Georgia Milestones
Parent Night
Tosha Oliver, Assistant Principal
Jamar Robinson, Administrative Assistant
March 5, 2015
Welcome and Purpose of Session
• To inform parents about the new Georgia Milestones
Assessments
• Share up to date information on EOC Spring Test-Out
• Share updates on SAT Re-Design
Georgia Milestones Purpose
Georgia Milestones is designed to provide information
about how well students are mastering the state
adopted content standards in the core content areas
of English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and
Social Studies.
Assessment Question Types
Georgia Milestones includes the item types described below:
• Open-ended (constructed-response) items in English Language Arts and
Mathematics (all grades and courses)
• A writing component (in response to passages read by students) at every
grade level and course within the English Language Arts assessments
• Nationally norm-referenced items in all content areas and courses to
complement the Georgia criterion-referenced information and to provide
a national comparison
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Multiple-choice items in all content areas and courses.
Modes of Assessments
• Georgia Milestones will be transitioned to online testing over time. Online
is considered the primary mode of testing, with paper-and-pencil available
as backup until the transition is complete.
• Online Assessments-Physical Science
Economics
Biology
U. S. History
• Paper/Pencil Assessments-Coordinate Algebra
Analytic Geometry
American Literature
9th Grade Literature
Georgia Milestones Spring Schedule
• Monday, April 27th-29th
9th Grade Literature, American Literature, Biology
• Thursday, April 30th-May 1st
9th Grade Literature & American Literature (Writing Only), Economics
• Monday, May 4th-6th
Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry, U.S. History
• Thursday, May 7th-8th
Physical Science
GA Milestones Resources
• Resources to help your student prepare for Georgia
Milestones are available on the Georgia Department of
Education’s website at http://testing.gadoe.org
• To see what online testing is like, you and your student may
visit the Experience Online Testing Georgia website at
http://learnoas.ctb.com/GA
• The items on the demonstration tests are general and
represent multiple grade levels. They do not assess student
achievement.
Online Tools Available for All Students
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Blocking Tool
Highlighter
Eraser
Magnifying Glass
Mark for Review
Online Calculator – if allowable
Option Eliminator
Scratch Pad (Unavailable for iPAD until Spring 2015)
EOC GA Milestones Diagnostics
Wednesday, March 11th-13th
Biology
9th Grade Literature
Physical Science 11th Grade Literature
Tuesday, March 17th-19th
U.S. History
Coordinate Algebra
Economics
Analytic Geometry
EOC Spring Test-Out
• The state allows students the opportunity to test-out
of any course for which there is an associated
Georgia Milestones End of Course (EOC) and earn
credit for the course through that process. Course
credit shall only be awarded to students who reach
the performance level of Exceeds on an EOC taken
prior to taking the course.
EOC Spring Test-Out
Student Eligibility Requirements:
• The student has never been enrolled in the course.
• The student must have earned a minimum numerical grade of 80 in
a prerequisite course in the same content area as the selected EOC.
• The student must receive recommendations from his/her school
counselor AND from his/her teacher for the prerequisite course.
• The student must receive parent/guardian permission if the student
is less than 18 years of age. Students 18 or over and emancipated
minor students may complete the permission form themselves.
EOC Test-Out Score Reporting
• Due to the first year of Georgia Milestones
implementation, students will not receive results until fall
2015. This could impact scheduling for next school year.
• Students are strongly encouraged to attend tutorials
each week on Tuesday and Thursday in the Fall to stay
abreast of course work for the next progression in the
content sequence to prevent missing pertinent
foundational skills for that course should they earn the
score required to receive course credit for the course for
which they attempted to test-out.
SAT Re-Design
• The new PSAT goes into effect this year, October
2015
• The first new SAT is in March 2016 (last SAT using
the current version of the test is in January 2016)
• College Board full length practice tests for PSAT/SAT
will be released next month
• Colleges will most likely accept both old and new
scores once the test changes
SAT Re-Design What’s New?
• The test is primarily meant to align with the Common
Core Competencies
• The new test will not directly test vocabulary
• There will be no penalty for wrong answers
SAT Re-Design What’s New?
• More algebra, less geometry; students will also need to be accountable for
remembering more definitions, formulas and math structures than they
currently need to
• More ACT-style interpretation of charts, tables and graphs
• The new Essay section is optional (but all students need to take it at least
once, like the current version of the ACT). The essay will also be different more challenging and analytical (more like a college essay assignment.
• More Information on the New SAT can be found at:
https://www.applerouth.com/blog/2015/01/14/raising-the-bar-with-thenew-sat/
EOC Break Out Sessions
9th Grade Parents
Biology-Lewis (room 405)
10th Grade Parents
9th Grade LiteratureHolliman (room 411)
Physical ScienceJackson (room 403)
Coordinate AlgebraGladden (room 415)
Analytical GeometryPaschal (room 417)
11th Grade Parents
American LiteratureHernandez (room 413)
U.S. History
Garza (room 417)
12th Grade Parents
Economics-Barker
(room 422)