Test updates

Kite Student Portal
Kite^® Student Portal is the secure platform where students take Dynamic Learning Maps^® (DLM^®) assessments. While in Student Portal, students cannot access unauthorized webpages or applications.

Before launching Kite^® Student Portal, please ensure that the iPad has an established internet connection. Restarting the iPad and inputting the quit password may be required if the application opens without a connection to the internet.

The Dynamic Learning Maps^® (DLM^®) Instructionally Embedded fall window will open on September 8 for the 2025–2026 academic year. The Instruction and Assessment Planner is used to create instructional plans and assign testlets for students.

Dynamic Learning Maps^® (DLM^®) manuals and guides have been updated for the 2025–2026 school year. Included in each manual and guide is a table of changes. Links to each manual and guide can be found on individual state pages on the DLM website.

Beginning Friday, July 25, 2025, multifactor authentication via email will be required to access Kite^® Educator Portal. After logging in with your username and password, a code will be sent to your email. Enter the code to gain access into Educator Portal. The code will be good for 30 minutes.

The Dynamic Learning Maps^® (DLM^®) Assessment provides Individual Student Score Reports for students who completed the DLM alternate assessment during the 2024-2025 school year. Score reports communicate achievement within grade-level content standards to educators, parents, and others.

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Kite Student Portal 
Kite^® Student Portal is the secure platform where students take Dynamic Learning Maps^® (DLM^®) assessments. While in Student Portal, students cannot access unauthorized webpages or applications. 

The Dynamic Learning Maps^® (DLM^®) spring assessment window opens on March 10, 2025, for Year-End model states. Please consult individual state pages on the DLM website for state-specific testing dates as testing windows vary by state. 

The Dynamic Learning Maps^® (DLM^®) program is seeking middle and high school teachers of students with significant cognitive disabilities to participate in a Needs Assessment Survey on current practices and needs for teaching academics related to postsecondary opportunities.