs) ½ Day
Credit By Exam Window
Annual Security Training for Technology, Maintenance, and Admin Custodial Staff
October 17 (Mon)
October 18 (Tues)
October 19 (Wed)
October 20 (Thurs)
October 18 – 20
November 1 – 18
November 29 – December 2
December 5 (Mon)
December 6 (Tues)
December 7 (Wed)
December 8 (Thurs)
AM – 8:00 am
PM – 1:00 pm
September 14 (Wed) ½ Day
Principals/Campus Test Coordinators and Assistant Campus Test Coordinators
September 19 – 20
REQUIRED Training
June 2
Deadline for Make-Up Sessions
April 12 (Wed) ½ Day
April 13 (Thurs) All Day
Grades 3, 4, 6 & 7 Mathematics
Grades 5 & 8 Mathematics RETEST
Grades 3, 4, 6 & 7 Reading
Grades 5 & 8 Reading RETEST
Grades 5 & 8 Science
Grade 8 Social Studies
May 30 RETESTs
June 14 others
Deadline for Make-Up Sessions
Registration Deadline
May 15
Credit By Exam Window
EOC English I
Grades 5 & 8 Mathematics RETEST
EOC Algebra I
Grades 5 & 8 Reading RETEST
EOC English II
EOC Biology
EOC U.S. History
Exit Level ELA
Exit Level Mathematics
Exit Level Science
Exit Level Social Studies
June 1 (Thurs) ½ Day
July 7 RETESTs
July 21 TAKS
July 28 EOCs
Deadline for Make-Up Sessions
A school district shall provide opportunities for a student who is homeless or in substitute care who transfers to the district after the start of the school year to be administered credit by examination at any point
during the school year. (19 TAC, Chapter 74, Subchapter C, §74.24)
STAAR grades 3-8 and STAAR Spanish grades 3-5 – paper assessments
STAAR End Of Course – paper or online assessment
STAAR SOA (standardized oral administration for qualifying students in grades 3-8 administered in all English assessments except writing and SSI) – online assessment
STAAR L (linguistically accommodated version for qualifying English language learners administered in mathematics, science, and social studies only) – online assessment
STAAR A (accommodated version) – online assessment
STAAR Alternate (designed for students with significant cognitive disabilities) – paper assessment transcribed online