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Career, Technical and Agricultural Education
Curriculum and Instructional Services
Special Education Services and Support
Innovative Academic Programs
Testing

CONTACT INFORMATION
Melissa Fincher
Associate Superintendent, Assessment and Accountability

1554 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
 (404) 656-2668
 (404) 656-5976
  mfincher@doe.k12.ga.us

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Melodee Davis, Ph.D.
Director, Assessment Research & Development Division
Assessment and Accountability

1554 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
 (404) 657-0312
 (404) 656-5976
medavis@doe.k12.ga.us

Vacant
Director, Assessment Administration
Assessment and Accountability

1554 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
 (404) 656-0478
 (404) 656-5976
jwight@doe.k12.ga.us

RELATED INFORMATION
Graduation Test Waivers and Variances
Advanced Placement Exams (AP)
MISSION

The purposes of the Georgia Student Assessment Program are to measure student achievement of the state mandated curriculum, to identify students failing to achieve mastery of content, to provide teachers with diagnostic information, and to assist school systems in identifying strengths and weaknesses in order to establish priorities in planning educational programs.

Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests End of Course Tests Georgia High School Graduation Tests Georgia Alternate Assessment Georgia Writing Assessments
2008 Testing Newsletter
See AP, PSAT & SAT under Innovative Academic Programs.
See Promotion and Retention Guidance under Policy.
About Assessment
The assessment program includes customized criterion-referenced tests at the elementary, middle, and high school levels; the National Assessment of Educational Progress in grades 4, 8 and 12; and an optional norm-referenced test. These mandatory state assessments include the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT), End-of-Course Tests (EOCT), Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT), Georgia Writing Assessments (above) as well as:

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ASSESSMENT RESOURCES
Test Score Ranges 2009-2010

FOR EDUCATORS
Memoranda & Announcements
2010 STC Workshop Memo
Student Assessment Handbook 2009-2010
2009-2013 Testing Calendar
Accommodations Manual

PRESENTATIONS
STC Opening Session 2009
2009 ACCESS for ELLs New Test Coordinator Conference
2009 ACCESS for ELLs Test Coordinators Conference
2009 GAA New Test Coordinators Conference
2009 GAA Test Coordinators Conference

OAS
Online Assessment System

HELPFUL LINKS
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Reports
No Child Left Behind Legislation
Georgia Performance Standards (GPS)
Office of Student Achievement
Report Card
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