Board approves revised EOG/EOC readministration plan to allow in-school retests June 2-6
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Following new state guidance, the board approved a revised plan that permits local readministration of English and math end-of-grade and end-of-course assessments during the last 10 instructional days, with specific local schedules and parental notification requirements.
The Davidson County Board of Education approved a revised readministration plan for 2025 state assessments on April 7 after district staff presented a change in North Carolina Department of Public Instruction guidance.
Dr. Coley explained the state—s April 2 memo allows local education agencies to readminister end-of-grade (EOG) and end-of-course (EOC) assessments during the final 10 days of the year rather than requiring testing after the instructional calendar ends. He told the board readministration scores are used for proficiency calculations but do not count toward growth in the accountability model. Parents must be notified and student participation is voluntary.
Under the district proposal approved by the board, elementary schools would keep scheduled EOG dates for science, ELA and math but shift third-grade Read to Achieve administration and schedule targeted remediation days directly after content tests for students who opt in. Middle schools would rearrange some dates so middle school EOGs align with elementary calendars and schedule two consecutive remediation days before readministration. High school testing schedules would remain as previously approved because the senior-level testing window was already set at the end of the year.
Board members asked staff about logistics including how remediation would operate while classes continue. Dr. Coley said principals plan to use rotation models, mix students heterogeneously for remediation, and schedule end-of-year events around remediation so students are not excluded from celebrations. He said district leaders had already met with elementary and middle school principals and would ask each school to submit a local plan.
The board approved the revised readministration plan by voice vote and staff noted the state requires board-approved plans to be submitted by May 2. The district will notify parents of the readministration option and make participation voluntary. The change is intended to reduce transportation barriers for families and increase participation by allowing remediation during the school day.