Director of Curriculum and Federal Programming

Shannon Kuchak

kuchaks@ltsd.org

570.945.5153 ext 1181

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

Curriculum Committee Meeting 3.18.24.pptx

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LTSD 5 Year Academic Overview 2023

ASSESSMENTS

ASSESSMENT GRADES SUBJECTS TESTING WINDOW DESCRIPTION/

PURPOSE

Aimsweb Plus K – 4 READING September 11 – 29, 2023 FALL BENCHMARK
Classroom Diagnostic Tests (CDTs)  3 – HS ELA, MATH, SCIENCE Sept. 11- 29, 2023 FALL BENCHMARK 
PSAT 11 October 25, 2023 Aptitude test to measure college readiness
SAT 12 October 11, 2023 Aptitude test to measure college readiness
1ST MP Ends:  November 3, 2023 K – 12 GRADES FINALIZED REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED

 Nov 10, 2023

Aimsweb Plus K – 4 READING January 8 – 31, 2024 WINTER BENCHMARK
Classroom Diagnostic Tests (CDTs)  HS ELA, MATH, SCIENCE January 15-26, 2024 Winter Assessment, Round 2
WIDA ACCESS K – 12 ELLs Only January 29 – February 9, 2024 Measures English Language Proficiency
2ND MP Ends: January 19, 2024  K – 12 GRADES FINALIZED REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED 
Classroom Diagnostic Tests (CDTs) 3 – 6 ELA, MATH, SCIENCE March 18-28 Winter Assessment, Round 2
Classroom Diagnostic Tests (CDTs)  7 – HS ELA, MATH, SCIENCE April 1 – 12, 2024 SPRING BENCHMARK
ASVAB 11  January 10, 2024 Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
PSAT 10 March 7, 2024 Aptitude test to measure college readiness
ACT 11 March 12-15, 2024 Aptitude test to measure college readiness
SAT 11 March 20, 2024 Aptitude test to measure college readiness
3RD MP Ends: March 25, 2024  K – 12 GRADES FINALIZED REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED 
Aimsweb Plus K – 4 READING May 3 – May 13, 2024 SPRING BENCHMARK
PSSA 3 – 8 ELA April 24 – 28, 2024 Measures proficiency on grade level standards
PSSA 3 – 8 MATH April 29 – May 3, 2024 Measures proficiency on grade level standards
PSSA 4 & 8 SCIENCE April 29 – May 3, 2024 Measures proficiency on grade level standards
PASA 3-8 & 11 ALL March 11 – May 3, 2024 PA Alternate System of Assessment
KEYSTONE 8 – 12 ALG I, LIT, BIO May 3 – 24, 2024 State Graduation Requirement; Measures proficiency on end of course standards
Advanced Placement Tests (AP) 9 – 12 AP May 6 – 10, 2024

May 13 – 17, 2024

4TH MP Ends: May 30, 2024  K – 12 GRADES FINALIZED REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED 
Adaptive Behavior Assessment System (ABAS) Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)
Advanced Placement/College Board Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA)
AIMSweb Plus Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA)
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Phonological Awareness Test (PAT)
Beck Youth Inventories (BYI) Preschool Language Scale Screening Test
Beery Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (VMI) Qualitative Reading Inventory (QRI)
Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) Reading Eggs- used with K-2
Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) SAT, PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10, PSAT 8/9
Boehm Test of Basic Concepts Scholastic Math Inventory (SMI)
BRIGANCE Early Childhood Screen III Sensory Profile-2
Classroom Diagnostic Category Testing (CDT) Shore Handwriting Screening Assessment for Early Handwriting Skills
Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT) Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test (SDRT)
Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF) Stanford Diagnostic Math Test (SDMT)
Conners Third Edition Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (SB)
Diagnostic Achievement Battery (DAB) Test of Cognitive Skills (TCS)
Differential Aptitude Test (DAT) Test of Reading Comprehension (TORC)
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) Test of Silent Word Reading Fluency (TOSWRF)
Emotional Disturbance Diagnostic Tree (EDDT) Test of Visual Perceptual Skills
Gray Oral Reading Tests (GORT) Test of Written Language (TOWL)
Group Math Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation (GMADE) Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI-II)
Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation (GRADE) Wechsler Adult Scale of Intelligence (WAIS)
Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (KBIT) Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIA T)
Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA) Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
Key Math Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI)
Keystone Exams Woodcock Johnson Test of Achievement (WJ)
Keystone Project Based Assessment (PBA) Woodcock Johnson Test of Cognitive Ability (WJ)
Motor-Free Visual Perception Test Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests (WRMT)
Peabody Development Motor Scale (PDMA-2) Word Identification and Spelling Test (WIST)
Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT)

Parent/Guardian Information  |  Parent/Guardian Information (Spanish)

— SKILL PAMPHLETS —

Grade 3 ELA Reading ELA Writing Math

Grade 4 ELA Reading ELA Writing Math

Grade 5 ELA Reading ELA Writing Math

Grades 3-5 – Science

Grade 6 ELA Reading ELA Writing Math

Grade 7 ELA Reading ELA Writing Math

Grade 8 ELA Reading ELA Writing Math

Grades 6-8 – Science

Grades 9-12   Literature    ELA English Composition    Algebra I    Algebra II    Geometry    Biology    Chemistry

FAQs for Parents on the PSSAs:   CLICK HERE  Parents please review this FAQ prior to the upcoming spring administration of the PSSA exams (Grades 3-8).

(Spanish) Información para los padres o representantes : Sistema de evaluación académica de Pennsylvania

PSSA/Keystone Exam Electronic Devices and Calculator PolicyCLICK HERE Parents, please review the cell phone, electronic device and calculator policy for PSSA and Keystone Exams (Grades 3-12).  SPANISH 

Report Interpretation Guide 

Report Interpretation Guide (Spanish)

Exam Scale Score Ranges

ELA Test Design Overview 

ELA Performance Level Descriptors 

Math Test Design Overview 

Math Performance Level Descriptors

Science Test Design Overview