New Jersey

State of New Jerseyimage

Model
Year-End

2025-26 Testing Windows
Instructionally Embedded: 09/09/25 – 12/19/25
Spring: 
Test administration window:
04/06/26 – 05/22/26 
Makeup window:
05/26/26 – 05/29/26 

Testing Subjects
English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science

Contacts
Office of Assessments

New Jersey Department of Education

New Jersey Alternate Assessment Website

Resources

Role
Resource Category
Content Area

New Jersey - DLM Testlet Completion Form (pdf) 03/13/2025

New Jersey - DLM Test Security Agreement Assessment Coordinators and Other Staff (pdf) 01/31/2025

New Jersey - DLM Test Security Agreement for Support Staff Present During DLM Test Administration (pdf) 01/31/2025

New Jersey - DLM Test Security Agreement Teachers as Test Administrators (pdf) 01/31/2025

New Jersey - DLM Who Are NJ Students with the Most Significant Intellectual Disabilities

Parent Brochure (pdf) 

Parent Brochure (en Español) (pdf) 

Parent Cover Letter - Superintendent Version for New Jersey (docx)

Parent Cover Letter - Teacher Version for New Jersey (docx)

Parent Interpretive Guide for Science (pdf)
information about DLM assessment results and individual student reports

Parent Interpretive Guide (en Español) for Science (pdf)
información sobre los resultados de las evaluaciones DLM y los informes individuales de estudiantes

Parent Interpretive Guide for Year-End Model States (pdf)
information about DLM assessment results and individual student reports

Parent Interpretive Guide (en Español) for Year-End Model States (pdf)
información sobre los resultados de las evaluaciones DLM y los informes individuales de estudiantes

Parent Notification Letter for Year-End Model States (docx)
notification letter for districts testing in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science

Parent Notification Letter (en Español) for Year-End Model States (docx)
carta de notificación para los distritos examinándose en Matemáticas, Artes del Idioma Inglés, y Ciencia
[notification letter for districts testing in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science]

Required Test Administrator Training

The 2025-2026 training will become available via the Training tab in Educator Portal according to your state's scheduled training date. Refer to the Guide to DLM Required Test Administrator Training for instructions on accessing and completing the training. Facilitators should refer to the Facilitator Guide to DLM Required Test Administrator Training.