1. Time on ALSDE Mandated Assessments 2015-2016 School Year
April 4, 2016

2. 2015-16 Student Assessments No One Student Takes ALL the Assessments
ACT Plus Writing – Grade 11 Only
ACT WorkKeys – Grade 12 Only
ACT Quality Core End of Course
ACT Aspire – Grade 3-8 and Grade 10
AAA (Alabama Alternative Assessment)
ACCESS for ELLs
PSAT - Grade 10 – Grade 11 Optional
SchoolNet Benchmarks (end of each 9 weeks)
STAR (3 times a year)

3. ACT Plus Writing – Grade 11 Only PAPER BASED
Student MANDATED Assessments No One Student Takes ALL the Assessments
ACT Plus Writing – Grade 11 Only
PAPER BASED
April 19 / Make UP May 3
ACT Quality Core End of Course
ONLINE
( End of 12 courses, unless the Student is taking AP or IB Exams)
April 25 – May 3
ACT Aspire – Grade 3-8 and Grade 10
Grade 3-8 May 2-5
Grade 10 - April 19-20

4. Time Assessing Students for 180 Instructional Days The least is Grade Pre K- 2 with .04% of the 180 instructional days for assessment The largest amount of testing time is in Grade 10 (ACT Aspire, PSAT, and ACT EOC)
% of 1080 Hours of Instruction for 180 Instructional Days

5. 2015-16 Time Assessing Students for 180 Instructional Days
Grade Level
Pre-K
Kinder
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
Assessment
ACT Plus Writing - Average
225
PSAT 10 Grade
130
ACT EOC Algebra I - Average 3 38 58 44
ACT EOC Algebra II - Average 19 34 10
ACT EOC Geometry - Average 25 43 26
ACT EOC Calculus - Average 18
ACT EOC US History - Average 29
ACT EOC English 9 - Average 86
ACT EOC English 10 - Average 87
ACT EOC English 11 - Average
ACT EOC English 12 - Average 68
ACT EOC Biology - Average 84
ACT EOC Chemistry - Average 33 24 8
ACT EOC Physics - Average 7
ACT ASPIRE Math 65 70 75
ACT ASPIRE English 30 40 45
ACT ASPIRE Reading
ACT ASPIRE Science 60
ACT ASPIRE Writing
Benchmark Quarter 1 55
Benchmark Quarter 2
Benchmark Quarter 3
Benchmark Quarter 4
STAR Quarter 1 13
STAR Quarter 2
STAR Quarter 3
MINUTES
259
509
519
524
527
567
512
893
651
393
HOURS
0.43
4.32
8.48
8.65
8.73
8.78
9.45
8.53
14.88
10.85
6.55

6. 2015-16 ACT EOC Time Assessing Students for 180 Instructional Days
EOC Test
Course
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
# of enrolled students
English 9
1050 29 7
1,086
English 9 Honors
666
All Courses
1716
1,752
English 10 75
934 21 4
1,034
English 10 Honors
672
1606
1,706
English 11 5
112
882 36
1,035
English 12 47
1,088
1,140
Algebra 1 1 46
683
1065 31 6 2
1,834
Algebra 1 B
124
451 40
620
1189
482
2,454
Algebra 2
Algebra 2 Trig
107
464
147
720
Algebra 2 Trig Honors
265
143 18
435 9
372
607
165
1,155
Geometry 34
581
415 35
1,064
Geometry Honors 30
465
273 45
813
499
854
460
1,877
Pre Cal
241
358
Pre Cal Honors
199 78
287 14
311
319
645
Biology
1077 65 10
1,156
Biology Honors
631
633
1708 67
1,789
Chemistry
240 85
355
Chemistry Honors
616
178 57
852
646
418
142
1,207
Physics
114
171
US History
110
850 39
1,006