Important update
Starting with the 2025–26 school year, MyPath Assessment is transitioning to Imagine+ Assessment and will become the Imagine+ Diagnostic. MyPath customers from the 2024–25 school year who used the MyPath Assessment will receive complimentary access to Imagine+ Assessment. The student experience within assessments will remain the same, and placement into MyPath learning paths will continue to function as before.
Learn more about this transition or explore the Imagine+ Assessment Help Center.
Important
This article provides information about assessment windows for the legacy MyPath Assessment. Most customers have transitioned to the Imagine+ Diagnostic, where assessment windows are managed through a different process.
The MyPath Assessment is a comprehensive assessment tool designed to measure students' academic strengths and growth areas in reading and math. Assessment windows are specific time periods during the school year when schools can administer the MyPath Assessment to their students. These windows are designed to provide flexibility for schools while ensuring that students have ample opportunities to complete the assessments.
Customizing assessment window lengths
The default MyPath Assessment windows are scheduled as follows:
- Assessment 1: July 1 to October 31
- Assessment 2: November 1 to March 31
- Assessment 3: April 1 to June 30
District Administrators can adjust these dates to align with their specific school schedules and instructional needs.
Adding a fourth assessment window
While the default is 3 assessments per year, District Administrators can add a fourth assessment window if desired. Scenarios that may warrant an additional assessment window include:
- Not assessing all students during the first 2 windows, which are now closed. Adding another window will provide an opportunity to assess more students at least twice during the school year.
- Administering the MyPath Assessment once per quarter.
- Assessing students in year-round or summer school programs.
Key considerations when editing, removing, or adding windows
- Gaps: There cannot be gaps between assessment windows.
- Editing start dates: Only future start dates can be edited. The start dates of any closed or current windows cannot be changed.
- Editing end dates: End dates cannot be changed after a window has closed. Only the end dates of the current or future windows can be changed.
- Adding windows: There is a maximum of 4 assessment windows per year.
- Removing windows: Only the "last" window can be removed. After removing that window, you will likely want to adjust the dates for the remaining 2 windows.
- Waiting periods: The default waiting period is 45 days, but District Administrators can customize it for each window. The goal of these waiting periods is to ensure that students have sufficient time between assessments to work in the program and develop their skills.
- Expiration dates: Assessments expire after 30 days of inactivity. If a student begins an assessment during the first assessment window but it expires during the second, the student will not have any assessment data for the first window and will be prompted to restart the assessment upon their next login.