11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Elementary Early Dismissal
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM Middle & High Early Dismissal
Please click the link above to view the Elementary School Testing Calendar. The purposes of the Georgia Student Assessment Program are to: measure student achievement of the state mandated curriculum, identify students failing to achieve mastery of content, provide teachers with diagnostic information, and assist school systems in identifying strengths and weaknesses in order to establish priorities in planning educational programs.
The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) prepares Georgia’s State, Local, and School Annual Report Cards. The Annual Report Cards contain test results as well as other information relevant to school performance toward the goals of student achievement and school completion. The Report Card is in compliance with both state and federal laws with respect to reporting requirements. GOSA partners with the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) to produce the K-12 Public Schools Reports since much of the data comes from GaDOE.
Valley Point Middle School art students took a once in a lifetime trip to Washington, D.C. to see on display the hand-painted ornaments they created for the National Christmas Tree Experience: America Celebrates Display. The ornaments were unveiled during the 97th Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Thursday, December 5 and will be on display throughout the month of December to over 250,000 guests.
The Georgia Parent Survey contains 24 questions. For parents who do not have access to the Internet, school administrators will allow parents to complete the Georgia Parent Survey at school. All parents are encouraged to participate in the survey, as the data will be used as part of the calculation of the School Climate Star Rating. Survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education for analysis. The Georgia Parent Survey is also available in Spanish.
Every year, one student from each of our five middle schools is selected as a REACH (Realizing Educational Achievement Can Happen) Scholar. These scholars, upon completion of the program, will receive up to a $10,000 ($2,500/year) scholarship for postsecondary education... Read more at the link above.
Beginning with the Winter 2019 Georgia Milestones End-of-Course administration, the calculators for Georgia Milestones assessments are changing to Desmos calculators. For a description of the differences in standard and testing calculators or to practice with the testing version of these calculators, click the link above.
Valley Point Elementary
3798 South Dixie Highway SW, Dalton, GA 30721
p: (706) 277-3259
f: (706) 277-7721
p: (706) 277-3259
f: (706) 277-7721