Director of Curriculum and Federal Programming
Shannon Kuchak
kuchaks@ltsd.org
570-945-5181
Last year, the district participated in an efficacy research study through Project Tomorrow examining the impact of the Big Ideas Math & You (K–5) program. The final research report has now been published and is available for public review on the district’s Curriculum webpage.
Direct link to report: https://www.tomorrow.org/resource/mathyou/
Science
The following three new sets of standards will be fully integrated into classroom instruction by the 2025-26 school year:
Assessments
ASSESSMENT | GRADES | SUBJECTS | TESTING WINDOW | DESCRIPTION/ PURPOSE |
Aimsweb Plus | K – 4 | READING, MATH | September 8 – 19, 2025 | FALL BENCHMARK |
Classroom Diagnostic Tests (CDTs) | 4 – HS | ELA, MATH, SCIENCE | Sept. 15 – 26, 2025 ELA 15th – 17th MATH 18th – 22nd SCI 23rd – 24th Make-Ups Completed by 26th | FALL BENCHMARK |
PSAT/NMSQT | 11 | October 1st, 2025 | Aptitude test to measure college readiness | |
SAT | 11 – 12 | October 15, 2025 | Aptitude test to measure college readiness | |
1ST MP Ends: October 31, 2025 | K – 12 | GRADES FINALIZED | REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED Nov 13, 2025 @ Parent-Teacher Conferences | |
Keystone Exams: Winter Wave 1 | 8-12 | ALG I, LIT, BIO | December 3-17, 2025 | State Graduation Requirement; Measures proficiency on end of course standards |
Keystone Exams: Winter Wave 2 | 8-12 | ALG I, LIT, BIO | January 5-16, 2026 | State Graduation Requirement; Measures proficiency on end of course standards |
Aimsweb Plus | K – 4 | READING, MATH | January 5 – 22, 2026 | WINTER BENCHMARK |
Classroom Diagnostic Tests (CDTs) | HS | ELA, MATH, SCIENCE | January 12 – 28, 2026 ELA – 12th – 14th MATH – 15th – 16th SCI – 21st – 22nd Completed by 28th | Winter Assessment, Round 2 |
WIDA ACCESS | K – 12 | ELLs Only | January 5 – February 17, 2026 | Measures English Language Proficiency |
2ND MP Ends: January 20, 2026 | K – 12 | GRADES FINALIZED | REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED January 23, 2026 | |
Classroom Diagnostic Tests (CDTs) | 3 – 8 PSSA | ELA, MATH, SCIENCE | March 9 – 25, 2026 ELA – 9th – 11th MATH – 12th – 17th SCI – 18th – 19th Completed by 25th | SPRING BENCHMARK |
Classroom Diagnostic Tests (CDTs) | HS Keystone | ELA, MATH, SCIENCE | April 7 – 21, 2026 ELA – 7th – 9th MATH – 10th – 14th SCI – 15th – 16th Completed by 21st | SPRING BENCHMARK |
ACT | 10 – 12 | February XX, 2026 | Aptitude test to measure college readiness | |
ASVAB | 11 – 12 | February 19 – 23, 2025 | Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery | |
SAT | 11 – 12 | March 18, 2026 | Aptitude test to measure college readiness | |
3RD MP Ends: March 25, 2026 | K – 12 | GRADES FINALIZED | REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED March 31, 2026 | |
PSSA | 3 – 8 | ELA | April 20 – 24, 2026 | Measures proficiency on grade level standards |
PSSA | 3 – 8 | MATH | April 27 – May 1, 2026 | Measures proficiency on grade level standards |
PSSA | 4 & 8 | SCIENCE | April 27 – May 1, 2026 | Measures proficiency on grade level standards |
PSSA | 3 – 8 | Math/Science Make-up Window | May 4 – 8, 2026 | Measures proficiency on grade level standards |
Aimsweb Plus | K – 4 | READING, MATH | May 4 – May 15, 2026 | SPRING BENCHMARK |
PASA | 3-8 & 11 | ALL | March 9 – May 1, 2026 | PA Alternate System of Assessment |
KEYSTONE | 8 – 12 | ALG I, LIT, BIO | May 11 – 22, 2026 | State Graduation Requirement; Measures proficiency on end of course standards |
Advanced Placement Tests (AP) | 9 – 12 | AP | May 4 – 15, 2026 Late Testing: May 18 – 22, 2026 | |
4TH MP Ends: June 3, 2026 | K – 12 | GRADES FINALIZED | REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED June 8, 2026 | |
