Testing Dates
When and Where Will Testing Take Place?
Test dates are held on Saturdays. Dates are assigned by school. Test locations and exact date(s) of testing are determined by the number of applications received. Parents will receive an email with test details approximately one month before their child’s scheduled test date (based on grade level). Please make every effort to have your child attend the date(s) assigned to him/her. If you have a conflict with the date(s) or your child is sick on the day of the testing or the night before, please email advancedlearning@bsd405.org with your child’s name, grade, the test location and date(s). If there are extenuating circumstances, we may be able to reschedule your child. Illness will not be considered a valid reason for appeal.
Testing sessions are scheduled in the following manner:
Grade | BSD Student | Private/Home-School Student |
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2 |
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3 – 8 |
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9 – 11 |
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PLEASE NOTE: If your child is attending BSD on an inter-district transfer and is identified as in need of advanced learning, services are only provided through differentiation in the current school setting for which that transfer applies.
In order to preserve the confidentiality of the assessment instruments and the validity of students’ test results, tests are only provided in person.
BSD Students:
GRADES | DATE | CogAT | Star | Iowa |
1 | February 11, 2023 OR March 4, 2023 OR March 11, 2023 Students will attend 2 of the 3 dates listed above.* |
AM | PM | |
2 | January 7, 2023 OR January 21, 2023 OR February 4, 2023 Students will attend 1 of the 3 dates listed above.* |
AM | PM | |
3 – 5 | January 7, 2023 OR January 21, 2023 OR February 4, 2023 Students will attend 1 of the 3 dates listed above.* |
AM | ||
6 – 8 | December 10, 2022 | AM | ||
9 – 11 | December 10, 2022 | AM | PM |
*Please note that test dates are assigned to students by the Advanced Learning Office to ensure appropriate proctor to student ratios.
Private/Home-School Students (that live within BSD):
GRADES | DATE | CogAT | Star | Iowa |
1 | December 10, 2022 | AM | PM | |
2 – 5 | December 10, 2022 | AM | PM | |
6 – 8 | December 10, 2022 | AM | PM | |
9 – 11 | December 10, 2022 | AM | PM |