A DPI press release has the details:
As part of the learning diagnostic tools, the new model will use some measure of college readiness, such as a college admissions test, at the 11th grade. This means that every student in North Carolina will take a college admissions exam at no cost to them or their families. Students in grades 8 and 10 will take some preliminary college readiness tests to ensure that they are on track for college and career readiness and to have diagnostic information about their deficiencies. Students who are not college-ready at 11th grade will have an opportunity to participate in an academic camp during the summer before their senior year to boost their college readiness.
Students in 12th grade also will take the Compass assessment. Compass is a widely used community college placement test used to evaluate entering community college students’ skill levels.
Just to recap, the state’s “New Accountability Model” will add tests in grades 8 , 10, 11, and 12.
