START STRONG Assessment Schedule for Students in Grades 4 Through 8
Students in Grades 4-8 will be participating in the START STRONG Assessment during the week of October 12th.
START STRONG is a state assessment that measures student progress on content from the previous grade level/course. It is intended to provide teachers with information that they can use to plan instruction to meet students’ needs. The assessment takes approximately one hour per content area, for students to complete.
Students in Grades 4 through 8, who would normally take the New Jersey Student Learning assessment (NJSLA) will participate in the START STRONG statewide assessment on the schedule provided below.
Additional information can be found in the Superintendent’s Letter to the District.
START STRONG ASSESSMENT |
Grade Levels |
Dates |
Make-up Testing |
English Language Arts |
Grades 4-5 |
October 12th |
Through October 22nd |
Mathematics |
Grades 4-5 |
October 13th |
|
English Language Arts |
Grades 6-8 |
October 13th |
|
Mathematics^ Algebra^ Geometry^ ^Students participate in the mathematics assessment aligned with their current middle school course, either general grade level mathematics (including pre-algebra), Algebra, Geometry |
Grades 6-8 |
October 14th |
|
Science |
Grade 6 only |
October 15th |