2026–2027 Assessment Calendar
Testing windows, program deadlines, and non-instructional days for the 2026–2027 school year, organized by month. Select a month to view its schedule.
August 2026
| Event |
Date(s) |
| Teacher Prep |
Aug 13 (Thu) |
| SIP Day |
Aug 14 (Fri) |
| SIP Day |
Aug 17 (Mon) |
| Teacher Prep |
Aug 18 (Tue) |
| First Day of School |
Aug 19 (Wed) |
| Star, Unique, Reading Horizons |
Aug 24 – Sept 4 |
| OPTIONAL iReady Inform Math Assessment |
Aug 24 – Sept 25 |
September 2026
| Event |
Date(s) |
| Holiday – Labor Day |
Sept 7 (Mon) |
| Star, Unique, Reading Horizons |
Aug 24 – Sept 4 |
| Reading Horizons |
Aug 24 – Sept 11 |
| OPTIONAL iReady Inform Math Assessment |
Aug 24 – Sept 25 |
| Science CFA, Grades 7/8 |
Sept 18 (Fri) |
October 2026
| Event |
Date(s) |
| Digital Citizenship |
Oct 2 (Fri) |
| SIP Day |
Oct 12 (Mon) |
| Panorama |
Sept 21 – Oct 2 |
| GATE Referrals |
Sept 28 – Oct 9 |
| OPTIONAL iReady Inform Math Assessment |
Aug 24 – Sept 25 |
| GATE Testing |
Oct 12 – Nov 6 |
| Science CFA, Grade 8 |
Oct 23 (Fri) |
Writing Prompt (last week to give)
Deadline Oct 23 |
Oct 19–23 |
| Science CFA, Grade 7 |
Oct 30 (Fri) |
| Trimester 1 IAB Deadline |
Oct 30 (Fri) |
November 2026
| Event |
Date(s) |
| GATE Testing |
Oct 12 – Nov 6 |
| GATE Testing (Not Curriculum Alignment Schools) |
Oct 12 – Nov 6 |
| Holiday – Veterans Day |
Nov 11 (Wed) |
| CAA for Science, Embedded PT 1 |
Nov 13 (Fri) |
| Conference Days – Minimum Days |
Nov 17–20 |
| Science CFA, Grade 7 |
Nov 20 (Fri) |
| Thanksgiving Break |
Nov 23–27 |
December 2026
| Event |
Date(s) |
| Digital Citizenship |
Dec 4 (Fri) |
| Science CFA, Grade 8 |
Dec 4 (Fri) |
| Star, Unique, Reading Horizons |
Dec 1–11 |
| Reading Horizons |
Dec 1–18 |
| Minimum Day |
Dec 18 (Fri) |
| Trimester 2 IAB Deadline |
Dec 18 (Fri) |
| Winter Break |
Dec 21, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 |
January 2027
| Event |
Date(s) |
| Winter Break |
Dec 21, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027 |
| OPTIONAL iReady Inform Math Assessment |
Jan 11–22 |
| Holiday – Martin Luther King Jr. |
Jan 18 (Mon) |
Writing Prompt (last week to give)
Deadline Jan 22 |
Jan 19–22 |
| Amira Screener, Grades 1–2 (Kinder starts Jan 27) |
Jan 25 – Feb 11 |
February 2027
| Event |
Date(s) |
| Amira Screener, Grades 1–2 (Kinder starts Jan 27) |
Jan 25 – Feb 11 |
| Amira Screener, Kindergarten |
Jan 27 – Feb 11 |
| Conference Days – Minimum Days |
Feb 4 (Thu) |
| ELPAC – Gen Ed & Alternate (ESN) Group Testing |
Feb 8–26 |
| High School Readiness Exam |
Feb 11 (Thu) |
| Holiday – President's Day (observed) |
Feb 12 (Fri) |
| Holiday – President's Day (observed) |
Feb 15 (Mon) |
| Science CFA, Grade 8 |
Feb 19 (Fri) |
| PFT |
Feb 22 – Mar 19 |
| Science CFA, Grade 7 |
Feb 26 (Fri) |
March 2027
| Event |
Date(s) |
| PFT |
Feb 22 – Mar 19 |
| CAA for Science, Embedded PT 2 |
Mar 5 (Fri) |
| Digital Citizenship |
Mar 12 (Fri) |
| Science CFA, Grade 8 |
Mar 19 (Fri) |
| Trimester 3 IAB Deadline |
Mar 19 (Fri) |
| Spring Break |
Mar 22 – Apr 2 |
April 2027
| Event |
Date(s) |
| Spring Break |
Mar 22 – Apr 2 |
| Star, Unique, Reading Horizons |
Apr 5–16 |
| Star (TK only), Reading Horizons |
Apr 5–23 |
Writing Prompt (last week to give)
Deadline Apr 16 |
Apr 12–16 |
| Panorama |
Apr 26 – May 7 |
May 2027
| Event |
Date(s) |
| Panorama |
Apr 26 – May 7 |
| Science CFA, Grade 7 |
May 7 (Fri) |
| CAASPP / CAST / CAA |
May 10–28 |
| Science CFA, Grade 8 |
May 14 (Fri) |
| OPTIONAL iReady Inform Math Assessment |
May 24 – June 4 |
| CAA for Science, Embedded PT 3 |
May 28 (Fri) |
| Holiday – Memorial Day |
May 31 (Mon) |
June 2027
| Event |
Date(s) |
| CAASPP / CAST / CAA |
May 10–28 |
| OPTIONAL iReady Inform Math Assessment |
May 24 – June 4 |
| Science CFA, Grade 7 |
June 11 (Fri) |
| Last Day of School (Minimum Day) |
June 17 (Thu) |
| Holiday – Juneteenth |
June 18 (Fri) |
July 2027
| Event |
Date(s) |
| Holiday – Independence Day (observed) |
July 5 (Mon) |
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