Assessment
The Twiggs County Public Schools testing program is a combination of National, State, and District Level assessments. The measured outcomes of each assessment and the curriculum assessed vary. Assessment is an integral part of the curriculum and instructional framework. Assessments are utilized to determine student progress toward mastery of the standards as well as the instructional program.
Below are helpful links to assist parents and educators.
TCPS ASSESSMENT CALENDAR 2023-24.pdfTCPS Milestones Testing Calendar 2023-2024.docxThe Georgia Student Growth Model (GSGM) is an exciting initiative designed to provide students, parents, educators, and the public with important information about student progress. Academic achievement only tells part of the story. The addition of student growth tells a more complete story about the academic performance of students. Now we not only know where students ended up, but we also know how much progress they made to get there. The video below gives important information to aid in the understanding of the Student Growth Model.
Click on the link for information on Georgia Milestones Resources
Formative Assessments & Resources (click on the links below for more information from GaDOE)
The Calculator link will take you to multiple online calculators that are also used on the testing platform.
The Experience Online Testing link will take you to a practice site that lets students see what testing online is like. Parents and educators are welcome to try it too.
Experience Online Testing Georgia
Achievement levels give meaning and context to scale scores by describing the knowledge and skills students must demonstrate to achieve each level. The four achievement levels on Georgia Milestones are Beginning Learner, Developing Learner, Proficient Learner, and Distinguished Learner. The general meaning of each of the four levels is provided at the link below.
Achievement Level Descriptors
ACCESS is an assessment administered annually to all English language learners. It is a standards-based, criterion referenced English language proficiency test designed to measure English learners' social and academic proficiency in English. It assesses social and instructional English as well as the language associated with the content areas within the school context across four language domains. ACCESS for ELLs meets the federal requirements that mandates states evaluate EL students in grades K through 12 on their progress in learning to speak English.