RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - State Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson added to the debate over the value of testing in her latests blog post.

"A student’s performance on an end-of-grade test is not a movie of his or her life, but just a single snapshot from one point in time," Atkinson writes at ncpublicschools.org. " And this snapshot should not have a significant effect on the entire course of a student’s academic career. In fact, it is spelled out in state law that end-of-grade test scores should never be used as the only factor in making the decision to promote or retain the student. Principals are required by law to consider the student’s performance in class, on class assignments and projects, homework and end-of-grade test scores when they are making decisions regarding retention."

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2. Exhibitor Registration Information for EC Conference Now Online
Registration information for exhibitors for the 65th Annual Conference on Exceptional Children is available on the Exceptional Children website at  http://ec.ncpublicschools.gov/conferences-profdev/annual-conference. The conference website is updated regularly. Check back often for the latest information regarding the Exceptional Children division’s largest event of the year.

 

3. Training Resources for School/District Data Component for Schoolnet on the Web
Guides to assist school and districts leaders with the School and Data component of Schoolnet are available under Training and Information on the Home Base website at  http://www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/training/materials/category?category=School%20and%20District%20Data%20%28Schoolnet%29.

 This document guides district leaders through the process of finding and using standards mastery data for Benchmark assessments by comparing schools and performance groups within the reporting functions of Schoolnet.