DeKalb 2015-2016 Testing Schedule

Posted on April 13, 2016 by | 2 Comments

Will a student’s performance on the Georgia Milestones state standardized test affect their promotion to the next grade?  As discussed here, “Student Promotion – Whose Decision Is It?“,  the state never enforced grade promotion requirements saying, “Students who failed those tests in the past could appeal to local panels, which often approved the students’ promotion”
SB 355 allows students to opt out of state mandated assessments for serious health issues.
Tim Jarboe, director of assessment and accountability for the Clarke County School District, makes a plea to the public to not opt out of the Georgia Milestones.  Kay Draper Hutchinson, a former school counselor, recently published these thoughts and instructions on opting out of the Georgia Milestones.
Update (April 15, 2016) – Danelle Chamberlin is a full-time 4th grade teacher and a Ph.D. student at the University of Georgia in the College of Education’s Department of Educational Theory and Practice. In this piece published by Maureen Downey on AJC’s Get Schooled, “More Georgia parents should opt their children out of testing“, Chamberlin explains why the Georgia Milestones exams are not helpful to parents, students or teachers.
Upcoming 2015-2016 Testing Dates

DeKalb Elementary School Testing Dates
Apr. 19 – May 4, 2016 Georgia Milestone (EOG) Grades 3 – 5
June 27 – 30, 2016 Georgia Milestone End of Grade Retest (EOG) Grades 3 and 5
DeKalb Middle School Testing Dates
Apr. 19 – May 4, 2016 Georgia Milestone End of Grade (EOG) Grades 6 – 8
May 2 – 10, 2016 Georgia Milestone End of Course (EOC) Grade 8
June 27 – 30, 2016 Georgia Milestone End of Grade Retest (EOG) Grade 8
DeKalb High School Testing Dates
Apr. 13 – 29, 2016 CTAE End of Pathway Exams Grades 9 – 12
Apr. 27 – May 31, 2016 International Baccalaureate (IB) Exams Grades 9 – 12
May 2 – 10, 2016 Georgia Milestone End of Course (EOC) Spring Main Grades 9 – 12
May 2 – 13, 2016 Advanced Placement (AP) Exams AP Students
May 18 – 20, 2016 Late Advanced Placement (AP) Exams AP Students
Jun. 27 – 30, 2016 Georgia Milestone End of Course (EOC) Summer Main Grades 9 – 12
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2 responses to “DeKalb 2015-2016 Testing Schedule”

  1. Concern | May 6, 2016 at 1:38 PM |

    If a student was only in a class one half of a year why is Dekalb requiring the student to take an EOC assessment that covers an entire year?

  2. FactChecker | May 6, 2016 at 1:50 PM |

    EOCs are state standardized Milestones tests. The student would be taking this test anywhere in Georgia.