As required by Public Chapter 892, this is a listing of state and district mandated assessments for the
2014-15 school year.
Test: District Wide Writing Prompt
Purpose and Use: This test is given to help students and teachers identify needed growth areas in their writing and critical thinking skills.
Grades: K-11
Tentative Test Date: October 23
Results to parents and students: Students and parents will receive feedback from the assessment by the end of the grading period.
Test: State K-2 Assessment
Purposes and Use: This test measures basic reading and math skills. The K-2 assessment provides a benchmark of how students perform on the foundational skills required for success in future grades.
Grades: K-2
Tentative Test Dates: April 27 – May 1
Results to parents and students: The district receives individual performance reports which detail student performance in July. These reports will be shared with parents at the start of the school year in
August.
Test: Discovery Education Assessment
Purpose and Use: This test is given to help students and teachers identify needed growth areas in their language, mathematics and science skills. The test also measures academic growth over the course of the year relative to state standards.
Grades: K-11
Tentative Test Dates: August 25-September 19, November 3-November 21, February 17 – March 6
Results to parents and students: Students and parents will receive feedback from the assessment by the end of the grading period.

Test: District Wide Writing Prompt
Purpose and Use: This test is given to help students and teachers identify needed growth areas in their writing and critical thinking skills.
Grades: K-11
Tentative Test Date: October 23
Results to parents and students: Students and parents will receive feedback from the assessment by the end of the grading period.
Test: TCAP Writing Assessment
Purpose and Use: This test is given to help measure how much a student has grown their writing and critical thinking skills over the course of a school year.
Grades: 3-11
Tentative Test Dates: February 2-20
Results to parents and students: Students and parents will receive feedback from the assessment by the end of the grading period.
Test: National Assessment for Education Progress (NAEP) – Loudon Elementary School only
Purpose and Use: Administered in accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 which requires the state to participate in the biennial state academic assessments of fourth grade reading and math.
Only a small sample of Tennessee fourth graders will take this test. This test, often called the nation’s report card, measures Tennessee’s academic achievement against other states also taking this test.
Grades: 4
Tentative Test Dates: February 11, 2015
No student level results are provided.
Test: TCAP Assessment
Purposes and Use: This test is given to help measure how much a student grows academically over the course of a school year in reading/language arts, mathematics and science.
Grades: 3-8

Tentative Test Dates: May 4 – May 8
Results to parents and students: Quick Score reports, which provide teachers and parents with a snapshot of their student’s performance, are provided to districts by the end of the school year. These are used in the calculation of final grades for report cards. The district receives individual performance reports which detail student performance in July. These reports will be shared with parents at the start of the school year in August.
Test: Discovery Education Assessment
Purpose and Use: This test is given to help students and teachers identify needed growth areas in their language, mathematics and science skills. The test also measures academic growth over the course of the year relative to state standards.
Grades: K-11
Tentative Test Dates: August 25-September 19, November 3-November 21, February 17 – March 6
Results to parents and students: Students and parents will receive feedback from the assessment by the end of the grading period.
Test: TCAP Social Studies Field Test
Purposes and Use: During the 2014-15 school year, students will take the TCAP Social Studies as a field test. This field test will not count toward students’ grades, but feedback and results from the field test will help design a strong and rigorous assessment to measure learning in social studies.
Grades: 3-8
Tentative Test Dates: April 27 – May 1
Results to parents and students: Because this is a field test during the 2014-15 school year, the results will not count toward students’ grades. Individual student results will not be shared with districts and parents, as the results will only inform the future design of the test.
Test: ACT Explore
Purpose and Use: The ACT Explore is designed to gauge college readiness for individual students.
Grade: 8
Tentative Test Date: October 28
Results to parents and students: Student level reports are provided to students approximately three to eight weeks after the administration of the assessment by ACT.

Test: District Wide Writing Prompt
Purpose and Use: This test is given to help students and teachers identify needed growth areas in their writing and critical thinking skills.
Grades: K-11
Tentative Test Date: October 23
Results to parents and students: Students and parents will receive feedback from the assessment by the end of the grading period.
Test: TCAP Writing Assessment
Purpose and Use: This test is given to help measure how much a student has grown their writing and critical thinking skills over the course of a school year.
Grades: 3-11
Tentative Test Dates: February 2-20
Results to parents and students: Students and parents will receive feedback from the assessment by the end of the grading period.
Test: TCAP End of Course
Purpose and Use: This test is given to help measure how much a student grows academically over the course of a school year.
Grades: 9-12
Tentative Test Dates: December 8-12 & May 4-8
Results to parents and students: Quick Score reports, which provide teachers and parents with a snapshot of their student’s performance, are provided to districts by the end of each semester. These are used in the calculation of final grades for report cards. The district receives individual performance reports which detail student performance in midwinter for tests given in the fall and July for tests given in the spring. These reports will be shared with parents by the end of the school year for Fall administration and at the start of the school year in August for Spring administration.
Test: TCAP End of Course U.S. History Field Test

Purposes and Use: During the 2014-15 school year, students will take the End of Course U.S. History as a field test. This field test will not count toward students’ grades, but feedback and results from the field test will help design a strong and rigorous assessment to measure learning in social studies.
Grades: 9-12
Tentative Test Dates: April 27 – May 1
Results to parents and students: Because this is a field test during the 2014-15 school year, the results will not count toward students’ grades. Individual student results will not be shared with districts and parents, as the results will only inform the future design of the test.
Test: Discovery Education Assessment
Purpose and Use: This test is given to help students and teachers identify needed growth areas in their language, mathematics and science skills. The test also measures academic growth over the course of the year relative to state standards.
Grades: K-11
Tentative Test Dates: Full year course (August 25-September 19, November 3-November 21, February 17
– March 6) & Block courses (August, September, November & January, February, April)
Results to parents and students: Students and parents will receive feedback from the assessment by the end of the grading period.
Test: ACT Plan
Purpose and Use: The ACT Plan is designed to gauge college readiness for individual students.
Grade: 10
Tentative Test Date: October 28
Results to parents and students: Student level reports are provided to students approximately three to eight weeks after the administration of the assessment by ACT.
Test: ACT
Purpose and Use: The ACT is used to measure college readiness and HOPE scholarship eligibility.
Grade: 10
Tentative Test Date: March 3
Results to parents and students: Student level reports are provided to students approximately three to eight weeks after the administration of the assessment by ACT.

English Learner Assessment
Test: ACCESS for English Learners
Purpose and Use: Administered to English Learners to evaluate English proficiency.
Grade: As applicable to specific students
Tentative Test Date: TBD
Results to parents and students: TBD
Special Education Assessment
Test: National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) Alternative Assessment/Portfolio
Purpose and Use: Administered to students with the most severe cognitive disabilities to measure academic achievement against modified, more accessible academic standards.
Grade: As applicable to specific students
Tentative Test Date: TBD
Results to parents and students: TBD