McClure Middle

Testing

The following assessments will be administered to Paulding County Middle School students during the course of their time in 6th-8th grades:

GA Milestones
Grades Involved: 6^th, 7^th, 8^th grades
Dates: See “Student Assessment Calendar” link posted below.

The Georgia Milestones Assessment System (Georgia Milestones) is a comprehensive summative assessment program spanning grades 3 through high school.  Georgia Milestones measures how well students have learned the knowledge and skills outlined in the state-adopted content standards for each grade level. In 6th and 7th grades, students take language arts and mathematics assessments, while in 8th grade, students take language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.  Additionally, students enrolled in the Algebra course will take an end of course assessment.  

Features the Georgia Milestone Assessment System include:
* 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.

Please click here or more information about the Georgia Milestones

GAA- Georgia Alternate Assessment

The Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) is a key component of the Georgia Student Assessment Program. An essential tenet of both the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), is the fact that states must ensure that all students, including students with significant cognitive disabilities, have access to a general curriculum that encompasses challenging academic standards. States must also ensure that all students are assessed for their progress toward meeting academic standards.