Our District
Departments
Parents
Volunteer Resources
Students
mClass is the current assessment tool for reading in North Carolina.
The purpose of the portfolio is to:
Provide formative assessment information to teachers
Opportunity for students to demonstrate 3rd grade reading standards other than one-day test
Equitable and uniform process within the district and across the state
The Read to Achieve Legislation went into effect in 2013-2014. Developing student portfolios is one of the strategies outlined in Read to Achieve. All 3rd grade students in Rockingham County Schools eligible to take the End of Grade Test for Reading may participate in the portfolio process. However, it is not appropriate for all students. The portfolio consists of the 3 parts. Parts 1 and 2 are determined by the teacher. Students must must complete Part 3 for a student to be eligible for a Good Cause Exemption.
Part 1
Teachers will implement mClass assessments and print benchmarking and progress monitoring data from mClass to be included in the portfolio.
Part 2
Teachers will create, implement, and print the Personal Education Plan (PEP) for students who met the school district's requirements for a PEP to be included in the portfolio.
Part 3
All eligible students must take the 3rd grade End of Grade test. However, if students do not pass the End of Grade test for 3rd Grade Reading, they may be considered for a Good Cause Exemption to retention if they have a completed portfolio or other approved alternative assessment. Reading passages are the main component of Part 3 of the portfolio option. Third grade students may be asked to complete reading passages and questions to see if they are able to apply the 3rd grade English Language Arts standards. Part 3 of a completed portfolio will include 3 reading passages for 12 English Language Arts 3rd grade standards and answer at least 70% proficiency across the school year. This is a total of 36 completed passages. Students must complete these passages in their classroom without help from an adult. Students will have as much time as they need to complete the passage when it is assigned. Teachers will use this data to address student needs.
2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2020-2021, 2021-2022 Read to Achieve Results
Read to Achieve legislation requires “each local board of education to publish annually on a Web site maintained by that local school administrative unit and to report in writing to the State Board of Education (SBE) by September 1 of each year the following information on the prior school year:”
The results for Rockingham County Schools' 2013-2014 implementation of the Read to Achieve law
The results for Rockingham County Schools' 2014-2015 implementation of the Read to Achieve law
The results for Rockingham County Schools' 2015-2016 implementation of the Read to Achieve law
The results for Rockingham County Schools' 2016-2017 implementation of the Read to Achieve law
The results for Rockingham County Schools' 2017-2018 implementation of the Read to Achieve law
The results for Rockingham County Schools' 2018-2019 implementation of the Read to Achieve law
The results for Rockingham County Schools' 2020-2021 implementation of the Read to Achieve law
The results for Rockingham County Schools' 2021-2022 implementation of the Read to Achieve law
The results for Rockingham County Schools' 2022-2023 implementation of the Read to Achieve law
The results for Rockingham County Schools' 2023-2024 implementation of the Read to Achieve law
2015-2016 Read to Achieve First and Second Grade Information- Find statistics regarding first and second grade reading proficiency here
2016-2017 Read to Achieve First and Second Grade Information- Find statistics regarding first and second grade reading proficiency here
2017-2018 Read to Achieve First and Second Grade Information- Find statistics regarding first and second grade reading proficiency here
2018-2019 Read to Achieve First and Second Grade Information - Find statistics regarding first and second grade reading proficiency here
2020-2021 Read to Achieve First and Second Grade Information - Find statistics regarding first and second grade reading proficiency here
2021-2022 Read to Achieve First and Second Grade Information - Find statistics regarding first and second grade reading proficiency here
2022-2023 Read to Achieve First and Second Grade Information - Find statistics regarding first and second grade reading proficiency here
2023-2024 Read to Achieve First and Second Grade Information- Find statistics regarding first and second grade reading proficiency here