The BOG is the Beginning of Grade test given at the start of third grade. Students are not expected to pass since we have not taught the third grade standards.

“Read to Achieve” is a North Carolina legislative act that states: All students must be proficient readers by the end of third grade. In other words, your child must read on a third grade level by the end of this school year in order to be promoted to the fourth grade.  Students are given a series of passages for eleven different standards to create a reading portfolio.

Third grade students take a Cognitive Abilities Test in the spring.  This test measures academic intelligence using reading, math, and quantitative tasks.  Students do not need to study for this test.

Third graders must meet one of the following pathways to qualify for fourth grade:
    a. They may pass the Reading EOG at the end of the year.
    b. They may reach a designated score for mClass Dibels (a NC reading assessment tool).
    c. They may reach a designated score on iReady reading.
    d. They may complete a Read to Achieve portfolio including eleven NC reading standards.