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1.  2012 GENERAL TESTING INFORMATION

          2012 EOG TEST DATES

     *     Student Background Information and Reading on Wednesday, May 16th

     *     Math Calculator Active on Thursday, May 17th (Calculators can be used)

     *     Math Calculator Inactive on Friday, May 18th (Calculators can NOT be used)

     *     5th Grade Science on Monday, May 21st

MAKE-UPS WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, 5/22, WEDNESDAY, 5/23 AND THURSDAY, 5/24.

RETESTS WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, 5/29 THROUGH THURSDAY, 5/31 (POSSIBLY, 6/1, IF NEEDED)              

2.  TESTING CHANGES

State Testing Updates

During the past school year the State Board of Education (SBE) and/or the North Carolina

Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) instituted numerous changes to the state’s testing

program. These changes directly impact the types of assessments provided to children in grades

3-12. To help you understand the various changes and their impact on testing, we provide a

summary of those changes.

Assessments Eliminated by NCDPI

Grade 3 Pre-test (EOG)

EOC

EOC- Physics

Computer Skills

High School Competency

High School Comprehensive

NCCLAS

End of Grade Testing (EOG)

– Grades 3-8

For standard EOG administration, when the first test is administered, there are several versions of the same test handed out to students. These are called "forms". All forms are equal and cover the same material. When a student receives a "retest" it means the student is receiving another opportunity to take a different form of the same test because the student did not make a Level III (3) or IV (4) the first time.

This is called RETEST 1.

Retest 1, as of April 2009, is REQUIRED of all students performing at a Level II (2) (below grade level) on the End of Grade Tests in Reading and Math for grades 3-8 and for Science in grades 5 and 8. This also applies to students taking EXTEND1 and EXTEND2, alternate assessments for the End of Grade Test.

The higher of the two scores will be used for promotion consideration and school accountability purposes.

Since retesting for Level II (2) students is automatic, there is no requirement for parents to take any action.

Students receiving a Level I (1) are NOT automatically retested. Instead, parents can opt-in to have their child tested again in Retest 1. Letters will be sent home in advance to give parents an opportunity to opt-in if their child receives a Level I (1). The letter MUST be completed, signed and returned to their child's school by the deadline date indicated on the letter in order for them to be retested.

The higher of the two scores will be used for promotion consideration and school accountability.

REMEMBER - taking Retest 1 does NOT guarantee that your child will be promoted. It only offers your child another opportunity to take the test on which s/he scored a Level I (1).

PLEASE UNDERSTAND - If your child earns a Level I (1), it is NOT a requirement to take Retest 1. The principal is able to make a promotion decision based on other information that has been gathered throughout the school year with regard to your child's performance and growth. Taking Retest 1 just provides your child another opportunity to score at a Level III (3).

GRADE 3 PRE-EOG

This test was eliminated, due to budgetary purposes.