Date: May 1, 2008

From: Kathy Annis, Director of Instructional Administration, Cobb County School District

Subject: Proficiency Testing Requirement for Enrolling Students from private non-accredited schools or home school (Grades 4, 6, 9)

Dear Parents:

The State of Georgia requires that students demonstrate proficiency in reading and mathematics in gateway grades before being promoted to grades four, six, or nine. The Cobb County School District accepts grade placement recommendations from accredited schools; however, the state and district require that a home schooled student or a non-accredited private school student who wants to enroll in grades four, six, and nine must first demonstrate state-mandated proficiency in reading and mathematics (reading only for grade four) with an exam equivalent to the state CRCT exam

The district exams for these students are computer-based and must be taken before a final grade placement can be determined. The exams will be administered only once. Should the test results indicate a problem, your registering Cobb school and the Cobb school your child would have attended the previous year (if different) will review your requested placement. If your local school does not provide the exam on site in the beginning of the school year, the school can forward the needed information to our centralized testing site. The student should not arrive for testing at Pitner Elementary without the school forwarding the needed information first.

Location : Pitner Elementary School, 4575 Wade Green Road, Acworth, GA 30101

Appointments available: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Total testing time will vary. Plan on at least two hours and arrive by 1:00 for afternoon testing.) The local school must e-mail Judy Lindsay the student’s FTE number for testing registration purposes. Students must be pre-registered before taking the test. After testing, parents will need to contact the registering school for results and final placement decisions. Students will be given each test only once. Do not contact Pitner Elementary for information.

Dates:

July 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, and August 1. August 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 15, 20, 21 22, 27, and September 4, 5). Schools will screen their own students after the final September date.

Directions: I-75, take Exit 273 (Wade Green Rd.). Turn east onto Wade Green Rd. Pitner Elementary School is 0.7 miles on the left.