Overview
The Georgia Milestones Assessment System is a comprehensive summative assessment program. It represents a single system of summative assessments that span all three levels of the state's educational system – elementary, middle, and high school. The system is designed to send consistent signals about students' preparedness for the next level, be it the next grade, course, or endeavor, such as entering college or beginning a career after leaving the K-12 educational system.
Here are critical points about Georgia's Milestones
Purpose: Georgia Milestones assesses how well students have learned the knowledge and skills outlined in state-adopted content standards for English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.
Assessment System: A comprehensive summative assessment program spanning grades 3 through high school.
Features of the Georgia Milestone Assessment include:
Georgia Milestones is administered on the computer for technology-enhanced items in all grades and courses.
Open-ended (constructed-response) items in language arts and mathematics (all grades and courses).
A writing component (in response to passages read by students) at every grade level and course within the language arts assessment.
Norm-referenced items in all content areas and courses to complement the criterion-referenced information and to provide a national comparison.
Transition to online administration over time, with online administration considered the primary mode of administration and paper/pencil as backup until the transition is complete.
Achievement Level Descriptors
With the implementation of the Georgia Milestones Assessment System, Georgia educators have developed four achievement levels to describe student mastery and command of the knowledge and skills outlined in Georgia's content standards. The four achievement levels are described below:
Beginning Learners do not yet demonstrate proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course of learning, as specified in Georgia's content standards. The students need substantial academic support to be prepared for the next grade level or course and to be on track for college and career readiness.
Developing Learners demonstrate partial proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/learning course, as specified in Georgia's content standards. The students need additional academic support to be prepared for the next grade level or course and to be on track for college and career readiness.
Proficient Learners demonstrate proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course of learning, as specified in Georgia's content standards. The students are prepared for the next grade level or course and to be on track for college and career readiness.
Distinguished Learners demonstrate advanced proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course of learning, as specified in Georgia's content standards. The students are well prepared for the next grade level or course and are on track for college and career readiness.
2024 Milestones EOG Assessment Dates
Central Administration: April 22 - May 3
Administration time for these assessments ranges from one to two hours each day of testing.
Below are the administration dates for Bay Creek Middle School
April 22: Language Arts EOG
April 23: Language Arts EOG
April 24: Language Arts EOG
April 25: Math EOG
April 26: Math EOG
April 29: Biology EOC
April 30: HS Physical Science EOG
May 1: Social Studies, Grade 8 EOG
May 2: Algebra EOC
May 3: Algebra EOC
GCPS Issued Chromebooks
All students will test on their GCPS Chromebooks; if their device has an issue, they will let their homeroom teacher know to place a tech ticket. Students should bring their fully charged GCPS devices and chargers to school each testing day. If you have any more concerns, please don't hesitate to contact your grade-level assistant principal.
2023-2024 GCPS Middle School Promotion Requirements
You can learn more about the promotion criteria for grades 6, 7, and 8 below. Please check on the parent portal to know where your students stand for their end-of-semester grades. If you need help creating an action plan for your student to help them finish strong, please do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher or counselor.
About the promotion (use this link)
Note: Promotion for an English Learner (EL) or a student with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) is guided by the student’s English Learner Proficiency Plan.
Georgia Milestones Parent Resources
Experience Online Testing Georgia
Georgia students taking the GMAS online can access a practice site for training and sample questions. To practice using technology-enhanced items in an online environment similar to how they appear on the online test, visit Experience Online Testing Georgia. Google Chrome is the only supported browser for this public version of the online testing environment.
Below are the three areas available to Experience the Online Testing Georgia!
This site provides training methods and sample questions for online administration.
Documentation
A PDF provided for as a User Guide explaining and providing links to the demonstration tests, online study guides and online assesment guides.
Tutorial
The video tutorial is approximately 16 minutes long and will show you how to navigate the online test using the available tools.
Test Practice & Online Guides
Click the test practice (EOG for Grades 6-8) and EOC (HS Credit Courses) to practice accessing online tools, audio, and technology-enhanced items.
Test Practice Directions for EOG:
1. Watch the tutorial before you begin.
2. Go to the website Welcome to Experience Online Testing Georgia at www.gaexperienceonline.com.
3. Select Test Practice.
4. On the right side of the page, you will see End-of-Grade (EOG) Spring Main. Select Online Tools Training, which appears underneath it.
5. Select EOG Test Practice (grades 6-8).
6. Select Technology Enhanced Items.
7. Select All Grades.
8. You will be taken to a login screen. Use the username and password on the screen to log in and practice navigating technology-enhanced items online.
Resource: 2023 Georgia Department of Education | 2023-2024 SY Gwinnett County Public School | Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) | Governor's Office of Student Achievement
Published on February 15, 2024 | Updated on March 11, 2024
Managed by Danise Edgecombe, Instructional Technology & Innovation Coach