Student Assessment – ISAT
The Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) measures individual student achievement relative to the Illinois Learning Standards. The results give parents, teachers, and schools one measure of student learning and school performance.
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2010 ISAT
Test Dates
- March 1-12, 2010 (Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8)
- Request for a Change in the Two-Week Test Window – 2010 ISAT

ISAT Test Dates for 2011 and 2012 (TENTATIVE)
- 2011 – February 28 – March 11, 2011
- 2012 – March 5 – 16, 2012
Assessment Network Reference Guide
Ordering/Verifying ISAT/IAA Test Materials and Updating Contact (Profile) Information on Assessment Network
Order window – October 31 – December 21, 2009
NOTE: This document was reposted on October 28, 2009, because there was an error on page 6 involving pick-up dates for ISAT materials.
2010 ISAT Manuals
- District and School Coordination Manual
- Test Administration Manual – Grades 3 – 5
- Test Administration Manual – Grades 6 – 8

Professional Testing Practices for Educators

Calculator Use Policy for the ISAT Mathematics Tests
ISAT Presentations
(Posted 11/30/09)
- Reading
(PDF)
(PPT)
- Mathematics
(PDF)
(PPT)
(Posted 12/3/09) - Science
(PDF)
(PPT)
(Posted 12/1/09) - Writing
(PDF)
(PPT) (Posted 12/1/09)







