District 54 administers a variety of assessments to measure student progress and help teachers understand each student’s areas of strength and weakness in order to provide appropriate instruction.
2024-25 Assessment Dates
Kindergarten Screening – August 15-16, 19
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP): August 26 – September 6 (fall), December 2-13 (winter), April 28 – May 9 (spring)
Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) (sixth through eighth grade dual language and immersion students): October 15-25
Cognitive Skills Test (second through sixth grade gifted students): January 7-24
ACCESS: January 15 – March 4
Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) (third through eighth grade): March 3-21
Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) (fifth and eighth grade only): March 3-21
DLM (third through eighth grade): March 12 – May 7
DELE Test (eighth grade dual language students): May 5-16
For more information, contact Dr. Jillian Sagan, assistant superintendent of educational services, at (847) 357-5043.
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