State Board of Education Policies and Legislative Requirements for the NC Testing Program
Appropriate Use of State Tests/Testing Program Documents
End-of-Grade Tests of Mathematics and Reading Comprehension
End-of-Grade Tests of Science–Grades 5 and 8
Writing Assessments–Grades 4, 7, and 10
Competency Tests of Reading and Mathematics
Testing Students with Limited English Proficiency
Testing Students with Disabilities
North Carolina Checklist of Academic Standards (NCCLAS)
New Graduation Requirements and Exit Standards
Test Development Process for Multiple-Choice Tests
Other Policies Related to the North Carolina Testing Program
Appropriate Use of State Tests/Testing Program Documents
- State Board of Education Policy GCS-A-004
Policy delineating the appropriate use of state tests - State Board of Education Policy GCS-A-009
Policy regarding rules, guidelines, and procedures governing the NC testing program
Required K–2 Assessments
- State Board of Education Policy GCS-C-016
Policy regarding required K–2 assessments
Pretest–Grade 3
- State Statute GS 115C-174.11 (c) (1)
State statute that describes requirements for the Grade 3 Pretest - State Board of Education Policy GCS-C-018
Policy delineating achievement level ranges for the North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests in Reading and Mathematics and the North Carolina Writing Assessment at Grade 10
End-of-Grade Tests of Mathematics and Reading Comprehension
- State Board of Education Policy GCS-C-018
Policy delineating achievement level ranges for the North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests in Reading and Mathematics and the North Carolina Writing Assessment at Grade 10 - State Board of Education Policy GCS-N-005
Policy delineating review procedures for promotion requests. For students who do not score at Level III or above on the reading and mathematics tests and for students in Grades 5 and 8 who are not making adequate progress in developing writing skills, the school district shall follow the procedures outlined in this policy to determine if students are performing at grade level and are able to succeed at the next grade - State Board of Education Policy GCS-N-006
Policy delineating local accountability procedures that include notification and involvement of parents, provisions for focused intervention, LEAs’ and schools’ annual reports to the NCDPI in their progress in increasing the number of students who meet the standard for grade-level promotion, use of high school transcript, and use of end-of-course test results - State Board of Education Policy GCS-N-003
Policy delineating student accountability standards at Gateway 1 (grade 3), Gateway 2 (grade 5), Gateway 3 (grade 8), and Gateway 4 (grade 12)
End-of-Grade Tests of Science–Grades 5 and 8
- No Child Left Behind requires annual assessment of student achievement in science at least once in grades 3–5, 6–9, and 10–12, beginning in 2007
Writing Assessment–Grade 10
- State Board of Education Policy GCS-C-018
Policy delineating achievement level ranges for the North Carolina Writing Assessments at Grade 10 - State Board of Education Policy GCS-A-014
Policy delineating the official process for the development of the North Carolina Writing Assessments included in the North Carolina Testing Program - State Board of Education Policy GCS-N-003
Policy delineating student accountability standards at Gateway 1 (grade 3), Gateway 2 (grade 5), Gateway 3 (grade 8), and Gateway 4 (grade 12)
End-of-Course Tests
- State Board of Education Policy GCS-C-003
Policy delineating use of end-of-course tests for accountability - State Board of Education Policy GCS-N-006
Policy delineating local accountability procedures that include notification and involvement of parents, provisions for focused intervention, LEAs’ and schools’ annual reports to the NCDPI in their progress in increasing the number of students who meet the standard for grade-level promotion, use of high school transcript, and use of end-of-course test results - State Board of Education Policy GCS-L-004
Policy outlining standards to be incorporated into the electronically generated high school transcript; summary of standards for calculating the weighted grade point average and class rank of NC public high school transcripts - State Board of Education Policy GCS-M-001
Policy defining Course for Credit
Testing Students with Limited English Proficiency
- State Board of Education Policy GCS-A-011
Policy outlining the use of limited English proficient testing accommodations and eligibility for participation in the state-designated assessment - State Board of Education Policy GCS-A-012
Policy delineating the annual measurable achievement objectives for NCLB Title III requirements for students identified as limited English proficient - State Board of Education Policy GCS-K-000
Policy establishing guidelines for Limited English Proficient Programs
Testing Students with Disabilities
- State Board of Education Policy GCS-C-021
Policy providing annual performance standards
New Graduation Requirements and Exit Standards
- State Board of Education Policy GCS-N-004
Policy delineating the student accountability standards and the graduation requirements for North Carolina students
- State Board of Education Policy GCS-N-003
Policy delineating the gateways for grades 3, 5, 8, and 12 for the student accountability standards and graduation requirements - State Board of Education Policy GCS-L-001
Policy giving the local school boards of education the authority to exceed minimum graduation requirements
Test Development Process for Multiple-Choice Tests
- State Board of Education Policy GCS-A-013
Policy delineating test development process for multiple-choice tests
Other Policies Related to the North Carolina Testing Program
- State Board of Education Policy GCS-A-001
Policy governing test administration in the public schools - State Board of Education Policy GCS-A-002
Policy governing the role of the testing coordinator - State Board of Education Policy GCS-A-009
Policy regarding rules, guidelines, and procedures governing the NC testing program - State Board of Education Policy GCS-A-010
Policy adopting a testing code of ethics