At the March 3, 2014 meeting, the DeKalb County Board of Education approved modifications to the 2013-2014 school calendar because of the time lost due to winter weather.
In addition to the changed last day of school for all students, the following were decided:
Add five instruction days prior to the CRCT for students in grades 3-8 by moving the testing dates from April 15-24 to April 22-May 1.
Add three instructional and remediation days to the end of the school year - May 21-23
Move the CRCT re-test window to May 20-22 to recoup remediation days prior to the CRCT re-assessment
The original schedule for the EOCT testing is unchanged for May 5-12 for students in grades 9-12
In addition to the calendar revisions, the district will provide enhanced support and resources designed to improve academic growth and achievement for teachers, students and administrators. Teachers will receive in-service professional learning including Saturday sessions, on March 15. Also, workshops for parents and families to support and strengthen home-school learning will be scheduled.
“Our primary responsibility is to help students improve, achieve and grow,” Thurmond said in a news release. “The revisions proposed to the DeKalb Board of Education will maximize instruction time for our students prior to the administration of the Criterion Reference Competency Tests (CRCT) and the End of Course Tests (EOCT).”