State Assessment Programs
Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS)
The Georgia Milestones ASsessment System (GMAS) is a comprehensive summative assessment program and represents a single system of summative assessments that span all three levels of the state's educational system: elementary, middle, and high school. Georgia Milestones measures how well students have learned the knowledge and skills outlined in the state-adopted content standards in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.
Georgia Milestones End of Course (EOC) Assessment
Students enrolled in the courses listed below are required to complete the corresponding End of Course assessment upon completion of the course. The grade earned on the End of Course assessment will count as 20% of the student's final course grade.
Literature and Composition II
Algebra: Concepts and Connections
Biology
United States History
EOC Resources:
EOG Test Practice for EOC Courses
EOC Course Study Guides for Students and Parents
EOC Literature & Composition II Interpreting & Constructing Texts (ICT) Scoring Samplers
EOG Test Practice for EOC Courses (Text-to-Speech Accommodation)
Questions and Answer for Parents (English) Questions and ANswers for Parents (Spanish)
Georgia Alternate Assessment 2.0
The Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) 2.0 is an alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards required for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who receive instruction based on extended content standards, which are aligned to the state content standards at a reduced depth, breadth, and complexity.
Students in grades 3, 4, 6, and 7 take the Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) 2.0 in English/language arts and mathematics.
Students in grades 5 take the Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) 2.0 in English/language arts, mathematics, and science.
Students in grade 8 and 11 take the Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA) 2.0 in English/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.
WIDA ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS for English Learners (ELs)
WIDA ACCESS is the collective name for WIDA's suite of summative English language proficiency assessments. WIDA ACCESS is given annually to English learners in kindergarten through grade 12 to monitor student progress in learning academic English. Students who are identified as English learners with the most significant cognitive disabilities are assessed using the WIDA Alternate ACCESS.
Educators use WIDA ACCESS results to:
Determine when ELs have attained English language proficiency
Monitor an ELs annual progress in English language proficiency
Inform classroom instruction and assessment
Provide reliable and valid data sources for accountability and aid in academic decision-making
WIDA ACCESS tests include:
WIDA ACCESS for Kindergarten
WIDA ACCESS Online (grades 1-12)
WIDA Alternate ACCESS (grades K-12)
WIDA ACCESS/Alternate ACCESS Resources:
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students know and can do in various subjects. It is administered by the National Center for Education Statistics, within the U.S. Department of Education. NAEP is different from our state assessment because it provides a common measure of student achievement across the country. The results are released as The Nation's Report Card, which provides information about student achievement to educators, parents, policymakers, and the public.
The Georgia Department of Education notifies selected schools and grade levels within the school of their participation prior to the start of the new school year.