District outlines spring testing windows and recent professional development

Mar 3, 2026

Curriculum staff told the board SD 45 DuPage County is in a busy assessment season: NWEA for K–8, CogAT for 5th graders (2nd graders scheduled in March), ACCESS for multilingual learners and upcoming state IAR and Illinois Science Assessment windows; staff also summarized recent PD topics and teacher feedback.

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Curriculum staff reported that winter and spring testing is underway and described how the assessments inform instruction. "In January, our students, in grades k 8 completed NWEA math assessments in reading and math," the curriculum presenter said, and noted assessments also included Spanish math for bilingual students and CogAT testing for fifth graders, with second-grade CogAT testing scheduled for March.

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