Curriculum & Instruction » 2025–2026 Assessment Calendars

2025–2026 Assessment Calendars

DISTRICT ASSESSMENT CALENDAR 2025–2026

Assessment

Grade(s)

Administration #1 BOY

Administration #2 MOY

Administration #3 EOY

DIAL-4 (Screener)*

Pre-K

September **

N/A

N/A

BRIGANCE (Progress Monitoring)*

Pre-K

NA

1/12/26–2/13/26

5/11/26–6/5/26

Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Baseline

K

As Needed

As Needed

As Needed

i-Ready Reading & Math

K–12

*NEW

9/15/25–10/10/25

1/20/26–2/13/26

5/18/26–6/5/26

DIBELS

K–2

9/22/25–10/24/25

1/12/26–2/9/26

5/18/26–6/15/26

Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System

3–6

9/22/25–10/24/25

1/20/26–2/13/26

5/11/26–6/12/26

The Writing Revolution Writing Samples

1–10

September

January

May

ALP Testing

1–5

N/A

N/A

May
 
* As per Commissioner’s Regulations 151-1 and 117 (see link below):
** Or upon student entry

NYS TESTING CALENDAR 2025–2026

Assessment

Administration Dates

Make-Up Dates

NYSAA (ELA, Math, Science)

Testing window:3/9/26–6/5/26

Make-ups must be given within the testing window 3/9/26–6/5/26

NYS ELA Grades 3–8

(Computer-Based)

Testing window: 4/6/26–5/15/26

Grade 3: 4/21/26 & 4/22/26

Grades 4-6: 4/15/26 & 4/16/26

Grades 7-8: 4/29/26 & 4/30/26

Make-ups must be given within the testing window 

4/6/26–5/15/26

NYS Math Grades 3–8

(Computer-Based)

Testing window: 4/6/26–5/15/26

Grade 3: 4/29/26 & 4/30/26

Grades 4-6: 5/6/26 & 5/7/26

Grades 7-8: 5/5/26 & 5/6/26

Make-ups must be given within the testing window 

4/6/26–5/15/26

NYS Science Grades 5 and 8

(Computer-Based)

Testing window: 4/6/26–5/15/26


Grades 5 & 8: 5/12/26

Make-ups must be given within the testing window

4/6/26–5/15/26

NYSESLAT Speaking

Testing window: 4/6/26–5/22/26

Make-ups must be given within the testing window 

4/6/26–5/22/26

NYSESLAT LIST/RDG/WRTG

Testing window: 5/4/26–5/22/26

Make-ups must be given within the testing window  5/4/26–5/22/26

NYS Regents Exam 

(January 2026 Exam Period)

1/20/26–1/23/26

Make-ups must be given within the testing window

1/20/26–1/23/26

NYS Regents Exam 

(June 2025 Exam Period)

6/17/26–6/26/26

*June 9 - New Regents in ELA and Algebra II

*June 10 - New Regents Examination in Chemistry and Physics

Make-ups must be given within the testing window

6/17/26–6/26/26
 
* Dates as per NYSED Memo:

INTRODUCTORY VIDEO TO THE I-READY DIAGNOSTIC