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In the same way that the implementation of the NYS Learning Standards for World Languages is designed to be gradual, starting in September 2023 in 7th grade and adding a grade each year, the implementation of Checkpoint exams aligned to the revised standards is also gradual.Ìý As of June 2025, all locally developed Checkpoint A exams must be aligned to these revised standards, as well as to the guidance issued by NYSED regarding this exam.Ìý Starting in June of 2027, all locally developed Checkpoint B exams must be aligned to these revised standards, as well as the guidance issued by NYSED regarding this exam.

The Office of Bilingual ¶«¾©ÈÈ and World Languages has developed a variety of resources and guidance documents to assist educators in designing formative, summative, and Checkpoint Benchmark assessments aligned to the revised standards.

• Rubrics for the NYS Learning Standards for World Languages
• Checkpoint Exams - Locally Developed Exams
• At-a-Glance Assessment Item Look-Fors (Word, PDF)
• Writing Quality Assessment Items for Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational Communication with Examples
• Checkpoint A Assessment Guidance
• Checkpoint B Assessment Guidance
• 4+1 Pathway Assessments in World Languages (Checkpoint B)
• Archives of Prior NYSED-Developed Checkpoint A and B Examinations