Georgia Milestones 2026

Dear 3rd - 5th Grade Panther Families,

New Prospect teachers have been teaching since August 4, 2025, to prepare students for the end of year Georgia Milestones assessment. We are confident in our students ability to show what they know. The purpose of this newsletter is to provide information about the assessment and the schedule for the test.

Students will participate in the Georgia Milestones assessment beginning on April 29th. We are typically in testing mode from 7:40 am-11:00 am. If at all possible, please do not schedule any appointments on these dates. Also, there will not be any visitors or volunteers on these days.

The Georgia Milestones Assessment System is designed to provide information about how well students are mastering the state-adopted content standards in the core content areas of English language arts, mathematics, and science.

Importantly, Georgia Milestones is designed to provide students with critical information about their own achievement and their readiness for their next level of learning – be it the next grade, the next course, or the next endeavor (college or career).

Informing parents, educators, and the public about how well students are learning important content is an essential aspect of any educational assessment and accountability system. Parents, the public, and policy makers, including local school districts and boards of education, can use the results as a barometer of the quality of educational opportunity provided throughout the state of Georgia.

The information linked HERE is a presentation, recently presented by several bilingual community liaisons in Fulton County providing an overview of the Georgia Milestones, accessing score reports, and the impact on Summer Learning.

Current Georgia law and State Board of Education Rule does require state test results for promotion to the next grade in certain circumstances. Below are the specifics as required by law:

• Fifth and Eighth grade students must score in “developing” or higher in Mathematics on the Georgia Milestones assessment in order to be promoted

Due to the implementation of new state standards in English/Language Arts, the state has waived the English/Language Arts requirements for Spring 2026.

To learn more, please read the letter attached below from Brannon Gaskins, Chief Academic Officer for Fulton County Schools.

10:20 - 11:05 AM and 2nd grade will attend Specials from 8:00 - 8:45 AM.

The GA Department of Education has created study guides that you can use as a resource for home. Study guides for ALL subject areas have transitioned to their online platform (Experience Online Testing Georgia) and are no longer available in a paper form. Step by step instructions on how to access those are in the attached document.

*Online Study Guides are available in Experience Online Testing Georgia. Instructions for accessing the guides can be found in the Online Study and Assessment Guides Infographic.

Questions?

If you have questions related to curriculum please contact our CST Wendy Widis at widis@fultonschools.org.

If you have questions about your child's reading or math performance, please contact your child's teacher.

If you have questions about logistics or the milestones schedule-contact Wendy Wilson, Assistant Principal at wilsonwm@fultonschools.org