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December 3, 2024

There are now Science Instructional Mini Tests available at the elementary grades, including grade 3, 4 and 5.

The complete list of Science Instructional Mini Tests that are currently available can be found in the… more

November 12, 2024

In the grade band 6-8 there are 8 additional Science Instructional Mini Tests that have been added to Kite Educator Portal. These Science Mini Test are in the following categories:

  • 2 in Earth Space Science
  • 1 in Earth Space Science/Engineering Design
  • 2 in Life Science… more
November 6, 2024

In the grade band 6-8 there are now 14 Science Instructional Mini Tests are available in Kite Educator Portal.

An additional 10 high school level Science Mini Tests were added this past week. There are now a total of 19 Science Mini Tests available in the high school grade band 9-12. These… more

October 21, 2024

Three additional Science Instructional Mini Tests have been added to Kite Educator Portal. These Mini Tests are in the 6 - 8 grade band, two are in the Earth Space Science domain and one in the Life Science domain. You can view all of the available Science Instructional Mini Tests and their… more

October 17, 2024

KAP Balanced Assessment System offers Kansas students a unified and coherent assessment experience that has specifically been designed for them. Student learning is at the center. We are proud of the continuous collaboration with Kansas teachers from across the state who share their expertise,… more

October 11, 2024

Fall Interim Assessment Window Opens Monday, October 14!  
 
The Fall Interim Assessment testing window is open from Monday, October 14th, to Friday, November 1st.  Students must be enrolled and rostered using a KIDS TASC record. New this year are the science Interim… more

October 7, 2024

More than twenty restructured mathematics instructional mini tests have been organized by standard and released for grades 3, 4, and 5. These formative assessments were created with previous instructional mini test items from the Predictive Interim Assessment. Refer to the… more

October 1, 2024

Additional ELA Reading Instructional Mini Tests have been updated and are available in Kite Educator Portal. There are 77 Reading Mini Tests that have been released across grades 3-8 and 10.

We have also updated the Instructional Mini Tests document on the KAP website to include these… more

September 12, 2024

The KAP Balanced Assessment System is designed to support student learning by providing actionable information to educators. We've enhanced the instructional mini tests component to help drive classroom instruction and better prepare students for summative assessments.

Check out the video… more

September 9, 2024

New ELA Writing Instructional Mini Tests are now available under the Interim tab in the Kite® Educator Portal. These Mini Tests have been restructured to align to standards/clusters in topical groupings in addition to tightly focusing on the targeted skill. With five or fewer items… more