1. March
2019
GA Milestones
3rd, 4th, and 5th

2. Welcome! What are the Georgia Milestones Assessments?
What are the content areas in the Georgia Milestone Assessments?
What are the content weights?
What are the lexile reading levels?
What is the purpose of the Georgia Milestones Assessments?
What Information do the Georgia Milestone Assessments provide?
What types of questions will be on the Georgia Milestones Assessments?
How are results of the Georgia Milestone Assessments used?
What does the assessment results contain?
What information do the assessment results provide?
Example of Individual Student Report
What are the Achievement Levels?
What are some resources?

3. What are Georgia Milestones Assessments?
The Georgia Milestones Assessments are a yearly end-of-grade measure of student achievement taking place in grades 3-8
English Language Arts (ELA)
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Students in 3rd and 4th grade will only take ELA and Math sections
Students in 5th grade will take all 4 sections (ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies)

4. Content Areas ELA: Broken into 2 sections (Reading/ELA and Writing)
Math: 1 Section
Science and Social Studies: 1 Section
Content Areas
Selected Response
Constructed Response
Extended Constructed Response
Extended Writing Response
ELA X
Math
Science
Social Studies

5. Content Weights

6. Content Weights

7. “Stretch” Lexile Bands
Lexile Reading Levels
Lexile reading levels are the basis for determining at what text complexity level students should be reading, at which grades-to make sure they are ultimately prepared for the reading demands of college and careers.
Grade
College & Career Ready
“Stretch” Lexile Bands 1
190L to 530L 2
420L to 650L 3
520L to 820L 4
740L to 940L 5
830L to 1010L 6
925L to 1070L 7
970L to 1120L 8
1010L to 1185L 9
1050L to 1260L 10
1080L to 1335L
11 and 12
1185L to 1385L

8. What is the purpose of the Georgia Milestones Assessment Program?
Measures student achievement:
what they have learned and are able to do at the end of their grade level year as described in the expectations stated in the Georgia Performance Standards.
Improve student achievement
by providing information that guides plans for improving teaching and learning.

9. What Information do the Georgia Milestone Assessments provide?
The assessments provide:
An official measure of student accomplishment of achieving the learning expectations for his/her grade level
Information on students’ readiness for the next grade level
A measurement of how much progress is made from one grade level to the next
Information on teacher effectiveness
Information on school, district, and state accountability: is what students know, and are able to do, in line with the expectation of what needs to be taught (Georgia Performance Standards)

10. What types of questions will be on the Georgia Milestones Assessments?
Georgia Milestones include:
Open-ended (constructed response) items in English Language Arts and Math
A writing component within the English Language Arts Assessments (in response to passages read by students)
Nationally norm-referenced items to provide a national comparison, alongside criterion-referenced items
Multiple choice items
Georgia Milestones will be transitioned to online testing in 5 years. Online will be the primary way of testing, and paper-and-pencil tests will be available until the transition is complete.

11. How are results of the Georgia Milestone Assessments used?
The results are used to
Provide educators with feedback about instructional practice
Identify students not achieving mastery of the learning expectations
Assist school districts in identifying strengths and weaknesses in order to establish priorities in planning educational programs
Student achievement in reading (part of the ELA assessment) is used in promotion & retention decisions for grade 3
Student Achievement in reading and math is considered in promotion & retention decisions for grades 5 & 8

12. What does the assessment results contain?
Achievement levels
Scale score
State, School, and System Comparison
Lexile level and suggested reading titles
Extended and short response scores
National Percentile
Domain category performance

13. Example of Individual Student Report
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14. Example of Individual Student Report
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15. Achievement Level vs. Scale Score
Level 4: Distinguished Learner
Level 3: Proficient Learner
Level 2: Developing Learner
Level 1: Beginning Learner
Scale Score:
Varies per subject per grade level

16. How can I support my child in preparing for the Georgia Milestones Assessments?
Parent Guide
20Resources/Assessments%20Resouces/PTA_GA_6PG_17DEC13_FINAL.pdf
Assessment Guides
Milestones-End-of-Grade-Assessment-Guides.aspx
Georgia Department of Education
Milestones-Assessment-System.aspx
Sample Assessment Results
Assessment/Assessment/Documents/Milestones/Parents/Parent_Guide_EOG_Brochure_20 16.pdf

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