Rochelle Patillo                                                                                                                Dr. R. Stephen Green 
Principal                                                                                                                             Superintendent

HENDERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
2830 Henderson Mill Road
Chamblee, GA 30341
678-874-2902

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

The results of your child’s Georgia Milestones: End-of-Grade Assessment (EOG) are attached. The purpose of the EOG is to provide diagnostic data that can be used to enhance instructional programs. The EOG was created to improve student achievement through effective instruction and assessment of the standards in the state’s designated Mathematics, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science courses. The EOG helps to ensure that all Georgia students have access to a rigorous curriculum that meets high performance standards.

For students in Grades 3, 5, and 8, this assessment serves as a promotion requirement as required by state law. However, for the 2015-2016 school year, according to The Georgia Board of Education, the End of Grade Assessments (EOG) for Elementary and Middle Schools have been waived, and will not be used for promotional purposes. End of Grade scores will be recorded in the Student Permanent Record and included on the student transcript in accordance to previous DeKalb County School District (DCSD) business regulations.

Description of Sample Individual Student Report

1. Demographic Information: Demographic information is printed at top middle of the report. This demographic information includes the student’s name, their GTID number, their birthdate, the test date, the test form, the name of the class, school and system and the school/system code.

2. Content Area: The subject area being reported is printed in the top left side of the report.

3. Scale Score: The Individual Student Report indicates the scale score for the student.

4. Achievement Level: The student’s performance level for the test is reported alongside the scale score. There are four Achievement Levels for the EOG – Distinguished Learner, Proficient Learner, Developing Learner, and Beginning Learner.

5. National Percentile and National Percentile Range: The student’s National Percentile score and range compares how well the student performed with the national norming group.

6. Domain Category and Performance: The Georgia Standards for each content have been grouped into domains, or clusters of standards with related content. The Individual Student Report lists the Domains for the subject reported. In addition, the report indicates the number of items within that domain that the student got correct out of the number of items possible.

7. Comparison to the School, System, and State: The student’s Scale Score is compared with the System and State mean scale score the group.

8. Lexile Measure and Range (Language Arts): The Lexile Framework for Reading matches a student’s reading ability with the difficulty of text material.

It is our intention to utilize these test scores to improve and continue providing varied opportunities for student success. Should you have specific questions regarding your child’s performance, please do not hesitate to call the school to arrange a conference.

Respectfully,

Principal