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• 2021-22 State Assessment Dates (Updated 7/13/2021)​
• DLM-AA FAQ​ (Updated 03/29/2021)
• Given that the PSAT is no longer required, the state’s alternate assessment for those grades, the DLM, is likewise no longer required for students in grades 9 and 10.  Schools who administer the DLM instructionally-embedded assessments for progress monitoring and instructional purposes as indicated in a student’s IEP may continue to access the DLM system as an alternate local assessment.  ​
  
• 2021 IAR, SAT, PSAT 10, PSAT 8/9, and DLM-AA Pre-ID Guidance​​
  
• 2020-21 State Assessment Dates​​(Updated 3/26/2021​)​
  
• Guidance for 15-year-old students with IEPs in Elementary School Districts​​ (Updated 9/9​/2021​​)
  
• Diploma Exemption Documents​
  Submit a diploma exemption only for a student who will be scheduled to receive a regular high school diploma before the next administration of the state’s final accountability assessment (i.e., SAT or grade 11 DLM-AA) and hasn’t tested or been identified in SIS as being exempt or for a student whose exemption was not identified through ISBE SIS programming according to the flowchart document​. If your district believes there is evidence in SIS of an exemption, please write to assessment@isbe.net for verification before completing any of the diploma exemption paperwork.​
  
• Instructions for Secure Submission to ISBE
  
• Exemption Request form​
  
• Certification of Request form
  
• Grade 12 SAT and DLM-​AA: Who may test?(Updated 03/16/2021​)​​​​​
  

For additional resources including manuals for coordinators and teachers, technical requirements of the KITE system, and ongoing DLM updates please visit the Illinois DLM website.

• Dynamic Learning Maps Professional Development​
  
• DLM Participation Guidelines
  
• Who May Administer​ the DLM-AA​
  
• Manuals
  • 2021-2022 Accessibility Manual
    
  • 2021-2022 Assessment Coordinator Manual (for District Test Coordinators)
    
  • 2021-2022 Educator Portal User Guide
    
  • 2021-2022 Facilitator Guide for R​equired Test Administrator Training (District Test Coordinators)
    
  • 2021-2022 Guide to DLM Required Test Administrator Training (for Test Administrators)
    
  • 2021-2022 Guide to Practice Activities & Released Testlets
    
  • 2021-2022 Technology Specifications Manual
    
  • 2021-2022 Test Administration Manual​
    
• Interpretive Guides
  • Parent Interpretive ​Guide YE
    
  • Parent Interpretive Gu​ide YE (Spanish)
    
• Essential Elements
  • DLM Essential Elements in English Language Arts
  • DLM Essential Elements in Mathematics
  • DLM Essential Elements in Science
    
  • Essential Elements Condensed Books​​​
    

• Register for Upcoming Illinois Assessment Update Webinars (choose "Presentations and Webinars")
  
• Illinois Assessment Update Webinar Archive​
  
• Educator Resource Videos for Year-End States
• District Staff Video Resources for Year-End States
• DLM Score Report Resources for Year-End States​