2015-2016 Testing Calendar Clayton County Public Schools implements all state mandated assessments, as well as the Student Learning Objectives (SLO), PSAT, AP, and IB exams. Below is a list of dates the district’s students will take local, state, and national assessments during the 2015-2016 school year. Please use the information for reference when planning or scheduling appointments or time that students will be away from school. Please contact local schools for additional information about testing, test dates, and test times if additional information is needed. M IDDLE SCHOOL T ESTING D ATES Aug. 17 – 21, 2015 Aug. 24 – Sept. 4, 2015 Aug. 24 – Sept. 4, 2015 Sept. 1 – Mar. 25, 2016 Dec. 7 – 11, 2015 Dec. 7 – 18, 2015 Dec. 1 – 11, 2015 Dec. 7 – 18, 2015 Jan. 19 – 29, 2016 Jan. 19 – Mar. 4, 2016 Feb. 29 – Mar. 11, 2016 Apr. 13 – Apr. 25, 2016 Apr. 25 – May 6, 2016 May 2 – 6, 2016 May 9 – 18, 2016 Jun., TBD Version 3.0 Scholastic Reading Inventory and Language Reading Scale (Lexile Assessments) Pre-SLO Test Administration Window District Beginning-of-Year Benchmark in EOG courses Georgia Alternative Assessment (GAA) – Portfolio Scholastic Reading Inventory and Language Reading Scale (Lexile Assessments) District Mid-year Benchmark District Mid-year Benchmark in 8th Grade Honors Math and Science Post-SLO Test Administration Window for 18-Week Courses Pre-SLO Test Administration Window for 18-Week Courses ACCESS for ELL Test Administration Window District End-of-Year Benchmark in 8th Grade Honors Math and Science End-of-Grade (EOG) Georgia Milestone Assessments Window End of Course (EOC) Georgia Milestone Administration Window Scholastic Reading Inventory and Language Reading Scale (Lexile Assessments) Post-SLO Test Administration Window and Final Exams End-of-Grade Retest (EOG) –Georgia Milestone Assessments Window 1 Grades 6–7 Grades 6–8 EOG and EOC Courses Grades 6–8 Grades 6–7 EOG Courses EOC Courses Grades 6–8 Grades 6–8 English Learners, Grades 6–8 EOG and EOC Course Grades 6–8 Select Students in Grade 8 EOC Grades 6–7 Grades 6–8 Grade 8 2/9/2016