2020-2021 State Assessment Requirements and Hamilton High School Dates

Test	Point person	Times per year	Grade level	Computers	2020-21 test date & window	Teacher proctor duty?	Description and rationale of test
MAP Math	Admin.	4	Classes: Algebra, Algebra A/B, Geo Concepts, Geometry & Int. Alg	YES	Twice EACH semester, once at the beginning and once at the end.	NO	To identify students that qualify for RTI interventions, are struggling and to gather baseline data for classes.
MAP Reading	Admin.	4	Any new student or student in a reading or RTI intervention	YES	Twice EACH semester, once at the beginning and once at the end.	NO	see above
PSAT	K. Hasbrook	1	10th and 11th graders	NO	October 14, 2020	NO	NOT REQUIRED, optional as a practice for the actual SAT. This is also the only way for juniors to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Program.
Practice ACT	D. Johnson	1	Junior	NO	November 4, 2020	YES	To prep juniors for the actual ACT in the spring.
ACT	H. Geracie	1	Junior	NO	March 9, 2021	NO	Required by the state for us to administer an actual ACT to EVERY junior and pay for it. They will be able to use this score for college admission if they choose.
Forward	K. Hasbrook	1	Sophomore	YES	March 24, 2021	YES	State required assessment for social studies. Mandatory for all sophomore students.
Aspire	D. Johnson	1	Freshmen AND Sophomores	YES	Monday, Wednesday and Friday: April 12, 14, and 16, 2021	YES	State required. Pre-ACT, preps them for the actual ACT. 5 subjects. Test will be administered over 3 days. New this year we will use the 2 hour delay schedule for upperclassmen on the days of testing. Will include training for staff.
AP Testing	H. Geracie	1	10th-12 graders	NO	May 3 – May 14, 2021	NO	To assess what students learned in their AP classes as well as gives them the opportunity to score well enough to earn college credit.