Selecting Your District's Default Assessment

Iowa schools are required to select a state approved literacy assessment and state approved math assessment for each K-6 grade level. That assessment is set as the default assessment for the school year and is used for Healthy Indicators, Early Literacy Implementation (ELI), and Math Counts reporting.

Click to view K-6 Default Assessment Selections (from CASA)

How to Select Default Assessments

The school default assessment selection and district review will occur in the Consolidated Accountability and Support Application (CASA). Timelines this year will allow districts to select their default selection May 11-June 5 and have the opportunity to review and make changes (if needed)  August 1-15th.

1. Team discussions - We recommend working with your administrative team now to discuss your default assessments for next year and to coordinate a plan for timely completion of this task. If any changes in administration is expected over the summer, please be sure to make those changes in the School Information Update application in EdPortal with any changes to ensure the CASA application is ready in August.

2. Default assessment selection - Building leadership will select and then the superintendent will need to validate the school's default assessment for literacy and math in the Consolidated Accountability and Support Application (CASA) between May 11-June 5 and will have an additional opportunity to review/update August 1 - 15. See attached instructions. 

Once confirmed in August, the default assessment will remain the same for the school year. Team collaboration to select the assessment and communication of the selection are imperative to ensure accuracy and avoid confusion.