High School Quarterly Assessments
In 2016, AACPS transitioned from a semester exam system with district benchmarks to one assessment system -- quarterly assessments for each course. This transition eliminated most district benchmarks in favor of one assessment per quarter per course that served teachers' needs for classroom evaluation and district needs to monitor student progress.
In addition to quarterly assessments, students take the PARCC English 10 Assessment and the PARCC Algebra I Assessment while students in US Government and Biology take Maryland High School Assessments.
Depending upon the student's plan (IEP, 504, EL), the appropriate accommodations found in Section 5 of the Maryland Accommodations Manual and accommodations found in the PARCC Accommodations Manual are made available to each student when appropriate for assessments.
Although all courses will require students to take a quarterly assessment worth 10% of their quarter grade, only courses listed below have required common district assessments. These assessments were created by classroom teachers with the support of content office staff. Quarterly assessments occur during the last four days of each marking period.
Common District Assessments in…
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English
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Mathematics
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Science
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Social Studies
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World and Classical Languages
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Other
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English 9
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Algebra I
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Matter and Energy
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US History
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All Level I Courses
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Fitness for Life
Health
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English 10
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Geometry
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Biology
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US Government
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All Level II Courses
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English 11
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Algebra II
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Chemistry
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World History
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English 12
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Pre-Calculus
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AP English Language
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AP Calculus & AP Statistics
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AP Environmental Science
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AP World History
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AP Spanish Language & AP French Language
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AP Art History & AP Music Theory
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| IB English Language and Literature |
IB Mathematics |
IB Sciences |
IB History, Psychology, and Religions |
IB WCL Courses |
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State Mandated Assessments for High School Students:
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Title of the Assessment
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Purpose of the Assessment
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Grade Level/Course
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Testing Window
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PARCC ELA/Literacy
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Assess students’ readiness for College and Career. This assessment also satisfies the MD testing graduation requirement in English 10.
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English 10
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April 21 – June 2, 2017
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PARCC Algebra I
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Assess’ students’ readiness for College and Career. This assessment also satisfies the MD testing graduation requirement in Algebra.
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Algebra I
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April 21-June 2, 2017
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PARCC Geometry and/or Algebra II
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Assess’ students’ readiness for College and Career. This assessment will meet High School ESSA testing requirements for students who took Algebra 1 (or Geometry) while in middle school.
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Students in grades 9 or 10 who took Algebra I (or Geometry) while in middle school.
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April 21-June 2, 2017
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HSA Biology
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MD testing Assess’ students’ knowledge of the Biology curriculum. This assessment also meets the graduation requirement.
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Biology
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May 23, 2017
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HSA Government
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Assess’ students’ knowledge of the US Government curriculum. This assessment also meets the graduation requirement.
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US Government
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May 22, 2017
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