District changes standardized assessment program: iReady, MAP, and DIBELS replace prior testing schedule

What happened

AEBSD adopted a new district-wide assessment schedule for 2026-27: grades K-8 will use iReady, high school will use MAP, and grades K-6 will continue with DIBELS, replacing the prior testing approach to reduce over-assessment and give teachers more actionable data.

Why it matters to families

This is a district-wide change to the instructional/testing program affecting how student progress is measured and how intervention decisions are made across all grade levels and schools.

The evidence

"We have a new assessment schedule this year: Grades K–8 will use iReady. High school will use MAP. Grades K–6 will continue with DIBELS. The point of this change is to stop over-assessing our students."

The source