About benchmark tests
The purpose of benchmark testing, or universal screening, is to provide information regarding if a student is functioning on-grade (K-8), or not, in comparison to students in their own grade. They help determine which students may require additional assistance to help bring them up to grade level performance.
These assessments are administered three times per year (Fall, Winter, and Spring), and only during the open testing windows teachers have set. The test themselves are assigned by the program, not the teacher. For those students not functioning on-grade level, progress monitoring testing should be implemented between benchmark testing periods.
For more information on changing your benchmark testing window dates, see Chapter 2: easyCBM Measures. For mor guidance on assessing students, see Chapter 19: Assessing Students in the