Test and Assessments

• They provide feedback about students’ academic progress and how it aligns with grade-level expectations, providing parents and teachers a big-picture perspective about how a student is progressing compared to peers across the district and state, including a student’s strengths and growth opportunities. 

• This builds confidence and transparency about students’ readiness for college and the workforce among Tennessee universities and employers and holds us accountable for serving all students fairly. 

• Assessments help educators strengthen instruction and reflect on their practice, and allow us to highlight schools where students are excelling, so we can learn from those who are doing well. 

• State assessments also help inform decisions at the state level and help state and district leaders determine how to allocate resources, better invest in schools, and identify where we may need to offer additional support.

The Tennessee Department of Education has provided TNReady Parent Resources.  Those resources can be found by visiting: 
 https://www.tn.gov/education/assessment/tnready/tnready-parent-resources.html

TCS did not administer the TCAP/EOC tests in Spring 2020. Parent reports provided for state tests in 2020-2021 will be based on a timeline determined by the Tennessee Department of Education or ACT. Parents may request individual student information regarding state or district tests for their child by contacting the front office at their child’s school.

TCS will follow the schedule as set forth by the Tennessee Department of Education for the TCAP/EOC and ACT Test. Click Here to access the schedule for the 2020-2021 school year.

iReady is administered as our universal screener and benchmark tests for elementary and middle school students. A universal screener and benchmark tests are administered to selected high school students. AIMSweb or iReady are administered to these selected high school students.