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  • Georgia Milestones Assessment System

     

    What is the purpose of Georgia Milestones?

     

    The Georgia Milestone Assessment System is designed to provide information about how well students are mastering the state-adopted content standards in the core content areas of English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.

    Importantly, Georgia Milestones is designed to provide parents with critical information about their own students' achievement under their readiness for their next level of learning - be it the next grade, the next course, or the next endeavor (college or career).

     

    What is assessed?

     

    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 is a single assessment system that consists of end-of-grade measures in English language arts and mathematics in grades 3-8, end-of-grade measures in science in grades 5 and 8, end-of-grade measures in social studies in grade 8, and end-of-course measures for specified high school courses.

    The end-of-course measures are administered at the completion of the course, regardless of the grade level. Middle school students who are enrolled in one or more of these courses are required to take the associated end-of-course (EOC) measure. These measures serve as the final exam for the course and contribute a percentage of the student’s final course grade per State Board Rule 160-4-2-.13 Statewide Passing Score.​

     

    Georgia Milestones ELA Mathematics Science Social Studies
    End-of-Grade (EOG) Grades 3 – 8 Grades 3 – 8 Grades 5 & 8 Grade 8
    End-of-Course (EOC) American Literature and Composition Algebra I/ Coordinate Algebra Biology U.S. History​

     

    Georgia Milestones is administered primarily on the computer and includes the following features:

    • ​Technology-enhanced items in all grades and courses,
    • ​​Open-ended (constructed-response) items in English language arts in all grades and courses,
    • A writing component (in response to passages read by students) at every grade level and course within the English language arts assessment,
    • A reported Lexile score based on the English language arts assessment in all grades and courses, and
    • ​Estimated norm-referenced performance ranges for all grades and courses.

     

  • HOW TESTING SCORES ARE USED

    Your student’s teachers, our guidance counselors, and administrators review test reports as part of our plans to enhance instruction for your student.

    Here are some ways we use these reports to improve our school performance:

    • Look for areas of growth to identify instructional strengths.

    • Look for trends and gaps to determine and adjust instructional support and resources.

    • Identify opportunities for staff training and development.

     

    TIPS FOR PARENTS TO IMPROVE SCORES

    After you review your student test report, there are simple things you can do at home to help your student succeed. Here are three things we recommend.

    • Review the reading section of the score report (Lexile Score) and encourage 20 minutes of reading at that level each day. (Family reading time counts.)

    • Review test domains to identify areas of strength for your student and use FEV Tutor to schedule 1-2 free tutoring sessions each week in an area where the student may need additional support.

    • Help your child set growth goals for this school year and celebrate every success; your child’s teacher can assist with goal setting during fall parent conferences.

     

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