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District outlines 2026 assessment windows for state and local tests
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Craig Curtis reviewed state and local testing windows: ACCESS Jan. 14–Mar. 3 for multilingual learners, IAR Mar. 2–Apr. 17 (grades 3–8), Illinois Science Mar. 2–Apr. 30 (grades 5 and 8), and i-Ready diagnostic windows with fall/winter/spring windows.
Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning Dr. Craig Curtis presented the district's assessment schedule and philosophy, noting state-required accountability assessments and local screening tools. The schedule includes ACCESS for ELs (Jan. 14'Mar. 3), the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) for grades 3'8 (Mar. 2'Apr. 17), the Illinois Science Assessment for grades 5 and 8 (Mar. 2'Apr. 30), and district i-Ready diagnostic windows in fall, winter and spring.
Dr. Curtis emphasized that assessments are one piece of multiple data points used to guide instruction and that the district has streamlined local tools, continuing FastBridge for progress monitoring and using i-Ready as the universal screener. The board received the informational update as part of the teaching-and-learning overview.
