Heather Tallant	Tim Keyser	Kelly Fekete
Assessment Coordinator	Accountability Coordinator	Administrative Support, Resource Assessment Center
770-887-2461 X202242	770-887-2461 X202240	770-887-2461 X130496

Forsyth County Schools utilizes an assessment program comprised of state, district, and classroom assessments.  Results of assessments are utilized to identify students' level of content mastery, to guide teachers with instructional planning, and to support the district in identifying strengths and weaknesses, in order to improve instructional effectiveness. 

FCS follows guidelines for test security, test preparation, test administration, and test data as provided by the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE), the Professional Standards Commission (PSC), and the Forsyth County Board of Education.  FCS provides many measures of test security, which includes providing extensive training for school-level testing coordinators, limiting access to test materials, and system-level administrative oversight on test days.

What is the purpose, value and importance of a state assessment?

Student Testing Calendars 

Forsyth County Assessment Calendar 2023-2024  

State Assessments 

• ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 
• Georgia Alternate Assessment 2.0 (GAA 2.0)
• Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills 2.0 (GKIDS 2.0)
  
  • GKIDS Readiness Check
• Georgia Milestones Assessment System
• National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

 National Assessments

• ACT
• PSAT
• SAT
• AP