Help Parents of 3rd Graders Understand 2017 Reading Test Requirements

April 11, 2017 Communications Team District Leaders, Education, Parents, Students 0

First Lady Deborah Bryant reads to students at Highland Elementary School in Ridgeland (Photo by Sissy Lynn)

Help parents of 3rd graders learn about key dates and requirements for the 2017 3rd Grade Reading Assessment with this new flyer. Logo

The Literacy-Based Promotion Act requires all 3rd grade public school students to pass a reading test in order qualify for promotion to the 4th grade.

Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, the reading portion of the Mississippi Assessment Program (MAP) English Language Arts (ELA) test will determine whether students meet the requirement for promotion. Students who do not meet the promotion requirement on the MAP test will be given two retesting opportunities on an alternative test. The alternative test is called the 3rd Grade Reading Alternative Assessment.