District Assessment Calendar
2026-2027 Lakeville Area Schools
District Assessment Calendar
Updated May 2026
View Comprehensive Assessment Guide for participation requirements, testing windows, administration information and student results details
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Identified students in grade
FastBridge - Academic Screeners
FastBridge Participation Summary
FastTrack Reading: Fall, winter and spring for K-9 all students; grades 10-12 identified students.
FastTrack Math: Fall, winter and spring for K-9 all students; grades 10-12 identified students.
Word Segmenting: Fall for kindergarten all students.
Letter Names: Winter and spring for kindergarten all students.
Nonsense Words: Fall, winter and spring for grades 2-3 all students.
Oral Repetition: Fall for K-2 all students; winter and spring for K-2 identified students.
* CBMreading + Comprehension: Fall for grades 4-5 all students. Administered Aug 27 and Sept 1.
| Elementary | Secondary | |||||||||||||
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| Assessment | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| FastTrack Reading | Fall, Winter & Spring | |||||||||||||
| FastTrack Math | Fall, Winter & Spring | |||||||||||||
| Word Segmenting | Fall | |||||||||||||
| Letter Names | Winter & Spring | |||||||||||||
| Nonsense Words | Fall, Winter & Spring | |||||||||||||
| Oral Repetition | Fall | |||||||||||||
| Oral Repetition | Winter | |||||||||||||
| Oral Repetition | Spring | |||||||||||||
| * CBMreading + Comprehension | Fall | |||||||||||||
Testing Windows
Fall
Elementary: Aug 27 - Sept 25
* CBMreading + Comprehension: Aug 27 and Sept 1
Middle/High: Sept 14 - 18
Winter
Elementary: Jan 4 - Jan 29
Middle/High: Jan 11 - 15
Spring
Elementary: May 3 - May 25
Middle/High: May 10 - 14
FastBridge - Behavior Screeners
FastBridge - Behavioral Screeners Participation Summary
mySAEBRS: Fall and winter for grades 2-8 all students.
SAEBRS: Fall and winter for grades 2-8 identified students.
| Elementary | Secondary | |||||||||||||
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| Assessment | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| mySAEBRS | Fall | |||||||||||||
| mySAEBRS | Winter | |||||||||||||
| SAEBRS | Fall | |||||||||||||
| SAEBRS | Winter | |||||||||||||
Testing Windows
Fall
mySAEBRS: Sept 21 - 25
SAEBRS: Sept 28 - Oct 16
Winter
mySAEBRS: Jan 25 - 29
SAEBRS: Feb 1 - 12
ReadBasix Capti
Required subtests: Word Recognition & Decoding, Vocabulary, Morphology, Reading Efficiency, Sentence Processing and Reading Comprehension
ReadBasix Capti is administered when a student is below the district threshold.
Because students may meet the threshold after any FastBridge window, Capti may occur in fall, winter and spring. For exmaple, a student may not meet the threshold during Fall screening, but does meet the threshold during Winter screening.
ReadBasix Capti Participation Summary
ReadBasix Capti: Fall for grades 4-12 identified students.
ReadBasix Capti: Winter and spring for grades 4-12 newly identified students only.
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| Assessment | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| ReadBasix Capti | Fall | |||||||||||||
| ReadBasix Capti | Winter* | |||||||||||||
| ReadBasix Capti | Spring* | |||||||||||||
Testing Windows
Fall
Sept 14 - Oct 16
Grades 4-12 identified studentsWinter
Jan 11 - Feb 19
*Newly identified students onlySpring
May 17 - May 25
*Newly identified students onlyCognitive Abilities Test (CogAT 8)
Subtests: Verbal, Nonverbal and Quantitative
Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT 8) Participation Summary
CogAT 8: Grades 2 and 4 all students.
