FYI: NC Assessments

Many of you are familiar with NC's 4 point assessment system for achievement based on EOG testing. You may be interested to know the state is adding a level to this scale with allowances for both on-grade proficiency as well as college/career-readiness. Here's a look at the new info:

Achievement Levels	Meets On-Grade-Level Proficiency Standard	Meets College-and-Career Readiness Standard
Level 5 denotes Superior Command of knowledge and skills	Yes	Yes
Level 4 denotes Solid Command of knowledge and skills	Yes	Yes
Level 3 denotes Sufficient Command of knowledge and skills	Yes	No
Level 2 denotes Partial Command of knowledge and skills	No	No
Level 1 denotes Limited Command of knowledge and skills	No	No