DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS

District Assessments are a part of Gwinnett County Public School’s Balanced Assessment System. They are developed to align to the Academic, Knowledge, and Skills (AKS) and GCPS instructional calendars in the areas of language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies and are a blend of both formative and summative assessments administered at the classroom level to measure student learning of the AKS. These assessments allow students to demonstrate what they know, understand, and are able to do and help teachers determine whether students are performing as expected or need additional support to be successful.

Administration of the formative common assessments occurs at the end of instructional units and is organically blended within the instructional day.  Additionally, required Midyear/1st and 2nd Semester Finals/End of Year Assessments, and GCPS Milestones Benchmark assessments, based on grade level, are provided at the 18-, 27-, and 36-week marks.

The data from the assessments provide teachers, students, parents, and other stakeholders information regarding student learning. Students are encouraged to review their assessment results and teacher feedback to help improve their learning. Teachers use the data during planning and refining of instruction to identify the need for remediation and extension activities for students. District leaders use the data to provide instructional support for teachers to help improve student achievement.