Keystone Exams: Summer Window | 8 – 12 | ALG I, LIT, BIO | July 27 – July 31, 2026 | State Graduation Requirement; Measures proficiency on end of course standards |
ASSESSMENT | GRADES | SUBJECTS | TESTING WINDOW | DESCRIPTION/ PURPOSE |
Aimsweb Plus | K – 4 | READING, MATH | September 8 – 19, 2025 | FALL BENCHMARK |
Classroom Diagnostic Tests (CDTs) | 4 – HS | ELA, MATH, SCIENCE | Sept. 15 – 26, 2025 ELA 15th – 17th MATH 18th – 22nd SCI 23rd – 24th Make-Ups Completed by 26th | FALL BENCHMARK |
PSAT/NMSQT | 11 | October 1st, 2025 | Aptitude test to measure college readiness | |
SAT | 11 – 12 | October 15, 2025 | Aptitude test to measure college readiness | |
1ST MP Ends: October 31, 2025 | K – 12 | GRADES FINALIZED | REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED Nov 13, 2025 @ Parent-Teacher Conferences | |
Keystone Exams: Winter Wave 1 | 8-12 | ALG I, LIT, BIO | December 3-17, 2025 | State Graduation Requirement; Measures proficiency on end of course standards |
Keystone Exams: Winter Wave 2 | 8-12 | ALG I, LIT, BIO | January 5-16, 2026 | State Graduation Requirement; Measures proficiency on end of course standards |
Aimsweb Plus | K – 4 | READING, MATH | January 5 – 22, 2026 | WINTER BENCHMARK |
Classroom Diagnostic Tests (CDTs) | HS | ELA, MATH, SCIENCE | January 12 – 28, 2026 ELA – 12th – 14th MATH – 15th – 16th SCI – 21st – 22nd Completed by 28th | Winter Assessment, Round 2 |
WIDA ACCESS | K – 12 | ELLs Only | January 5 – February 17, 2026 | Measures English Language Proficiency |
2ND MP Ends: January 20, 2026 | K – 12 | GRADES FINALIZED | REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED January 23, 2026 | |
Classroom Diagnostic Tests (CDTs) | 3 – 8 PSSA | ELA, MATH, SCIENCE | March 9 – 25, 2026 ELA – 9th – 11th MATH – 12th – 17th SCI – 18th – 19th Completed by 25th | SPRING BENCHMARK |
Classroom Diagnostic Tests (CDTs) | HS Keystone | ELA, MATH, SCIENCE | April 7 – 21, 2026 ELA – 7th – 9th MATH – 10th – 14th SCI – 15th – 16th Completed by 21st | SPRING BENCHMARK |
ACT | 10 – 12 | February XX, 2026 | Aptitude test to measure college readiness | |
ASVAB | 11 – 12 | February 19 – 23, 2025 | Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery | |
SAT | 11 – 12 | March 18, 2026 | Aptitude test to measure college readiness | |
3RD MP Ends: March 25, 2026 | K – 12 | GRADES FINALIZED | REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED March 31, 2026 | |
PSSA | 3 – 8 | ELA | April 20 – 24, 2026 | Measures proficiency on grade level standards |
PSSA | 3 – 8 | MATH | April 27 – May 1, 2026 | Measures proficiency on grade level standards |
PSSA | 4 & 8 | SCIENCE | April 27 – May 1, 2026 | Measures proficiency on grade level standards |
PSSA | 3 – 8 | Math/Science Make-up Window | May 4 – 8, 2026 | Measures proficiency on grade level standards |
Aimsweb Plus | K – 4 | READING, MATH | May 4 – May 15, 2026 | SPRING BENCHMARK |
PASA | 3-8 & 11 | ALL | March 9 – May 1, 2026 | PA Alternate System of Assessment |
KEYSTONE | 8 – 12 | ALG I, LIT, BIO | May 11 – 22, 2026 | State Graduation Requirement; Measures proficiency on end of course standards |
Advanced Placement Tests (AP) | 9 – 12 | AP | May 4 – 15, 2026 Late Testing: May 18 – 22, 2026 | |
4TH MP Ends: June 3, 2026 | K – 12 | GRADES FINALIZED | REPORT CARDS DISTRIBUTED June 8, 2026 | |
Keystone Exams: Summer Window | 8 – 12 | ALG I, LIT, BIO | July 27 – July 31, 2026 | State Graduation Requirement; Measures proficiency on end of course standards |
| Adaptive Behavior Assessment System (ABAS) | Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) |
| Advanced Placement/College Board | Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment (PASA) |
| AIMSweb Plus | Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) |
| Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) | Phonological Awareness Test (PAT) |
| Beck Youth Inventories (BYI) | Preschool Language Scale Screening Test |
| Beery Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (VMI) | Qualitative Reading Inventory (QRI) |
| Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) | Reading Eggs- used with K-2 |
| Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) | SAT, PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10, PSAT 8/9 |
| Boehm Test of Basic Concepts | Scholastic Math Inventory (SMI) |
| BRIGANCE Early Childhood Screen III | Sensory Profile-2 |
| Classroom Diagnostic Category Testing (CDT) | Shore Handwriting Screening Assessment for Early Handwriting Skills |
| Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT) | Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test (SDRT) |
| Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF) | Stanford Diagnostic Math Test (SDMT) |
| Conners Third Edition | Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale (SB) |
| Diagnostic Achievement Battery (DAB) | Test of Cognitive Skills (TCS) |
| Differential Aptitude Test (DAT) | Test of Reading Comprehension (TORC) |
| Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) | Test of Silent Word Reading Fluency (TOSWRF) |
| Emotional Disturbance Diagnostic Tree (EDDT) | Test of Visual Perceptual Skills |
| Gray Oral Reading Tests (GORT) | Test of Written Language (TOWL) |
| Group Math Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation (GMADE) | Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI-II) |
| Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation (GRADE) | Wechsler Adult Scale of Intelligence (WAIS) |
| Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (KBIT) | Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIA T) |
| Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA) | Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) |
| Key Math | Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) |
| Keystone Exams | Woodcock Johnson Test of Achievement (WJ) |
| Keystone Project Based Assessment (PBA) | Woodcock Johnson Test of Cognitive Ability (WJ) |
| Motor-Free Visual Perception Test | Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests (WRMT) |
| Peabody Development Motor Scale (PDMA-2) | Word Identification and Spelling Test (WIST) |
| Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT) |
Parent/Guardian Information | Parent/Guardian Information (Spanish)
SKILL PAMPHLETS
- Grade 3 – ELA Reading – ELA Writing – Math
- Grade 4 – ELA Reading – ELA Writing – Math
- Grade 5 – ELA Reading – ELA Writing – Math
- Grades 3-5 – Science
- Grade 6 – ELA Reading – ELA Writing – Math
- Grade 7 – ELA Reading – ELA Writing – Math
- Grade 8 – ELA Reading – ELA Writing – Math
- Grades 6-8 – Science
- Grades 9-12 – Literature – ELA English Composition – Algebra I – Algebra II – Geometry – Biology – Chemistry
PSSA/Keystone Exam Electronic Devices/Cell Phone/Calculator Policy: CLICK HERE
Parents, please review the cell phone policy for PSSA and Keystone Exams (Grades 3-12).
FAQs for Parents on the PSSAs: CLICK HERE
Parents please review this FAQ prior to the upcoming spring administration of the PSSA exams (Grades 3-8).
PSSA/Keystone Exam Electronic Devices and Calculator Policy: CLICK HERE
Parents, please review the cell phone, electronic device and calculator policy for PSSA and Keystone Exams (Grades 3-12). SPANISH
- Report Interpretation Guide
- Report Interpretation Guide (Spanish)
- Exam Scale Score Ranges
- ELA Test Design Overview
- ELA Performance Level Descriptors
- Math Test Design Overview
- Math Performance Level Descriptors
- Science Test Design Overview
- PSSA Exam Exemption Procedure
- State Assessment Procedures for Homeschool Students