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Testing Calendars
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Grade K
- mCLASS DIBELS: Middle of the Year Benchmark 2
- Jan. 6, 2026 - Feb. 13, 2026
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Grades 1 & 2
- mCLASS DIBELS: Beginning of Year Benchmark 1
- Aug. 20, 2025 - Sept. 30, 2025
Grades K - 12 (optional)
- SAEBRS-Teacher Screener
- mySAEBRS-Student Screener
- Fall: Sept. 30 - Oct. 24, 2025
- Winter: Jan. 20 - Feb. 13, 2026
- Spring: March 9 - March 27, 2026 or April 20 - May 14, 2026
Grades 3 – 8 & 11
- Smarter Balanced: English Language Arts
- Smarter Balanced: Math
- California Alternate Assessment (CAA) English Language Arts
- California Alternate Assessment (CAA) Math
- Above administered:
- Elementary, K-8 & Middle Schools: April 6, 2026 - May 15, 2026
- High Schools: March 16, 2026 - April 24, 2026
Grades 5, 8, 11 & 12 (Grade 12 only if not completed in 11th)
- CAST (California Science Test)
- California Alternate Assessment (CAA) Science
- Oct. 2025-May 2026 (CAA for Science is done in four parts throughout the year)
Note:
- Spring Break is March 30-April 3
- Window includes time for make ups
- Each school site will determine a testing schedule within the window
Grades TK-12
- ELPAC Initial Assessment and ELPAC Initial Alternative Assessment
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- July 5, 2025 - June 27, 2026 (within 30 days of first CA enrollment)
- ELPAC Summative Assessment and ELPAC Summative Alternate Assessment
- Feb. 2, 2026 - May 15, 2026
Early Childhood Education (ECE)
- Initial Assessment - 60 to 90 days after first day of attendance
- Ongoing Assessments - once every six months
- Fall Observation Period
- Spring Observation Period
- Grades 9 - 12
- May 5 - 15, 2026
- (Each exam is scheduled at a specific time/day)
- Grades 9 - 12
- April 27 - May 20, 2026 (Mira Loma)
- (Each exam is scheduled at a specific time/day)
- Grades 3-8
- i-Ready
- Fall: Aug. 20, 2025 - Sept. 30, 2025
- Winter: Jan. 6, 2026 - Feb. 11, 2026
- Spring: May 11, 2026 - June 1, 2026 (Grades 3-8 optional)
- Grades K-2
- i-Ready or Running Record
- The Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade teams should collaboratively determine which assessment option to jointly utilize for the year.
- Running Record:
- Baseline - Beginning of Year:
- Grade 1 and above who do not have previous year data
- End of Trimester 1 - Nov. 7, 2025
- End of Trimester 2 - March 6, 2026
- End of Trimester 3 - June 9, 2026
- Grades 3-8 i-Ready (K-2 optional)
- Fall: Aug. 20, 2025 - Sept. 30, 2025
- Winter: Jan. 6, 2026 - Feb. 13, 2026
- Spring: May 11, 2026 - June 1, 2026
- Integrated Math 1 - optional pilot
- Students (grades 4-12), Staff, Families
- Jan. 6, 2026 - Feb. 6, 2026
- Grades 6, 7, 9, 11 (students)
- Not administered in 2025-26
