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ISTEP test dates released. ISTEP Experience can help students prepare.

Parents of 3rd through 8th graders and 10th graders:  The Indiana Department of Education has released the testing windows for ISTEP+.  The two-part assessment will begin in late February. Part 1 of ISTEP will be done with paper/pencil and Part 2 will be done online. 

New this year:  In preparation for 2016 ISTEP+, the IDOE has now made ISTEP+ “Experience” available through Pearson, allowing students and parents to experience various technology-enhanced item types that will appear on the ISTEP+ Part 2 assessment as often as they like from home, at school, or on mobile devices. “Experience” is presented via the Pearson online platform (TestNav 8) that will be used for ISTEP+ online testing, as well as IREAD-3 online testing. P-H-M families can access ISTEP+ “Experience” through the P-H-M District website, as well as through the link provided on the RESOURCES menu of every school website.


Indiana Statewide Testing of Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+ ) Grades 3-8, and 10

                                                                           Window Begins                                               Window Ends

ISTEP+ Part 1 – paper/pencil                      February 29, 2016                                          March 11, 2016
(Applied Skills)

ISTEP+ Part 2 – online                                  April 18, 2016                                                  May 6, 2016
(Multiple-choice & Technology-Enhanced Items)


For more information on the state assessment testing windows, please visit the Indiana Department of Education website, www.doe.in.gov/assessment.