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Read to Achieve
Updates
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County
Schools
Board of Education Meeting
January 30, 2014
Dr. Janie Costello
NC Read to Achieve
 House Bill 950/S.L. 2012-
142 Section 7A
 Part of the Excellent Public
Schools Act adopted July
2012
 Effective 2013-2014 school
year
 7 basic components
The Components of the NC Read to
Achieve Program
 Comprehensive Plan for Reading Achievement
 Kindergarten Entry Assessment Process
 Formative Assessments to Facilitate Early Grade
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Reading Proficiency
Process for the Elimination of Social Promotion
Plan for Successful Reading Development of
Retained Students
Parent/Guardian Notification Process
Accountability Measures Process
The Components of the NC Read to
Achieve Program
 Comprehensive Plan for Reading Achievement
 Kindergarten Entry Assessment Process
 Formative Assessments to Facilitate Early Grade
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Reading Proficiency
Process for the Elimination of Social
Promotion
Plan for Successful Reading Development of
Retained Students
Parent/Guardian Notification Process
Accountability Measures Process
Third Grade Process for Promotion
Achieves a scale score of at least 442 on the North Carolina
Grade 3 Beginning-of-Grade English Language Arts/Reading
Test
OR
Passes the North Carolina Grade 3 End-of-Grade English
Language Arts/Reading Test
OR
Qualifies for good cause exemption
Third Grade Process for Promotion
 19% of WSFCS third grade students
achieved a score of 442 or higher on the
Grade 3 Beginning-of-Grade Reading Test in
the fall of 2013.
 These students will take the End-of-Grade
Reading Test but have met the requirements
for promotion to Grade 4.
Third Grade Process for Promotion
Achieves a scale score of at least 442 on the North Carolina
Grade 3 Beginning-of-Grade English Language Arts/Reading
Test
OR
Passes the North Carolina Grade 3 End-of-Grade English
Language Arts/Reading Test
OR
Qualifies for good cause exemption
Third Grade Process for Promotion
Achieves a scale score of at least 442 on the North Carolina
Grade 3 Beginning-of-Grade English Language Arts/Reading
Test
OR
Passes the North Carolina Grade 3 End-of-Grade English
Language Arts/Reading Test
OR
Qualifies for good cause exemption
Third Grade Process for Promotion
Good Cause Exemptions include:
 Limited English Proficient students with fewer
than 2 years of instruction in English as a
Second Language program
 Students with disabilities with IEPs that
specify alternative assessments (Extend One)
 Students who have received reading
interventions and previously been retained
more than once in kindergarten, first, second,
or third grades
Third Grade Process for Promotion
Good Cause Exemptions include:
 Students demonstrating reading proficiency
through a reading portfolio
 Students demonstrating proficiency on State
developed alternative assessment called the
Read to Achieve Test
Purpose of the Portfolio
“To provide an alternate way for students to
demonstrate mastery of the standards other
than an End-of-Grade (EOG) test.”
NC Read to Achieve Legislation
Components of the Portfolio
 Component 1: Evidence of benchmarking and
progress monitoring with mClass Reading 3D
(DIBELS Next and Text Reading Comprehension-TRC)
 Component 2: Evidence of Personal
Education Plan (PEP), if applicable
 Component 3: Completion and
Demonstration of Proficiency on 12 reading
standards
Components of the Portfolio
 Component 1: Evidence of benchmarking and
progress monitoring with mClass Reading 3D
 Component 2: Evidence of Personal
Education Plan (PEP), if applicable
 Component 3: Completion and
Demonstration of Proficiency on 12 reading
standards
Components of the Portfolio
 Component 1: Evidence of benchmarking and
progress monitoring with mClass Reading 3D
 Component 2: Evidence of Personal
Education Plan (PEP), if applicable
 Component 3: Completion and
Demonstration of Proficiency on 12 reading
standards
Component Three
 Students must complete:
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Three passages per standard (12 standards)
Five questions per passage
Minimum of 36 passages with 80% or higher
correct on each passage
No more than 3 passages per week
Passages may not be sent home for
homework
Concerns regarding the Portfolio
Process
 The amount of instructional time used to give
the assessments
 The number of assessments required to
demonstrate mastery of grade level reading
(36)
 The readability levels of some passages is
raising questions statewide
 Local flexibility in establishing alternative
assessments to demonstrate proficiency
These concerns will be addressed by the State
Board of Education in February.
Third Grade Process for Promotion
Good Cause Exemptions include:
 Students demonstrating reading proficiency
through a reading portfolio
 Students demonstrating proficiency on State
developed alternative assessment called the
Read to Achieve Test
Third Grade Process for Promotion
Achieves a scale score of at least 442 on the North Carolina
Grade 3 Beginning-of-Grade English Language Arts/Reading
Test
OR
Passes the North Carolina Grade 3 End-of-Grade English
Language Arts/Reading Test
OR
Qualifies for a good cause exemption
Summer Reading Camp
 Summer Reading Camp is designed for
students who have not demonstrated grade
level proficiency in reading and do not qualify
for a good cause exemption.
 The program may be for 6-8 weeks (4 or 5
days per week) and must include at least
three hours of reading instruction per day.
Local districts are requesting flexibility in how
the minimum of 72 hours of instruction is
delivered in their schools.
Summer Reading Camp
 Students may complete their portfolio
assessments and qualify for promotion during
Summer Reading Camp.
 Students may demonstrate proficiency on the
Read to Achieve alternative assessment at
the end of Summer Reading Camp and
qualify for promotion.
Summer Reading Camp
 Students who do not demonstrate proficiency
at the end of Summer Reading Camp will
continue to receive intensive reading
interventions in a transitional 3rd-4th grade
classroom and have an opportunity for a midyear promotion.
 Students who do not attend Summer Reading
Camp will be retained in a third grade
classroom for the 2014-2015 school year.
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