Fall Growth Assessments in Mathematics and Reading will take place beginning August 30, 2023 and continue through September 8, 2023. Later in September, detailed reports on each student’s performance will be available to teachers and families. The report will show which academic standards were assessed and whether the student answered the test item correctly. Unlike the spring SOL tests, there will not be a pass or fail score on the Growth Assessment. More information will be forthcoming on how families can access these reports through the Virginia Department of Education’s Parent Portal.
State legislation was passed in the 2021 Virginia General Assembly requiring students in grades 3-8 to take these growth assessments, once in the fall and once in the winter (mid-year). This year, the fall assessments will focus primarily on content from the student’s previous grade level. However, the testing system can adapt with test questions one grade level above or one grade level below the primary content as appropriate for the student. More information on these assessments can be found at www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching-....
We ask that students charge their Chromebooks the night before school wide testing, which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, August 30 and Wednesday, September 6, and bring their Chromebooks and chargers to school on the day of testing.
If you have any questions, please contact the POMS Instructional Coordinator, Steve Tate (state@spotsylvania.k12.va.us) or you may call the school directly.