Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) – this tool is our universal screener and is given to students 2 or 3  times per year in grades K - 8.  This tool measures student growth.

Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) - An early literacy screener assesses phonemic awareness and beginning literacy skills.  All Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade students take the PALS assessment in the fall and spring.

Wisconsin Forward Exam - An online assessment for Wisconsin students, developed with Wisconsin educators.  Beginning in spring 2016, Wisconsin students in grades 3 through 8 will take the Forward Exam. The new custom assessment will be administered in English language arts and mathematics in grades 3 through 8, in science in grades 4 and 8, and in social studies in 4, 8, and 10. High school students in grades 9 through 11 will continue to take the ACT suite of exams.

ACT Assessment in WI -

• The ACT® Plus Writing for grade 11 students

• The ACT® WorkKeys® for grade 11 students

ACT Aspire Assessment in WI

• ACT Aspire™ Early High School assessment for grades 9 and 10 students

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) -  is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. It is the only nationally representative assessment of what students know and can do in various subject areas. The new accountability formulas will be using rigor and cut scores similar to NAEP.