The Family Guide to Assessment discusses why assessments are important, provides an overview of the different assessments that students take, and reviews questions families can ask teachers about assessments. The guide looks at how North Carolina ensures assessments are fair and accessible for all students, explains the different types of assessments, and how the data is used.
Data being released to the State Board of Education at its September 4, 2024, meeting will provide indicators of student academic progress and school performance for the 2023–24 school year. This North Carolina Department of Instruction 2023-2024 Accountability Framework Background Brief provides basic background information to understand the 2023–24 school accountability data.
Our Accountability and Testing Department supports each school in the implementation of the North Carolina Testing Program as well as Federally required tests in the following ways:
Training staff for each test.
Implementing data collection processes and procedures.
