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Mr. Don Odom
Assistant Superintendent for
Curriculum & Instruction
Rutherford County District Office
2240 Southpark Blvd., Murfreesboro, TN 37128
(615) 893-5815 ext. 22087
odomd@rcs.k12.tn.us
(615) 904-3767 FAX
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Testing
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Students in Rutherford County participate in the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) which assesses academic achievement in grades
3 – 12. The components of TCAP are: |
- Achievement – This test is administered over several days in the spring of the school year to students in grades 3 – 8. Students are assessed in reading/Language Arts, math, science and social studies.
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- Writing – Students in grades 5, 8 and 11 are administered this assessment of writing skills in February of each year. Students in grade 5 write a narrative essay. Students in grade 8 respond to an expository prompts and students in grade 11 are asked to write a persuasive essay.
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- End of Course (AYP) – Students who enter high school beginning in the fall of the 2009 – 2010 school year will take exams in English II, Algebra I and Biology at the completion of the course. The results of these exams will count 20% of their second semester grade in 2010 and 2011 after which it will count 25%. These exams are untimed and are used to calculate Adequate Yearly Progress for secondary schools.
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- End of Course – Students who enter high school beginning in the fall of the 2009 – 2010 school year will take exams in English I and United States History. The results of these exams will count 20% of their second semester grade in 2010 and 2011 after which it will count 25%. These exams are timed.
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