The spring 2019 statewide assessment in ELA and math will be the NJSLA-ELA/M. The number of test items will be reduced on all ELA and mathematics state assessments beginning with the spring 2019 administration, resulting in fewer units on most state assessments as compared to prior years. The NJSLA-ELA/M measure the same constructs and use the same item banks as the previous assessments. As a result, the current assessments support reporting using the same scale scores and performance levels as in prior years.

Scholastic Math Inventory (SMI) is a computer-adaptive mathematics test that:

• Provides a measure of students’ readiness for mathematics instruction in the form of a Quantile measure
• Reports how well students understand, and are likely to be successful with, various grade-appropriate mathematical skills and topics.

The Jackson School District administers the SMI three times per year (Fall, Winter, and Spring) to all students in Grades 3 - 8. The assessment is administered via a computer and takes approximately 20 - 30 minutes to administer.

Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) is the alternate assessment for students with the most significant intellectual disabilities in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

The Jackson School District administers the DLM in the Spring to all students in Grades 3 - 11 who are eligible for the assessment as determined by their IEP team. The assessment is administered via a computer and is administered over the course of several days in the Spring.

Fountas and Pinnell Reading Assessment is a comprehensive one-on-one assessment that reliably and systematically matches students' instructional and independent reading abilities to their Grade Level Expectations for Reading.

The Jackson School District administers the F&P three times per year (Fall, Winter, and Spring) to all students in Grades K - 2. The assessment is administered one-on-one and takes approximately 10 - 20 minutes to administer.

Access 2.0 Testing

Each year in late winter/early spring New Jersey public schools administers the Access 2.0 Assessment for English Language Learners.  The assessment is administered to Kindergarten through 12th-grade students who have been identified as English language learners (ELLs).  This assessment is given annually to monitor students' progress in learning academic English. The Access 2.0 assessment meets U.S. federal requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for monitoring and reporting ELLs’ progress toward English language proficiency and corresponds to the WIDA English Language Development Standards.  Access 2.0 assesses the four language domains of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.

Alternate Proficiency Assessment in Science (APA) is a portfolio assessment designed to measure progress toward achieving New Jersey's state educational standards for those students with the most significant intellectual disabilities who are unable to participate in the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK) Science or the New Jersey Biology Competency Test (NJBCT).

New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA) for Science measures 5th, 8th and 11th grade students' ability to recall information and to solve problems by applying science concepts.