Testing

• State-mandated K-2 reading assessment that replaces Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS)
• Adaptive assessment that covers reading levels K - 5th grade
• 3 Benchmark Assessments, monthly progress monitoring for students scoring in ISIP Tiers 2 and 3 (below 40th percentile)

I-Station's Indicators of Progress (ISIP) Early Reading and ISIP Espanol provide growth information in the five critical domains of early reading:

• Phonemic awareness
• Alphabetic knowledge and skills
• Fluency
• Vocabulary
• Comprehension

Math and English Language Arts/Literacy - Required Testing for Grades 3 – 5 by Federal and State Legislation

NM-MSSA assessments are required for all students in grades 3 - 5. This is a summative assessment with items requiring multiple steps to measure critical thinking, reasoning and the ability to apply skills and knowledge in reading, writing, and mathematics.

• Tests the Common Core State Standards
• Available on computer
• Available in Spanish for math assessments only

4th – 5th English Language Arts (ELA) Interim Assessments – Required Testing for 4th and 5th grade Regular Education Students by District

ELA Short Cycle Assessment is a required assessment for 3rd thru 5th grade Regular Education students. The three administrations will be parallel forms; testing the same standards.

• Prebuilt summative assessments based on Common Core State Standards
• Available on computer

Spanish Language Arts (SLA) - Required Testing by State Legislation

The SLA assessment is available for ELL students who qualify to take Reading in Spanish: PARCC - ELA is not available in Spanish.

• Available on paper

NM-ASR (Science) - Required Testing by Federal and State Legislation

The NM-ASR assessment is required for all 5th grade students.

• Tests the New Mexico science content standards
• Available on computer 
• Available in Spanish

ACCESS - Required Testing for English Language Learner (ELL) students by Federal Legislation

Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State (ACCESS) is a large-scale test of English development standards.

• Provides information on the English skills necessary to be successful in an English-only mainstream classroom without extra support
• Available on computer or paper

NMAPA/NCSC - Required Testing by Federal and State Legislation

The NMAPA and NCSC are alternative assessments required only for students with significant cognitive disabilities.

• Available on computer or paper
• Window for administration: TBD
• Time for administration: varies by student

i-Ready Reading – Alternative testing for K - 5 Special Education Students by district

i-Ready is an ELA diagnostic test that is computer adaptive and is optional for K – 5 Special Education students. It will provide the performance level of each student by domain.

• A computer-based diagnostic assessment named i-Ready
• Results will be in AIMS