Welcome to the BIE Science Help & Support page. This site provides information to assist you in administering the BIE Science assessment to students in grades 5, 8, and 11.
What’s new for 2023-2024 BIE Science Assessment?
- “Text-to-Speech” has changed from being an accessibility feature to being an accommodation for online testing. Be sure to follow the instructions on how to assign text-to-speech in the online portal user guide available in the help and support site, https://bie.onlinehelp.cognia.org/resources/
- Human Reader has been added to the list of accommodations in the online portal.
- Option for Extended Time has been added to the list of accommodations in the online portal.
- Option for Small Groups has been to the list of accommodations in the online portal.
Click here for an at-a-glance chart of online accommodations and accessibility features available for BIE Science Summative.
Important Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Kiosk Available for Download | September 11, 2023 |
| Science Benchmark Administration | September 18, 2023–March 8, 2024 |
| Paper Test Materials Arrive in Schools | by February 26, 2024 |
| Additional Materials Ordering Window | February 26 – April 12, 2024 |
| Summative Test Administration Window | March 11-April 19, 2024 |
| Return of Secure Materials | no later than April 26, 2024 |
| Post-Online Testing clean-up window | April 22-April 24, 2024 |
| Spring 2024 Reports (Online Data Files) Available in Data Interaction (DI) | June 28, 2024 |
| Spring 2024 Reports (Static ISRs) Download Available in DI | July 17, 2024 |
| Spring 2024 Print Reports in site for schools | August 7, 2024 |