Testing+Information

== In February 2012, the State Board of Education approved the use of the Educator Value-Added Assessment System (EVAAS) as the statewide growth model for ratings on the sixth and eighth standards of the teacher and principal evaluation instruments. Additionally, in 2012-13, EVAAS will become the growth model used for school accountability. ==

===** Next Generation Assessments: Resources for the Online Transition - To help districts and schools prepare for the next generation assessments and the transition to online, the following resources are available: **===

** - Best Practices Guide - **[|**[[http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/assessment/guide/|www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/assessment/guide/]**]]**
=== The purpose of this document is to serve as a guide to help districts and schools prepare for the transition to online assessments. This guide provides tips and recommendations based on conversations with LEAs and charter schools around the state that have already started this transition and are administering some or all of the current end-of-course tests in the online format. ===

- SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium - **[|**www.smarterbalanced.org/**]**
=== This is the main website for The SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium, which is a state-led consortium working to develop next generation assessments that are aligned to the Common Core State Standards and that accurately measure student progress toward college and career readiness. ===

=== Information related to the latest version of the online testing system, NCTest v 2.5. Here you can find the technical requirements for the system, information on registration and administration, the assessment tutorial, and other resources related to administering online assessments. ===