Testing Window: Nov 16 - Dec 18.
| Elementary | Secondary | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| CogAT 8 | Nov 16 - Dec 18 | |||||||||||||
Testing Window
Nov 16 - Dec 18
WIDA ACCESS
WIDA ACCESS Participation Summary
WIDA ACCESS and WIDA Alternate ACCESS: K-12 identified students.
Testing Window: Feb 1 - March 19.
| Elementary | Secondary | |||||||||||||
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| Assessment | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| WIDA ACCESS / WIDA Alternate ACCESS | Feb 1 - March 19 | |||||||||||||
Testing Window
Feb 1 - March 19
See school website calendar for site-specific dates.
Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA)
MCA and Alt-MCA/MTAS Participation Summary
Reading: Grades 3-8 and 10.
Math: Grades 3-8 and 11.
*Science: Grades 5, 8 and 10. Eligible students in grades 9, 11 and 12 who are taking or retaking Biology, AP Biology and other identified concurrent life science courses are also required to participate.
MCA Online Window: March 8 - May 7, all subjects, all grade levels.
MTAS/Alt MCA/MCA Paper Window: March 8 - April 30, all subjects, all grade levels.
| Elementary | Secondary | |||||||||||||
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| Assessment | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| MCA + Alt-MCA/MTAS | Reading | |||||||||||||
| MCA + Alt-MCA/MTAS | Math | |||||||||||||
| MCA + Alt-MCA/MTAS | *Science | |||||||||||||
*Most students take the High School Science MCA in grade 10 because Biology, AP Biology and other identified concurrent life science courses are most commonly taken during that year. Eligible students in grades 9, 11 and 12 who are taking or retaking these courses are also required to participate.
Testing Windows
Reading MCA
High School: April 12 - 16
Middle School: April 19 - 23
Elementary: April 12 - 16
Math MCA
High School: April 12 - 16
Middle School: April 19 - 23
Elementary: April 12 - 16
Science MCA
High School: April 19 - 23
Middle School: April 26 - 30
Elementary: March 15 - 19
* LOA & LPA will run a different schedule
MTAS/Alt MCA/MCA Paper Window
March 8 - April 30
All subjects, all grade levels
MCA Online Window
March 8 - May 7
All subjects, all grade levels
ACT
ACT Participation Summary
College Entrance Exam (ACT): Grade 11 all students. Eligible grade 12 students may also participate.
Primary Test Date: March 9, 2027.
Makeup Date: March 23, 2027.
| Elementary | Secondary | |||||||||||||
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| Assessment | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| College Entrance Exam (ACT) | Spring | |||||||||||||
Registration fee applies; fee support may be available for eligible students. Grade 12 participation is limited to students who meet eligibility requirements established by the district and state.
Testing Dates
Primary Test Date
March 9, 2027
Makeup Date
March 23, 2027
PSAT
PSAT Participation Summary
PSAT: Grade 11 students.
Testing Date: October 10, 2026.
Cost: Registration fee may apply. Fee support may be available for eligible students.
| Elementary | Secondary | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| PSAT | Fall | |||||||||||||
Registration fee applies; fee support may be available for eligible students.
Testing Date
October 10, 2026
Bilingual Seals
Bilingual Seals Participation Summary
Language Proficiency Demonstrated through Assessment/Bilingual Seals: Grades 8-12 identified students.
Fall: LNHS - Nov 17, 2026; LSHS - Nov 18, 2026.
Winter: LNHS - Feb 18, 2027; LSHS - Feb 17, 2027.
Spring: CMS - May 4, 2027; MMS - May 5, 2027; KTMS - May 6, 2027.
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| Assessment | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Language Proficiency Demonstrated through Assessment/Bilingual Seals | Fall, Winter & Spring | |||||||||||||
Testing Windows
Fall
LNHS: Nov 17, 2026
LSHS: Nov 18, 2026
Winter
LNHS: Feb 18, 2027
LSHS: Feb 17, 2027
Spring
CMS: May 4, 2027
MMS: May 5, 2027
KTMS: May 6, 2027