Assessment

 

This year, your child will take the following assessments, depending on their grade level:

 

• NH SAS for English language arts/writing and mathematics in grades 3 through 8
• (Alternative)DLM for English language arts/writing and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 11
• NH SAS for science in grades 5, 8, and 11
• (Alternative) DLM for science in grade 5, 8 and 11
• College Board School Day -SAT English language arts/reading/writing and mathematics grade 11

 

Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Section 1111(b)(2) and New Hampshire law, RSA 193-C:6 requires each school district in the State to implement a set of high-quality academic assessments that includes, at a minimum, assessments in mathematics, reading/language arts and science to be administered in each of grades 3-8 and not less than once during grades 10-12; and in science not less than once during grades 3-5, grades 6-9, and grades 10-12. Furthermore, ESSA sections 1111(b)(2)(B) require State assessments to be the “same academic assessments used to measure the achievement of all public elementary school and secondary school students in the State,” and provide for the participation in such assessments to all students.

State assessments are an important part of a student’s core educational program. They provide an evaluation of student mastery of content and skills in various academic areas, serve as one tool for measuring the degree to which students are on track to graduate high school and be college- and career-ready, and help inform future instruction in the classroom. Along with student work on classroom assignments, projects, essays, and local assessments, state assessment results give teachers and you, the parents, important information about where students are on their path toward academic success. If you choose to exempt your student from the state assessment (permitted in RSA 193-C:6), you must submit a form to the school the student attends. Please contact your child’s principal to receive a copy of the exemption form. Please understand that if you choose to exempt your student from the assessment, no scores or summary of individual student performance, based on the statewide assessment, will be provided to you or your student. 

 

The testing times for the NH SAS and School Day SAT are as follows:

 

	NH SAS for ELA/Writing/ Mathematics (hours)	DLM for ELA/Writing Mathematics (minutes)
English Language Arts/Reading	2:00	30 - 45 minutes
English Language Arts/Writing	1:30	30 – 45 minutes
Mathematics	2:00	35 – 60 minutes
Grades 5, 8, 11	NH SAS for Science (hours)	DLM for Science (minutes)
Science	2:00	45 – 135 minutes
Grade 11	NH School Day SAT (hours)	DLM (minutes)
English Language Arts/Reading/ Writing and Mathematics	4:40	Same as listed above for ELA/Reading, ELA/Writing, Mathematics and Science