Taliaferro K-12

GMAS Update
April 11, 2018

SAVE THE DATES HOW HAVE WE PREPARED?

Friday, April 20th- Student ½ day
April 23- April 27- EOG Testing for Grades 3-8
May 2- May 8- EOC testing for high school
What is the Purpose of the Milestones?
The Georgia Milestones Assessment System is designed to provide
information about how well students are mastering state-adopted
content standards. Importantly, Georgia Milestones is designed to
provide students with critical information about their own
achievement and their readiness for their next level of
learning. Informing parents, educators, and the public about how well
students are learning important content is an essential aspect of any
educational assessment and accountability system.
After reviewing our data, particularly student Lexile levels, we
determined that the major work for our school is literacy. As such,
teachers received professional learning designed to assist them with
incorporating more vocabulary and writing instruction into their
classes. At the lower elementary level, teachers use DIBELS to
monitor students’ progress in developing critical early reading skills.
In upper elementary, middle, and high school, teachers review STAR
data to determine student deficits.
Increased Learning Time occurs Monday- Thursday from 2:30- 3:00.
During this time, elementary and middle school teachers work with
students on skills related to literacy.
Milestone Internet Resources:
Parents Q & A Brochure

Features of the Georgia Milestone Assessment

Grade 3 Resources
System include:
Grade 4 Resources
• open-ended (constructed-response) items in Language Arts

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and Mathematics (all grades and courses)
a writing component (in response to passages read by
Grade 5 Resources
students) at every grade level and course within the
Language Arts Assessment Grade 6 Resources
• multiple choice questions in all content areas with 5th
Science/Social Studies being all multiple choice
Grade 7 Resources
Grade 8 Resources
Test Preparation Tips
High School Resources
✓ Get a good night’s sleep
✓ Eat a good breakfast
✓ Arrive to school on time
✓ If you wear glasses, make sure you bring them on test
days
✓ Wear comfortable clothes
✓ Be positive
✓ Try your best