Assessment/Testing
Calhoun City Schools Test Security
We recognize the importance of conducting and maintaining an excellent student assessment program. The successful implementation of the statewide student assessment program requires a concerted effort by many individuals at the school and system level. The System Testing Coordinators provide annual training to School Test Coordinators on the numerous mandated State testing instruments. In turn, each School Test Coordinator provides regular training for school test examiners according to established system procedures and the Georgia Department of Education regulations. All testing materials are kept in a secure, locked room where only school administrators have access, unless being used for their designed purpose. The System Test Coordinators, Principals and School Test Coordinators carefully monitor all state testing to ensure procedural guidelines are followed. System/School testing procedures are designed to be consistent with guidance provided in the Georgia Department of Education Student Assessment Handbook and in strict adherence to the Code of Ethics for Educators established by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.
Please direct any questions about system testing, security or procedures to-
Casey Parker
Director of Academics and Student Supports
parkerc@calhounschools.org
706.602.6812
State-mandated Assessments include:
Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (GKIDS)
ACCESS for English Language LearnersGeorgia Alternate Assessment GAA
Milestones Assessments- End of Grade (EOG) and End of Course (EOC)
Georgia Senate Bill 63 Information
Georgia Senate Bill 63 (SB 63) mandates that local school systems in Georgia provide certain standardized tests to home study (homeschool) students in grades 6-12, if they also offer those tests to enrolled public school students. This includes tests like the PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, ACT, and AP exams.
Home study students will not be required to pay a fee or meet any qualifications to register for or take any such tests or exams that are not required of students enrolled in Calhoun City Schools. Please note that Calhoun High School administers the PSAT/NMSQT free of charge to our sophomores in the fall (interested juniors pay a fee). Fees are applied to SAT, AP, and ACT assessments.
If a parent wishes to participate in any of the assessments linked below, it is the parent’s responsibility to contact the appropriate school principal and complete the CCS Standardized Assessments - Parent Request to Participate. A minimum of 60 days prior to the listed assessment date is required to register their child (PSAT- October each year / AP- May). The principal/counselor will then communicate specific information to the parent regarding registration and other information.