Read to Achieve Grade 3 Promotion/Retention Flow Chart 2013-2014 Is your child eligible to take the general administration of the End of Grade 3 (EOG) Reading Test provided by the NC Department of Public Instruction?

Yes

Did the student score a 439 or higher on the Beginning of Grade (BOG) Grade 3 Reading Test?

Yes

Good Cause Exemption

No Did the student pass the first administration of the End of Grade Reading Test on May 29, 2014?

Yes

No Does the student have at least one of the following?

No

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- The child is a student with disabilities, as defined by G.S. 115C-106.3(1), whose individualized education plan (IEP) indicates the use of alternative assessments and reading interventions. The student takes the NCEXTEND1 or NCEXTEND2 for Reading. (NOTE: The

- A completed Read to Achieve 3 Grade Reading Portfolio (36 passages, 3 per standard with 70% or better; Reading 3D Benchmark and Progress Monitoring Data; Personalized Education Plan, if appropriate) OR

Yes

- Meets End of Year Benchmark expectations for Reading 3D. (Level P or higher on the Reading 3D End of Year Text and Reading Comprehension (TRC) assessment with writing component) and the acceptance score on the standards based report card must be at least level “M or E” in English / Language Arts (meets or exceeds grade level expectations) which indicates mastery of 70%.

NCEXTEND2 will not be available in NC after 2013-2014.)

OR

The student meets one of the Good Cause Exemptions approved by the State Board of Education and local Board of Education in February 2014. The principal may recommend to the superintendent that this student be promoted to Grade 4. The student will not need to attend Summer Reading Camp.

No

- The child is Limited English Proficient with less than two years of instruction in English as a Second Language Program at the time of the End of Grade test administration

Yes

Good Cause Exemption

The student meets one of the Good Cause Exemptions approved by the State Board of Education and local Board of Education in February 2014. The principal may recommend to the superintendent that this student be promoted to Grade 4. The student will not need to attend Summer Reading Camp. Updated 4-2-2014

Did the student take and pass the End of Grade Retest in Reading provided by the NC Department of Public Instruction? (Note: this assessment will be offered June 5, 2014)

No The student attends Summer Reading Camp or district approved private tutoring program

No The student is retained in Grade 3

Yes

Yes

Yes The student takes and passes the Read to Achieve alternative assessment or completes the Reading Portfolio (36 passages, 3 per standard with 70% or better). (any student who attends a district approved private tutoring program will not be able to use the Portfolio option as these are secure materials used over time) No

The student th • is placed in a 4 grade transition or accelerated class • receives targeted support in reading • receives a retained label • will have the opportunity to take the Read to Achieve alternative assessment one additional time by November 1, 2014 o If the student passes, the retained label will be removed. o If the student does not pass, s/he will th remain in their 4 grade class and take the End of Grade 4 Reading Test at the end of the school year. o Promotion at the end of Grade 4 will be the principal’s decision.