Richmond County Schools Testing Calendar 2017-18
August 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 RECHS First Day of School 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 First Day of School (traditional) 29 30 31 *************************WIDA Online Screener for ELLs *******************
September 2017 1 2 3 4 Labor Day 5 mclass BOY Begins 6 7 8 9 *************************WIDA Online Screener for ELLs ******************* 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ***** Grade 3 Beginning of Grade Test ***** 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 mclass BOY Ends 26 27 28 29 30
October 2017 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RECHS End of 1 st Nine Weeks 10 Staff Development Day 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pre ACT and CCRAA 10 Window Opens 17 18 19 20 Early Release Homecoming 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ***** Read to Achieve Fall Test ********* 29 30 31 End of 1 st Nine Weeks The Pre-ACT and Grade 10 CCRAA window is October 16 November 30, 2017
November 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ***** Field Test Online EOC M3 High School ********* Parent- Teacher Conferences 10 Veteran s Day Holiday 11 Veteran s Day 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ***** RCS Fall Benchmark Tests & NC Check-Ins Elem, Middle and High School ********* 19 20 21 22 23 Thanksgiving 24 25 Thanksgiving Break 26 27 28 29 30 Pre-ACT and CCRAA 10 window closes ***********ACT WorkKeys Standard and Accommodated (Paper/Pencil) *************
December 2017 1 2 WorkKeys 3 4 5 6 7 Christmas Parade - Early Release 8 9 ***********ACT WorkKeys Standard and Accommodated (Paper/Pencil) ************* K-2 Math Assessment Mid-Year 10 11 12 13 14 15 RECHS End of 2 nd Nine Weeks 16 ***********RECHS Fall Semester Testing, EOC and NCFE************* 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ****Holiday Break ****** 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ***********Holiday Break************
January 2018 1 2 3 mclass MOY Begins 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 FDF 18 19 20 MLK Holiday 21 22 23 End of 2 nd Nine Weeks ***********RCS HS Fall Semester Testing --EOC, NCFE, CTE ******* 28 29 30 Staff Development Day changed to SNOW MAKEUP DAY #1 24 mclass MOY Ends 31 ***********RCS HS Fall Semester Testing --EOC, NCFE, CTE ******* 25 26 27 ***********NC Check-Ins Mid-Year Admin: Middle Schools Only begin Jan 31 and test through Feb 9*************
February 2018 1 2 3 4 5 ACCESS for ELLs (Regular and Alternate) 6 Day 10 of 2 nd Semester Check rosters for 10day rule ***********NC Check-Ins Mid-Year Admin: Middle Schools Only begin Jan 31 and test through Feb 9************* 7 8 9 10 window opens ***********NC Check-Ins Mid-Year Admin: Elementary Schools begin Feb 5 and test through- Feb 9************* 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ***********ACT WorkKeys Standard and Accommodated (Paper/Pencil) ************* 18 19 20 21 Staff Development Day changed to SNOW MAKEUP day #2 25 26 27 28 22 23 24 ***********ACT WorkKeys Standard and Accommodated (Paper/Pencil) ************* ACT Grade 11
March 2018 1 2 3 *** RECHS Spring Benchmarks** ACT Grade 11 ** ** ACT Grade 11 Accommodations **** 4 5 6 7 8 RECHS End of 3 rd nine Weeks 9 10 ******** ACT Grade 11 Accommodations, CCRAA Grade 11, and NC Extend 1 Grade 11 ********** 11 12 13 14 15 Staff Development Day ** ACT Grade 11 Accommodations ** 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ACT Grade 11 Makeup 25 26 27 End of 3 rd Nine Weeks ACCESS for ELLs (Regular and Alternate) window closes 28 29 30 Good Friday Holiday 31 ***** RCS Spring Benchmark Tests & NC Check-Ins Elem, Middle and High School *********
April 2018 2 3 4 5 6 7 Easter Sunday ************** Spring Break ************** 8 9 **HS Special 10 11 12 Study Alt M1 Report Cards Parent- Teacher Conferences **3-8 Field Test Alt M ***window open 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 **HS Field Test EOC M1 & M3 **3-8 Field Test EOG M ***window open 29 30 mclass EOY Grade 3 begins
May 2018 1 2 3 4 5 **HS Field Test EOC M1 & M3 **3-8 Field Test EOG M ***window closed **HS Special Study Alt M1 **3-8 Field Test Alt M ***window closed 6 7 8 9 10 11 mclass EOY Grade 3 ends 12 ************************* K-2 Math Summative Assessments **************************** 13 14 mclass EOY K-2 window begins 15 16 17 18 RECHS Last Day Of School 19 ***********RECHS Spring Semester Testing, EOC and NCFE************* 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Grade 8 Math 1 Reading and Math EOGs, Grades 3-8 and Extend 1, Grades 3-8, 10 27 28 Memorial Day 29 30 31 Read to Achieve Grade 3 *************** EOG Makeups Grades 3-8 ********************** **** EOG Science, Grades 5 and 8 *** *** NC Final Exams, Grades 4-8 ****
June 2018 1 FDS RCS HS Spr. Semester Testing, EOC, NCFE, CTE 2 3 4 mclass EOY K-2 window ends 5 6 7 Last Day Of School 8 9 ****** NC Final Exams, Grades 4-8 ******* ********RCS HS Spring Semester Testing, EOC, NCFE, CTE********** 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 End of Year Data Submission 30
July 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31