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.
Test updates
July 21, 2025
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.
June 5, 2025
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.
March 25, 2025
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.
March 6, 2025
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.
February 20, 2025
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.
January 30, 2025
This is a reminder for test administrators to prepare for the Dynamic Learning Maps® (DLM®) alternate assessment spring window for the 2024–2025 academic year. Test administrators must complete the steps in the following list before administering the assessment to students:
January 24, 2025
For states participating in the Instructionally Embedded model, the Dynamic Learning Maps® (DLM®) spring window opens on February 3, 2025. Please consult individual state pages on the DLM website for state-specific testing window dates.
December 12, 2024
The Dynamic Learning Maps® (DLM®) Instructionally Embedded model fall window closes on December 20, 2024. The DLM Instructionally Embedded model spring window opens on February 3, 2025. Each state may have their own state-specific opening and closing dates. Check your state’s DLM webpage.