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District Furlough Day; Schools Closed
Red: Student Holiday; Schools Closed Blue: Teacher Professional Learning Day Green: First / Last Day of School
Deficiency Notice and Report Card Schedule: Deficiency Notice September 7, 2011 November 11, 2011 February 3, 2012 April 13, 2012
Report card October 14, 2011 January 10, 2012 March 16, 2012 June 1, 2012
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Testing Dates Standardized tests help measure student performance. They also highlight the hard work of students, teachers, parents, administrators and community partners throughout the school year. Here are the 2011-12 testing dates:
Elementary School (Kindergarten–Grade 5)
Middle School (Grades 6–8)
August – April Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Development Skills (GKIDS)
March 19 – 30 Grade 3 Writing Assessment Evaluation
September – March Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA)
April 17 – 27 Georgia CriterionReferenced Competency Test (CRCT)
January 18 – 19 Georgia Grade 8 Writing Assessment
September – March Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) January 17 – February 24 ACCESS for ELLs January 30 – March 9 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Georgia CriterionReferenced Competency Test–Modified (CRCT-M) July 2012 CRCT and CRCT-M
January 17 – February 24 ACCESS for ELLs January 30 – March 9 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
April 17 – 27 Georgia CriterionReferenced Competency Test (CRCT) Georgia CriterionReferenced Competency Test–Modified (CRCT-M) May 3 End of Course Test (EOCT) Math II July 2012 CRCT and CRCT-M
8th Grade Technology Literacy: 21st Century Skills Assessment
March 7 – 8 Grade 5 Writing Test
High School (Grades 9–12) August End of Course Tests (EOCT) electronic make-up
October 31 – November 4 Georgia High School Graduation Retest
March 19 – 23 Georgia High School Graduation Test
September – March Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) Administration
November 28 – December 9 End of Course Tests Week
April 23 – May 4 Georgia End of Course Tests (EOCT) Week
September 12 – 16 Georgia High School Graduation Retest Georgia Basic Skills Test, Reading and Math September End of Course Tests electronic make-up September 27 – 28 Georgia High School Graduation Test, Writing Main Administration TBD PSAT October End of Course Tests Mid-Month Online Administration
January 17 – February 24 ACCESS for ELLs English Language Learner (ELL) measure of English Proficiency January 30 – March 9 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) February EOCT electronic make-up February 29 – March 1 Georgia High School Graduation Test in Writing March EOCT electronic make-up Students who missed December 2011 EOCT
May 2012 Advanced Placement (AP) Exams July 18 Georgia High School Graduation Test in Writing and BST-W Administration July 16 – 20 Georgia High School Graduation Retest July 2012 End of Course Tests
SAT Test Dates: October 1, 2011 November 5, 2011 December 3, 2011 January 28, 2012 May 5, 2012 June 2, 2012 ACT Test Dates: September 10, 2011 October 22, 2011 December 10, 2011 February 11, 2012 April 14, 2012 June 9, 2012
