25-26 State Testing Letter - September 2025 - North Wildwood School District Assessment Schedule 2025-2026

Sep 30, 2026

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September 2025 notice to parents and guardians explains New Jersey requirements for annual statewide or commercially developed standardized assessments and informs families that additional assessments may be shared within 30 days of final statewide reports. The letter provides the North Wildwood School District assessment testing schedule for 2025-2026, listing specific assessment windows, grade ranges, computer administration dates, and makeup periods for ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS, DLM year-end, NJSLA-Adaptive field tests, NJSLA-Adaptive assessments, NJSLA Science, NAEP, and district benchmarks.

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Assessment Information for Parents and General Public

Statewide and Commercially Developed Assessments Requirement

North Wildwood School District Testing Schedule 2025-2026

September 2025 2025-2026 New Jersey School District Assessment Information to Parents and General Public Dear Parents/Guardians: New Jersey school districts, charter schools, and renaissance school projects are required by statute (N.J.S.A. 18A: 7C-6.6) to annually notify parents or guardians by October 1 of any statewide student assessment or commercially developed standardized assessment that will be administered over the course of the school year. If after October 1 it is decided that an additional commercially developed standardized assessment will be administered, then the information shall be shared with parents as soon as possible (within 30 days of receipt of final reports for statewide assessments) . North Wildwood School District Assessment Testing Schedule 2025-2026 | Assessment | Grades | Computer Administration | | --- | --- | --- | | ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs | ACCESS: K through 12
Alt. ACCESS:
1 through 12 | February 2 through March 27, 2026 Makeups:
March 30-April 3, 2026 | | Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) Year End (YE) Model: ELA, Math & Science | ELA and Math:
3 through 8, and 11
Science: 5, 8 and 11 | September 9 through December 19, 2025 April 6 through May 22, 2026 | | New Jersey Student Learning Assessments-Adaptive (NJSLA-Adaptive) Fall Field Test | ELA: 4 through 10
Math: 4 through high | October 27 through November 14, 2025 Note: There will be no testing on November 4, 6, 7 or 11 | | New Jersey Student Learning Assessments-Adaptive
(NJSLA-Adaptive) | ELA: 3 through 9
Math: 3 through high school | April 27 through May 22, 2026 Makeups: May 26 through May 29, 2026 | | --- | --- | --- | | NJSLA-Science administration | Science: 5, 8 and 11 | April 27 through May 22, 2026 Makeups: May 26 through May 29, 2026 | | National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) | Grade 4 Math and Reading | The testing window is January 26 through March 20, 2026.
Specific dates will be communicated once NAEP State Coordinator assigns dates. | | District Benchmarks: Math
Writing
K-3 universal screener | K-8 grade
K-8 grade K-3 | Administered 3 x a year Fall, Winter, Spring
Fall, Winter, Spring
Fall, Winter, Spring | Thank you for your continued support and dedication to your child’s education. Sincerely, Jonathan L. Price Superintendent North Wildwood School District

FAQs

What legal requirement does New Jersey require school districts to follow for assessments?

Districts are required by statute to annually notify parents or guardians by October 1 about any statewide student assessment or commercially developed standardized assessment administered during the school year.

What happens if an additional commercially developed assessment is decided after October 1?

The information must be shared with parents as soon as possible, within 30 days of receipt of final reports for statewide assessments.

What testing windows are listed for NAEP and how are exact dates determined?

The NAEP testing window is January 26 through March 20, 2026. Specific dates will be communicated once the NAEP State Coordinator assigns them.

Sep 30, 2026

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