2. Beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, a student scoring at the lowest achievement level in reading on the 3 rd Grade Summative Assessment will not be promoted to 4th grade. Some 3rd grade students who fail to meet the required score might be promoted to the 4th grade with a good cause exemption.

3.  Limited English Proficient (LEP) students who have had less than two (2) years of instruction in English Language Learner program  Students with disabilities whose Individualized Education Program (IEP) indicates that participation in the Statewide accountability assessment program is not appropriate, as authorized under State law

4.  Students with disabilities (IEP or 504) who have repeated at least one year and have documentation of 2 years of intensive reading intervention  Students who were previously retained in kindergarten or first, second, or third grade for a total of two years and has not met exceptional education criteria and has documentation of 2 years of intensive intervention

5.  Given first 30 days of school  Repeated at mid-year

6. If the Universal Screener indicates the student has a reading deficiency, the student will be provided with continued intensive reading instruction and intervention.

7.  50 item test with 3 practice items  Multiple choice  6 questions on phonics & fluency  18 questions on informational text  18 questions on literary text  8 questions on language standards

8.  Reading Comprehension  Vocabulary  Multiple Choice  Adaptive based on student response

9.  4.5 minutes per item  A stop watch appears when 15 seconds remain  Average time to complete is 30-40 minutes

10.  Beginning of year Universal Screener window Aug. 17- Sept. 14, 2015  Middle of year Universal Screener window Jan.4 – Jan. 29, 2016  Third Grade Reading Summative Assessment March 28-April 16, 2016

11.  If students do not pass the first administration, they may retake on May 16-20, 2016  If students do not pass the first retake, they may retake after remediation on June 27-Aug 5, 2016

12.  1491 took the 3 rd Grade Assessment  92% passed  121 students took the first retake  61 passed  After second retake and good cause exemptions, 98% of students were promoted to 4 th grade

13.  mde.k12.ms.us  Contact your child’s teacher  janet.henderson@rcsd.ms