This page is a comprehensive look at important dates and events for assessment and accountability. This includes the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concept Examination (WKCE), Wisconsin Alternate Assessment - Students with Disabilities (WAA-SwD), Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), Accountability, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), and Assessemt of English Language Learners (ACCESS for ELL™).
| Year | Month | Date | Event |
| 2007 | January | 25 | Record Editing System Training |
| January | 29 | Record Editing System corrections by DACs begins |
| February | 9 | Record Editing System corrections by DACs ends |
| February | 12 | Record Editing System corrections by CTB begins |
| March | 2 | Record Editing System corrections by CTB ends |
| March | 16 | Phase I Test Results Shipped |
| March | 30 | Phase II Test Results Available Online |
| May | 4 | Phase III Reports Available Online |
| May | 14 | Phase IV Reports Available |
| September | 17 | Fall 2007 Pre-Test Workshop |
| October | 1 | Wisconsin Student Locator System (WSLS) Updates Deadline by 4:00 p.m. |
| October | 5 | Test Materials Received by DACs |
| October | 5 | Test Coordinator's Kits Delivered |
| October | 5-12 | DACs distribute Test Materials to School Assessment Coordinators (SACs) |
| October | 8-19 | Deadline for DACs to report test materials shortages to CTB |
| October | 17 | DACs receive first shipment of pre-ID labels |
| October | 22 | Testing window opens |
| October | 29 | Wisconsin Student Locator System (WSLS) Updates Deadline by 4:00 p.m. |
| November | 16 | DACs receive second shipment of Pre-ID labels |
| November | 23 | Testing window closes |
| November | 29 | Techincal Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting |
| December | 3 | Deadline to sign up for retrieval of answer documents |
| December | 5 | Deadline for CTB to pick up answer documents |
| December | 10 | Districts complete ISES and WSLS Data Updates |
| 2008 | January | 9-18 | Record Editing System by DACs |
| January | 9-11 | Item Review |
| February | 29 | Optional Products Order Deadline |
| February | 29 | Phase I Test Results shipped by |
| March | 30 | Phase II Test Results available online |
| April | 21 | Phase III Test Results available online |
| April | 30 | WSAS 2007-08 Post-Test Workshop Internet Webcast |
| May | 30 | WKCE/WAA-SwD 2007-08 Press Release |
| October | 27 | Testing window opens |
| November | 28 | Testing window closes |
| 2009 | October | 26 | Testing window opens |
| November | 27 | Testing window closes |
| 2010 | October | 25 | Testing window opens |
| November | 26 | Testing window closes |
| 2011 | October | 24 | Testing window opens |
| November | 25 | Testing window closes |
| 2012 | October | 22 | Testing window opens |
| November | 23 | Testing window closes |
| 2013 | October | 28 | Testing window opens |
| November | 29 | Testing window closes |
| 2014 | October | 27 | Testing window opens |
| November | 28 | Testing window closes |
| Year | Month | Date | Event |
| 2007 | September | 14 | Extended Standards posted to OEA Webpage |
| October | 8 | Madison WAA-SwD Test Administration Trainings |
| October | 9 | Wisconsin Dells WAA-SwD Test Administration Trainings |
| October | 10 | CESA 2/Milton WAA-SwD Test Administration Trainings |
| October | 11 | Fond du Lac WAA-SwD Test Administration Trainings |
| October | 12 | Green Bay WAA-SwD Test Administration Trainings |
| October | 15 | Milwaukee WAA-SwD Test Administration Trainings |
| October | 16 | Wausau/Mosinee WAA-SwD Test Administration Trainings |
| October | 22 | CESA 4/West Salem/LaCrosse WAA-SwD Test Administration Trainings |
| October | 23 | Rice Lake WAA-SwD Test Administration Training |
| November | 2 | Mediasite WAA-SwD Test Administration Training available on Website |
| December | 7 | TCK delivered to DAC |
| December | 7 | DAC recieve shipment of pre-ID labels |
| December | 17-21 | Test Materials arrive at districts |
| 2008 | January | 7 | Test window opens |
| January | 31 | Test window closes |
| February | 6 | Deadline to register for pick-up of test materials |
| April | 30 | 2007-08 WSAS Post-Test Workshop Internet Webcast |
| May | 2 | Individual Profile Reports arrive in districts |
| May | 30 | WKCE/WAA-SwD 2007-08 Press Release |
AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) Calendar
Please note that the 2008 press release data and AYP notification have been delayed about two weeks due to the January administration of the WAA-SwD and standard setting schedule.
| Year | Month | Date | Event |
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| | May | 1-22 | DPI conducts data analysis and individual reviews of AYP for WI districts and schools |
| June | 6 | Schools and districts receive DRAFT notification of preliminarily DIFI, SIFI, and/or missing AYP findings. Data clean-up period. DRAFT Annual Review of AYP decisions are embargoed until June 10th. |
| June | 24 | Public release of Preliminary DIFI, SIFI and/or districts/schools missing AYP posted |
| June | 29 | AYP status is electronically available for every Wisconsin school and district review. Three-year AYP Review Summary |
| July | 7 | Deadline for districts and schools to prepare appeals and request reconsideration of their Preliminary DIFI, SIFI, or AYP designation |
| July | 8-27 | DPI process DIFI, SIFI, and AYP reconsideration requests and notifies districts and schools of the results of these requests |
| July | 31 | Final SIFI, DIFI, and AYP Status |
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