HOT TOPICS
Understanding the Individual Student Report for the NCEXTEND2 End-of-Grade Tests Grades 3–8 (Reading Comprehension and Mathematics) (pdf, 357kb)
Publication for parents explaining the student’s score report for the NCEXTEND2 EOG in reading comprehension and mathematics (March 2009)
Understanding the Individual Student Report for the NCEXTEND2 End-of-Grade Science Test Grades 5 and 8 (pdf, 302kb)
Publication for parents explaining the student’s score report for the NCEXTEND2 EOG in science (March 2009)
NCEXTEND2 Mathematics Grades 3 - 8 Sample Items
Sample test items for students and teachers
NCEXTEND2 Reading Grades 3 - 8 Sample Items
Sample test items for students and teachers
NCEXTEND2 Science Grades 5 and 8 Sample Items
Sample test items for students and teachers
North Carolina Testing Program Assessment Options
Information on the standard test administration and alternate assessment options available and their eligibility criteria
NCEXTEND2 EOG Reading and Mathematics Achievement Level Ranges
SBE Policy HSP-C-026 provides the interim achievement level ranges for the NCEXTEND2 for reading and mathematics
NCEXTEND2 EOG Writing Achievement Level Ranges and Descriptors
SBE Policy HSP-C-027 provides the interim achievement level ranges and achievement level descriptors for the NCEXTEND2 for writing grades 4 and 7
NCEXTEND2 EOG Eligibility Criteria (pdf, 26kb)
Guidelines for participation in the NCEXTEND2 EOG Alternate Assessments (reading and mathematics grades 3-8, science grades 5 and 8, and writing grades 4 and 7) based on modified academic achievement standards
POPULAR TOPICS
Alternate Assessment Changes in the North Carolina Testing Program 2005-06 (pdf, 850 kb)
Letter from Mary Watson, Lou Fabrizio, and Jackie Colbert with information about the changes in alternate assessments for the North Carolina Testing Program for the 2005-06 school year
PRESENTATIONS
NCEXTEND2 Assessments (ppt, 256kb)
PowerPoint presented at the Conference on Exceptional Children (November 2008)
Assessing Students with Disabilities in the State Testing Program (pps, 831kb)
PowerPoint presented at the Accountability Conference (February 2007)
Navigating the State Assessment Program (ppt, 170kb)
PowerPoint presented at the Conference on Exceptional Children (November 2006)
Testing Accommodations: What are They and How Are They Implemented? (pps, 450kb)
PowerPoint presented at the Accountability Conference (February 2006)
North Carolina Alternate Assessment Program: Overview of Alternate Assessment Changes for 2005-06 (pps, 120kb)
PowerPoint presented at the Accountability Conference (February 2006)
FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE
Final Regulations
Final regulations from the U.S. Department of Education on modified academic achievement standards (April 2007)
Non-Regulatory Guidance (doc, 788kb)
Non-regulatory guidance from the U.S. Department of Education on modified academic achievement standards (April 2007)
OTHER RESOURCES
Testing Students with Disabilities
Information on policies regarding the assessment of students with disabilities
NCDPI Exceptional Children Division
Information on policies and procedures regarding the instruction of students with disabilities