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TESTING & ACCOUNTABILITY
Tracee McManus
Beth Felts
District Testing Coordinator
Email: feltsb@elkin.k12.nc.us
Phone: 336-835-3858 Ext 2273
Cell: 336-469-1472
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Elkin City Schools' District Testing Calendar
Testing & Accountability Resources
Explore the links below for helpful test preparation and test taking strategies.
State Mandated Tests
2023-2024 School Year (Summer, Fall, Spring)
According to 16 NCAC 06D .0307, "(g) LEAs shall, at the beginning of each school year, provide information to students and parents or guardians advising them of the districtwide and State-mandated tests that students will be required to take during that school year. In addition, LEAs shall advise students and parents or guardians of the dates the tests will be administered and how the results from the tests will be used. Also, information provided to parents shall include whether the State Board of Education or the local board of education requires the test(s). (h) LEAs shall report scores resulting from the administration State-mandated tests from the Annual Testing Program to students and parents or guardians no later than 30 days after the test is administered and along with available score interpretation information within 30 days from receipt of the scores and interpretive documentation from the NCDPI."
mClass (DIBELS 8th Edition)
Formative/Diagnostic
ELA/Reading
Online
K–3
Locally determined
Unique to each individual student
Beginning-of-Grade 3 Test
Summative EOG Grade 3 given at beginning of Grade 3 to identify students who may need additional support to meet Read to Achieve
Reading
Online or Paper
3
Begins on the 11th day of the school year and continues through the 15th day.
90 minutes
End-of-Grade (EOG) Tests
Summative tests for all students in membership at the specific grade
Reading, Math, and Science
Online or Paper
Reading: 3–8
Math: 3–8
Science: 5 and 8
Final 10 instructional days of the school year
120 minutes
End-of-Grade (EOG) Reading Retest Grade 3 Only
Requirement of G.S.§115C-83.6 (a) (Read to Achieve) summative reading assessment
Reading
Online or Paper
Only for grade 3 students who have not satisfied the requirements of the Read to Achieve law (G.S. §115C-83.7)
Final 10 instructional days of the school year
120 minutes
Read to Achieve Test for Grade 3
Requirement of G.S.§115C-83.7(b)(3) (Read to Achieve) Alternative Assessment of reading comprehension approved by the State Board of Education
Reading
Online or Paper
Only for grade 3 or grade 4 students who have not satisfied the requirements of the Read to Achieve law (G.S. §115C-83.7)
Summer 2022: At the conclusion of reading camp
Fall 2022: Schools offering a 3/4 transitional or 4th grade accerlated class may make the local decision to administer by November 1, 2022
Spring 2023: Final 10 instructional days of the school year
120 minutes
End-of-Course (EOC) Tests
Summative tests for students enrolled for credit in the course
NC Math 1, NC Math 3,
English II, and Biology
Online or Paper
9–12 (North Carolina EOC assessments are administered at the end of the course for Biology, English II, NC Math 1, and NC Math 3. 16 N.C. Admin. Code 06D .0309 specifies that “students who are enrolled for credit in courses in which EOC assessments are required shall take the appropriate EOC assessment at the completion of the course.)
Final 5 instructional days of the semester
Final 10 instructional days of yearlong course
NC Math 1: 180 minutes NC Math 3: 180 minutes English II: 150 minutes Biology: 120 minutes
NCEXTEND1 Alternate Assessments for End-of-Grade and End-of-Course Tests
Alternate Assessments based on Alternate Academic Achievement Standards
Reading, Math, and Science
Online
Reading: 3–8, and 10
Math: 3–8, and 10
Science: 5, 8 and 10
Final 10 instructional days of the school year
Unique to each individual student
Kindergarten Screener or WIDA Screener (Grades 1–12)
State-designated English Learner (EL) proficiency identification test
Kindergarten 1st semester: Listening and Speaking
Kindergarten 2nd Semester: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.
Grades 1-12: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing
Online or Paper
K–12
Kindergarten or WIDA Screener within 30 days of initial enrollment
Kindergarten: 40 minutes (Typically, only students who complete all items and tasks for each of the four language domains will take longer than 30 minutes to test.)
Grades 1–12: 70 minutes
ACCESS for ELLs (Grades 1–12) or Alternate ACCESS for ELLs (Grades K–12)
State-designated English Learner (EL) proficiency test
Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing
Online or Paper
1–12
TBD (Typically January–March)
ACCESS for ELLs ≈ up to 190 minutes depending on writing tier placement
Alternate ACCESS ≈ up to 210 minutes depending on writing tier placement
PreACT® or College and Career Readiness Alternate Assessment (CCRAA) to the PreACT
College/Career Exploration/Readiness
English, Math, Reading, and Science
Paper
10
Fall: TBD
PreACT: 130 minutes
CCRAA10: 150 minutes
ACT® WorkKeys—Standard and Accommodated Administrations
College and Career Skills Assessment
Applied Math, Workplace Documents, and Graphic Literacy
Online or Paper
CTE Concentrators
Fall: TBD
Spring: TBD
165 minutes
ACT® or College and Career Readiness Alternate Assessment (CCRAA) or NCEXTEND1 Alternate Assessment
College/Career Readiness Assessment
English, Math, Reading, and Science
ACT: Online or Paper
CCRAA 11: Online or Paper NCEXTEND1: Paper
ACT: Spring
CCRAA: Spring
NCEXTEND1: Spring
ACT: 175 minutes
CCRAA11: 150 minutes NCEXTEND1: Unique to each individual student
CTE State Assessment (CTESA) Proof of Learning (POL)
Summative/post-assessment (US Dept. Ed., Perkins V Program Quality Indicator)
CTE
Online or Paper
9–12
Final 5 instructional days of the semester or final 10 instructional days of the school year (yearlong courses)
120 minutes
CTE Performance-based Measurement (PBM) Proof of Learning (POL)
Summative/Performance (US Dept. Ed., Perkins V Program Quality Indicator)
CTE
Performance-based (semester long)
9–12
Students work, supervised, all semester and turn in PBM on date determined by instructor.
Does not impact the testing window
CTE Credential Proof of Learning (POL)
Summative/Vendor defined (US Dept. Ed., Perkins V Program Quality Indicator)
CTE
Credentialing entity determined
9–12
Students take credentials, at any point during the semester, when they are ready to be assessed.
Does not impact the testing window
CTE Local Proof of Learning (POL)
Summative/post-assessment OR Performance (US Dept. Ed., Perkins V Program Quality Indicator)
CTE
Locally determined
9–12
Students take assessment, supervised work, or credential, at any point during the semester, when they are ready to be assessed.
Does not impact the testing window