What is required by the K-2 Assessment mandate?

The State Board of Education requires that schools and school districts implement assessments at grades K, 1, and 2 that include documented, on-going, individualized assessments throughout the year and a summative evaluation at the end of the year. These assessments monitor achievement of benchmarks in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. They may take the form of the state-developed materials, adaptations of them, or unique assessments adopted by the school board. Grades K, 1, and 2 assessments were first implemented during the 2000-2001 school year.