NC Education Code · Regulation
Title 16 — root / Chapter 06 — 16 NCAC 06G .0315
Plain English summary
This regulation requires all students in grades 3-8 and high school EOC courses in North Carolina public school units to participate in the State Annual Testing Program, with PSUs required to report specific test results to NCDPI. It defines which students are entitled to testing accommodations, including those with IEPs, 504 plans, documented transitory impairments, and English language learners below a specified WIDA proficiency level. Students entitled to accommodations must participate using either a standard administration with or without accommodations or an alternate assessment.
Key requirements
- All students enrolled in a public school unit (PSU) in grades 3 through 8 or in high school courses in which an end-of-course (EOC) assessment is administered shall participate in the State Annual Testing Program.
- PSUs shall report to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) test results for: beginning of grade 3 reading proficiency; grades 3 through 8 end-of-grade (EOG) English language arts/reading and mathematics; grades 5 and 8 EOG science; grade 10 EOC English II; grade 11 EOC assessments in NC Math 1, NC Math 3, and EOC Biology; grade 11 ACT; and grade 12 Career and Technical Education Concentrators and WorkKeys.
- PSUs shall administer the tests in the Annual Testing Program in accordance with the rules in this Subchapter and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), Pub. L. 89-10, 79 Stat. 27, amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Pub. L. No. 114–95, 129 Stat. 1802 (2015), and the regulations adopted thereunder.
- All students entitled to testing accommodations shall participate in the State Annual Testing Program using one of the following assessments as required by the student's accommodation: The standard test administration with or without accommodations, or An alternate assessment with or without accommodations.
- Students entitled to testing accommodations include students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) created under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
- Students entitled to testing accommodations include students with a plan created under 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
- Students entitled to testing accommodations include students with documented transitory impairments with actual or expected duration of six months or less that affect their ability to demonstrate their knowledge on standard test administrations without accommodation as determined by the LEA.
- Students entitled to testing accommodations include students who score below Level 5.0 Bridging on the reading domain of the WIDA Screener/ACCESS for ELLs®.
Affected parties
- Public school units (PSUs)
- Students in grades 3 through 8
- High school students in EOC assessment courses
- Students with IEPs
- Students with 504 plans
- Students with documented transitory impairments
- English language learners below WIDA Level 5.0 Bridging
- North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI)
- Local education agencies (LEAs)