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ACT Testing for ALL Juniors 3/21/24** 

ALL 11th grade students at NCHS will be taking the ACT on THURSDAY MARCH 21st, 2024.

 

THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT EXAMS STUDENTS WILL EXPERIENCE OVER THEIR FOUR-YEAR TENURE AT NORTHWEST CABARRUS HIGH.  WE WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE HERE AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH INDIVIDUAL TEST. AS ALWAYS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR COUNSELOR WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.   BELOW YOU WILL FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING EXAMS: STATE EXAMS:

 

  • END OF COURSE (EOC)  = BIOLOGY, ENGLISH II, MATH 1, AND MATH 3 COURSES.
  • TEACHER-MADE EXAMS
  • CTE/VOCATS                                                                                     
  • WORKKEYS

 

 

2023-2024 Exam Schdule 

 

  • PSAT/NMSQT: OCTOBER 2023 (optional exam for sophomores and juniors offered here at NCHS)   
  • Pre-ACT (ALL 10th grade): November 2023
  • Fall ACT Workkeys: NOVEMBER 2023 (seniors who have completed/or will complete a 2nd level/advanced course in a Career Pathway and are designated by NCDPI are required to test).
  • 1st Semester Fall Exams & EOC’s: DECEMBER 11th-15th, 2023
  • ACCESS Testing: JAN. – FEB. 2024 (for English Language Learners)
  • ACT (ALL 11th graders): MARCH 21st, 2024
  • Advanced Placement (AP) Exams: MAY 6th – MAY 17th 2024 (students enrolled in AP courses)
  • Spring ACT Workkeys (seniors): February 21st 2024 (seniors who have completed a 2nd level course in a career pathway as designated by NCDPI and did not test during the Fall 2022 testing window).
  • 2nd Semester Spring Exams & EOC’s: MAY 16th  - 22nd , 2024 (testing windows closes on the last day of school 5/22/24. All missed exams must be completed by 5/22/24)
  • SAT (CollegeBoard) - Students must signup and register through CollegeBoard at SAT Website. The SAT is optional and students test outside of school on Saturdays. 

 

 

ALL EOCs will be administered online at school. 

Students enrolled in these courses are required to take the final assessment. Exemptions are not allowed for EOC course.

Students must report to school to take their EOC exams.

EOC Courses:

  • Math 1
  • Math 3
  • Biology
  • Eng II

 

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Teacher-made Exams

 

Classes that are not required to take a state EOC or CTE assessment will be required to take a teacher-made final exam. Seniors may exempt teacher-made exams if the criteria stated in the exam exemption section below are met.

 

 

Test Exemption Policy

 

In order to exempt an exam:

Please note that this exemption policy does not apply to EOC or AP Courses. 

 

  1. SENIOR - You must be a senior.
  2. COURSE GRADE - You must have a grade of 80 or better when 1st and 2nd nine-week grades are averaged together for that class.
  3. ATTENDANCE - You must not have more than 3 absences in that class.
  4. DISCIPLINE - You must not have served in ISS or OSS the entire year.  (Check with the ILC to confirm this).

 

TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS

 

Accommodations for the PSAT, SAT, ACT, and Advanced Placement (AP) exams must be submitted and approved by the testing company. Please note that a student having an IEP or a 504 plan does NOT automatically qualify them for accommodations in these exams.

 

College Board Assessments (PSAT, SAT, AP Exams) 

 

To request accommodations, please complete the CollegeBoard-Consent Form for Accommodations Request and/or  ACT Consent Form for Accommodations and return it to Ms. Mauldin in the testing office. Please be advised that it could take up to 8 weeks to receive their decision, so please plan accordingly.