The United States Department of Education (USDE) anticipates that all states will administer statewide
assessments as required under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) during the 2020-2021 school year.
Therefore, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) plans to administer New Jersey’s statewide
assessment system, which includes the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA), Dynamic Learning
Maps (DLM), ACCESS for ELLs and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), in the spring of 2021.
The NJDOE recognizes the complexity of the circumstances in schools across the state and will closely monitor
developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the school year. Additionally, the NJDOE will
continue to engage with USDE, assessment experts and the Council of Chief State School Officers on the national
issue of state assessments and will keep school administrators and educators apprised of any new information
through additional broadcasts as necessary.
Details regarding the administration windows for each respective assessment are provided the
2020-2021 Statewide Assessment Schedule. Notably, the NJDOE is postponing the high school fall block of the NJSLA.
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