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• Spring 2022 Corrections Guidelines for DLM-AA
  
• Spring 2022 Assessment Enrollment Verification Report - Guidelines​
  
• 2021-22 State Assessment Dates(Updated 01/14/2022)​
• 2022-23 State Assessment Dates(Updated 3/17/2022)
• Grade 12 SAT and DLM-AA: Who must test?(Updated 09/07/2022​)
  
• 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​​​​​​
  

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
  
• DTC Checklist​
  
• Teacher Checklist​
• Parent Notification Letter (Word document will automatically download)​
  
• ​Parent Notification Letter (en español)  (Word document will automatically download)​
  
• Manuals
  • Data Management Manual​
    
  • Accessibility Manual
    
  • Assessment Coordinator Manual (for District Test Coordinators)
    
  • Educator Portal User Guide
    
  • Facilitator Guide for Required Test Administrator Training (District Test Coordinators)
    
  • Guide to DLM Required Test Administrator Training (for Test Administrators)
    
  • Guide to Practice Activities & Released Testlets
    
  • Technology Specifications Manual
    
  • Test Administration Manual​
    
• Essential Elements
  • DLM Essential Elements in English Language Arts
  • DLM Essential Elements in Mathematics
  • DLM Essential Elements in Science
    
  • Essential Elements Condensed Books​​​​
    
• Interpretive Guides for Parents​
  • Understanding Your Child's Individual Student Score Report
    
  • Understanding Your Child's Individual Student Score Report (en español)​
    
• Educator Resource Videos for Year-End States
• District Staff Video Resources for Year-End States
• DLM Score Report Resources for Year-End States​​​​
  

• Preparing for the 2023 DLM-AA: District and Building Test Coordinators​​​​
• Preparing for the 2023 DLM-AA: Teachers​​​​
• Register for Upcoming Illinois Assessment Update Webinars (choose "Presentations and Webinars")
  
• Illinois Assessment Update Webinar Archive​​​​​