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Making Sense of Read to Achieve
Mountain Island Elementary School
February 5, 2014
6:00-7:00
Vicki Douvikas, Literacy Facilitator
What is Read to Achieve?
The Read to Achieve program is a part of the Excellent Public Schools Act which became law in July of 2012 and applies to all schools
at the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year.
Impacts ALL 3rd graders in the state of North Carolina!!!
Read to Achieve: BOG Score
• All 3rd grade students took a Beginning of Grade (EOG test) during the first 11 days of
this school year
• NC READY Student Report was sent home the first week of December indicating your
child’s score on the BOG test
• A score of 438 indicates that your child is on track to demonstrate proficiency on the EOG
Read to Achieve: Communication to Schools and Parents
• Mr. Ruppenthal sent home a letter about Read to Achieve in December
• CMS Elementary Principals and Literacy Facilitators received information about the
initiative in December and January• Ongoing communication from DPI and CMS
arrives weekly, sometimes daily
Read to Achieve: Road to Promotion
There are 4 paths in Read to Achieve for all 3rd graders in the state of North Carolina:
1.Exemption
2.Portfolio
3.Retention
4.Pass or Pass w/Label
Read to Achieve: Road to Promotion
Good Cause Exemptions
• Limited English Proficient students with less than two years of instruction in ESL
(0 students in 3rd grade at Mountain Island)
Read to Achieve: Road to Promotion
Good Cause Exemptions
• Students with disabilities whose IEP program indicates use of alternate assessments and reading interventions
(0 3rd grade students at Mountain Island)
Read to Achieve: Road to Promotion
Read to Achieve: Road to Promotion
Good Cause Exemption
BOG Score of 442 (Level III proficiency)
(24 3rd graders at Mountain Island are Exempt)
Read to Achieve: Portfolio Process
The portfolio MUST contain the following 3 components:
• Evidence of proficiency on 36 completed passages, three passages for each of 12
standards.
Proficiency: 4/5
Read to Achieve: Portfolio Process
• Evidence of ALL benchmarking and progress monitoring from Mclass Reading
3D
Read to Achieve: Portfolio Process
• Evidence of an ongoing PEP with goals, interventions and instructional strategies based on student data that matches the
needs of the individual student
Read to Achieve: Portfolio Process
• Students must demonstrate proficiency on three assessments under each standard (12)
• If one standard is not mastered after 7 attempts, the portfolio process stops for that
child
Read to Achieve: Summer School
Mandated by the state of North Carolina as a 6 week program, for 3 hours a day for any student who did not pass or complete the portfolio during the school year OR does
not pass the EOG
Read to Achieve: Pass EOG
Student will be promoted to 4th grade if he/she passes the EOG on either the first
administration or retest(s)
Let’s Look at Pathway to EOG and Beyond
• As an exempt student (442)
• As a Portfolio student who does not complete it during the school year or does
not pass portfolio with proficiency
• As a student who does not pass EOG or retests
What Does This Mean?
• Approximately 5,000-6,000 3rd grade students in CMS will not pass the EOG
• Mountain Island 3rd grade BOG scores are higher than the district and the state!!!
• No more social promotion
• Creation of transition 3/4 classrooms for the 2014-2015 school year at Mountain Island
Advocacy from CMS
• Lobbied DPI and the SBOE
• Limit the # of assessments
• Flexibility with Summer School
• Use of alternative assessments in place of portfolio assessments
What Can You Do?• Schedule a conference with your child’s
teacher
• Contact state officials about the mandate
• Have your child read every night
• Check the Mountain Island webpage for updates about Read to Achieve
• Check the CMS webpage for Read to Achieve updates
Remember…
Summer School is not optional…It is required for all students who did not complete/pass the portfolio or pass the EOG or retests.
Remember…
If your child does not attend Summer School, he/she will be automatically retained in the
3rd grade.
Remember…
To talk to your child about their reading level and their MAP goal.
Remember…
To have your child read EVERY night from their “just right” book baggie!!! You must check and sign your child’s log EVERY
night!!!
Remember…
To check our website for updates…
http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/mountainislandES/Pages/ReadToAchieve.aspx
Remember….
To check the CMS website for more information about Read to Achieve…
http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/parents/Pages/ReadtoAchieve.aspx
Remember…
We cannot do this without YOUR support. We need you….
It takes a village to educate a child!!!