Read To Achieve

The goal of North Carolina Read to Achieve is to ensure that every student reads at or above grade level by the end of third grade and continues progress in reading proficiency so that he or she can read, comprehend, integrate, and apply complex texts needed for secondary education and career success.
The state will develop, implement, and continuously evaluate a research-based comprehensive reading program to improve reading achievement. As a part of the Read to Achieve Initiative, beginning in fall 2013, North Carolina administered the Beginning-of-Grade 3 English Language Arts/Reading Test (BOG3) to all third grade students. The test is given within the first 11-15 instructional days of each school year and will serve as a pre- test. The purpose is for principals and teachers to track student growth after the 3rd Grade READY English Language Arts/Reading EOG Test that will be given in the spring.
The Read to Achieve Law eliminates social promotion. Good Cause Exemptions are ways that third grade students can show reading proficiency and be exempt from retention under the Read to Achieve Legislation. Parents and guardians will be notified in writing of student retention and why the student is not eligible for a good cause exemption. Students who do not demonstrate reading proficiency will be invited to attend a district-sponsored reading camp prior to retention (Summer Reading Academy). Retained students will have opportunities to demonstrate proficiency for mid-year promotion. The Nash County Public Schools Board of Education will annually publish and provide written notification to the State Board of Education on the progress of reading proficiency and interventions provided to retained students.
Below are links to items related to Read to Achieve.
Read to Achieve Grades 1/2 End-of-Year (EOY) Results
Results and Read to Achieve Grade 3 End-of-Year (EOY) Results
Grades 1 and 2 Results
Read to Achieve Grades 1 and 2 End-of-Year (EOY) Results
G.S. §115C-83.10 requires "each local board of education to publish annually on a website maintained by that local school administrative unit and report in writing to the State Board of Education (SBE) by September 1 of each year the following information on the prior school year:"
The denominator for calculating the required percentages for rows 1-4 is all students in membership at grades 1 and 2 for EOY DIBELS 8.
1 - The number and percentage of first-grade students demonstrating reading comprehension at grade level.
Total Number of Students in EOY DIBELS 8 (denominator): 921
Number of Students: 576
Percentage of Students: 62.5%
2 - The number and percentage of first-grade students not demonstrating reading comprehension at grade level and eligible for priority enrollment in reading camp.
Total Number of Students in EOY DIBELS 8 (denominator): 921
Number of Students: 345
Percentage of Students: 37.5%
3 - The number and percentage of second-grade students demonstrating reading comprehension at grade level.
Total Number of Students in EOY DIBELS 8 (denominator): 994
Number of Students: 541
Percentage of Students: 54.4%
4 - The number and percentage of second-grade students not demonstrating reading comprehension at grade level and eligible for priority enrollment in reading camp.
Total Number of Students in EOY DIBELS 8 (denominator): 994
Number of Students: 453
Percentage of Students: 45.6%
5 - The number and percentage of first-grade students eligible for priority enrollment who attended reading camp.
Total Number of Students in EOY DIBELS 8 (denominator): The denominator is the number of students eligible for priority enrollment in reading camp from row 2.
Number of Students: 193
Percentage of Students: 55.9%
6 - The number and percentage of second-grade students eligible for priority enrollment who attended reading camp.
Total Number of Students in EOY DIBELS 8 (denominator): The denominator is the number of students eligible for priority enrollment in reading camp from row 4.
Number of Students: 193
Percentage of Students: 55.9%
Note: Privacy policies dictate that any group with less than ten students, the specific number and percentage should not be given. An * indicates that the student population number and percentage is too small to report the value. The percentage and number of students are not shown if the percentage is greater than 95 percent (˃95) or less than 5 percent (<5).
Grade 3 Results
Nash County Public Schools (640) 2021–22
year:"
The denominator for calculating the required percentages for rows 1 and 2 is all students in
membership at grade 3 for the first day of spring testing. The denominator for this school is 1040.
Number of Students: 299
Percentage of Students: 28.8%
Reading Retest
Number of Students: 741
Percentage of Students: 71.3%
alternative assessment).
Number of Students: 274
Percentage of Students: 37.0%
Number of Students: *
Percentage of Students: *
c. Students with disabilities whose current Individualized Education Program (IEP) indicates the use of the NCEXTEND1 alternative assessment, have at least a two school-year delay in educational performance, or have received intensive reading interventions for at least two
school years.
Number of Students: 82
Percentage of Students: 11.1%
d. Students who have been previously retained more than once in kindergarten, first, second, or third grades.
Number of Students: *
Percentage of Students: *
e. Students who demonstrated reading proficiency appropriate for third-grade students
through a reading portfolio.
Number of Students: *
Percentage of Students: *
year the following information on the prior school year:"
membership at grade 3 for the first day of spring testing. The denominator for this school is 1040.
Percentage of Students: 36.5%
from row 4.
Number of Students: 298
Percentage of Students: 78.4%
third-grade class, [2] placed in a 3/4 transitional class with a retained label, or [3] placed in a fourth-grade
accelerated class with a retained reading label.
Number of Students: 335
Percentage of Students: 32.2%
Number of Students: N/A
Percentage of Students: N/A
State Board of Education-Approved Alternative Assessments
Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment1: N/A
Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment1: N/A
Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment1: *
Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment1: N/A
Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment1: N/A
Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment1: N/A
Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment1: *
21 Assessment)
Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment1: N/A
Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment1: 234
Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment1: N/A
Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment1: N/A
Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment1: N/A
Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment1: N/A
Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment1: N/A
Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment1: N/A
* indicates that the student population number and percentage is too small to report the value. The percentage and number of students are not shown if the percentage is greater than 95 percent (>95) or less than 5 percent (<5).