CEMCS Testing Calendar 2022-23 (Updated 10/13/22)

NC DPI Testing Information for Parents

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Specific Test Information:

• mCLASS – DIBELS 8 / Lectura
  • K-4 students
  • Assessed three times a year
  • The State Board of Education chose this formative/diagnostic assessment to identify potential reading difficulties and inform instruction.
  • mCLASS DIBELS 8 assesses reading foundational essentials in the following areas: letter names, phonemic awareness, letter sounds, decoding, word reading, reading accuracy, reading fluency, basic comprehension, oral language, and vocabulary (depending on the grade level)
  • Both one to one administration and online format.
• NC ENSI
  • North Carolina Early Numeracy Skill Indicator
  • K-4 students
  • Assessed three times a year
  • One to one administration
• Beginning of Grade 3
  • 3rd grade students
  • State mandated assessment to gather baseline data in ELA for 3rd grade students.
  • Online format given in person
• NC Check Ins
  • 3rd – 8th grade students
  • Given three times a year
  • Provides students, teachers, parents, and stakeholders with immediate in-depth action-data and a reliable estimate of students’ current performance on the selected sub-set of content standards
  • Online format given in person
• Reading End of Grade Assessment (EOG)
  • 3rd – 8th grade students
  • State mandated assessment to measure student progress on the ELA North Carolina Standard Course of Study
  • Online format given in person
• Math End of Grade Assessment (EOG)
  • 3rd – 8th grade students
  • State mandated assessment to measure student progress on the Mathematics North Carolina Standard Course of Study
  • Online format given in person
• Science End of Grade Assessment (EOG)
  • 5th and 8th grade students
  • State mandated assessment to measure student progress on the Science North Carolina Standard Course of Study
  • Online format given in person
• End of Course Assessment (EOC)
  • Students taking advanced courses for high school credit
  • State mandated assessment to measure student knowledge of subject related content of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study
  • Online format given in person
• WIDA Screener
  • A language proficiency screener given to new students to help educators identify whether they are English Language Learners (ELLs)
  • Both one to one administration and online format
• ACCESS
  • Language proficiency assessment taken annually by English Language Learners in grades K-12.
  • Online format given in person