MIDDLE SCHOOL COUNSELING SERVICES

TESTING

The mission of FCPS Department of Accountability is to improve the achievement of all students and performance system wide by promoting valid data-based decision making. At the middle school level, BART (Benchmark Assessment and Reporting Tool) testing provides schools with a set of electronically administered and scored achievement tests designed to provide accurate and immediate achievement data throughout the school year. These test scores for reading and mathematics in grades 7 & 8 are used by teachers to plan instruction and prepare students for the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) tests.

FCPS standardized tests include the CoGAT, administered in October, for newly registered grade 7 students; the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test, administered in November, for selected students; and the SOL tests administered in March and May. The Standards of Learning (SOL) for Virginia Public Middle Schools describe the Commonwealth's expectations for student learning and achievement in English, mathematics, science, history/social science.

2008-2009 FCPS Testing Schedule

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