Start Strong - Fall 2022 Start Strong Assessment Overview - Administrations

Sep 30, 2026

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Start Strong Fall 2022 administrations for Mountain Lakes outline how fast, in-person assessments produce immediate, standards-based information to identify student support needs. The materials specify what assessments do not do, including replacing local benchmark measures or predicting Spring 2023 NJSLA summative results. Test design details include prioritized prior-year standards, released NJSLA item-bank questions, and administration within 45–60 minutes, with clear guidance for interpreting outcomes and avoiding comparisons to NJSLA results. Grade and content alignment tables map current enrollments to Start Strong assignments across ELA, Mathematics, Algebra I/II, Geometry, and Science, plus calculator requirements.

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Start Strong Assessment Overview

What Start Strong Fall 2022 assessments do

What Start Strong Fall 2022 assessments do not

Start Strong Test Design

Start Strong Grade and Content Alignment

English language arts grade enrollment

Mathematics grade enrollment

Mathematics course enrollment

Science grade enrollment

Start Strong Result Interpretation Considerations

Public reporting considerations

How Start Strong results support planning and support

Mountain Lakes’s Number of Students Tested

Start Strong: Fall 2022 Administrations Mountain Lakes Presented Jan. 23, 2023 Support in Identifying Student Needs 1 Start Strong Assessment Overview Start Strong Fall 2022 assessments: • Produced information to be used as a standards-based complement to theresources used by educators in their classrooms to evaluate the needs of students . • Were administered quickly, in person, and provided immediate results . Start Strong Fall 2022 assessments do not: • Replace local standards-based benchmark assessments districts may already have in place . • Replace the spring 2023 New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA) statewide summative assessments or are predictive of their results . 2 Start Strong Test Design • Based on a subset of prioritized prior-year academic standards to provide a data point on the level of support a student may need to engage in grade-level content. • Used released high-quality items from the NJSLA item bank • Contained efficient question types to produce on-demand results for educators • Could be administered in 45–60 minutes Note: The test design, which allowed for shortened testing time and immediate results, means that Start Strong results must be interpreted and used differently than NJSLA results . They do not cover the breadth and depth of standards as seen on the NJSLA and do not support the same comparisons or inferences about student proficiency. 3 Start Strong Grade And Content Alignment (1 of 4) English language arts-Grade Enrollment | If the student is currently enrolled in.... | the student should be assigned the Start Strong... | which is based on... | | --- | --- | --- | | Grade 4 | ELA04 | Grade 3 ELA content | | Grade 5 | ELA05 | Grade 4 ELA content | | Grade 6 | ELA06 | Grade 5 ELA content | | Grade 7 | ELA07 | Grade 6 ELA content | | Grade 8 | ELA08 | Grade 7 ELA content | | Grade 9 | ELA09 | Grade 8 ELA content | | Grade 10 | ELA10 | Grade 9 ELA content | 4 Start Strong Grade And Content Alignment (2 of 4) Mathematics – Grade Enrollment | If the student is currently enrolled in... | the student should be assigned the Start
Strong... | which is based on... | and the student should be provided the... | and... | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Grade 4 | MAT04 | Grade 3 Math content | N/A | No calculator | | Grade 5 | MAT05 | Grade 4 Math content | N/A | No calculator | | Grade 6 | MAT06 | Grade 5 Math content | Start Strong Math Grade 6 Mathematics Reference Sheet | No calculator | | Grade 7 | MAT07 | Grade 6 Math content | Start Strong Math Grade 7 Mathematics Reference Sheet | Four-function calculator | | Grade 8 | MAT08 | Grade 7 Math content | Start Strong Math Grade 8 Mathematics Reference Sheet | Four-function calculator | 5 Start Strong Grade And Content Alignment (3 of 4) Mathematics – Course Enrollment | If the student is currently enrolled... | the student should be assigned the Start
Strong... | which is based on... | and the student should be provided with the... | and... | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Algebra I | ALG01 | Grade 8 Math content with a focus on standards relevant to algebraic concepts | Start Strong Algebra I and Geometry Mathematics Reference Sheet | Scientific calculator | | Geometry | GEO01 | Grade 8 Math content with a focus on standards
relevant to geometric concepts | Start Strong Algebra I and Geometry Mathematics Reference Sheet | Scientific calculator | | Algebra II | ALG02 | Algebra I content | Start Strong Algebra II Mathematics Reference Sheet | Graphing calculator | 6 Start Strong Grade And Content Alignment (4 of 4) Science – Grade Enrollment | If the student is currently enrolled in... | the student should be assigned the Start Strong... | which is based on... | and should be provided with
the... | and... | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Grade 6 | SC06 | Grade 3 through 5 Science content | N/A | Four-function calculator | | Grade 9 | SC09 | Middle School Sc

FAQs

What is the purpose of Start Strong Fall 2022 administrations?

Start Strong Fall 2022 assessments generate information to support educators in evaluating student needs using a standards-based approach and providing immediate results.

What should Start Strong results NOT be used for?

Districts should not compare Start Strong data to NJSLA data, and Start Strong is not designed to predict future performance on the NJSLA.

How is a student’s Start Strong assignment determined by enrollment?

Tables match each current enrollment grade or course (e.g., ELA04, MAT04, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Science grades) to the corresponding Start Strong assignment based on prior-year content focus.

Sep 30, 2026

Uploaded by Aran