Educational and Professional Success  Services (E.P.S.S.), LLC 

GCRCT/GMAS Preparation- 18 hours

The Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (GCRCT) is designed to measure how well students acquire the skills and knowledge described in the state mandated content standards in reading, English/language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. The assessments yield information on academic achievement at the student, class, school, system, and state levels. This information is used to diagnose individual student strengths and weaknesses as related to the instruction of the state standards, and to gauge the quality of education throughout Georgia (Georgia Department of Education, 2013).

 

Effective during the 2014-2015 school year, Georgia will begin using the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS).  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 language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.  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 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.  As such, Georgia Milestones serves as a key component of the state’s accountability syste​m – the College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) (Georgia Department of Education, 2014).  

 

E.P.S.S. ensures students receive the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully pass either assessment type. 

 

GHSGT Preparation-  20 hours

Students seeking a Georgia high school diploma, who entered high school prior to July 2011, must pass the Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT) in four content areas as well as the Georgia High School Writing Test. As a result of amendments to State Board of Education rule in April 2011, the cohort of students who enrolled in high school from Fall 2008 through June 2011 must demonstrate their proficiency in the four GHSGT content areas by either passing each of the GHSGTs or by passing one of the two equivalent End of Course Tests in each corresponding content area. These students are also required to take and pass the Georgia High School Writing Test (GHSWT) to be eligible for a diploma. Students who enter grade nine in 2011 – 2012 and beyond will not take, and are not required to pass, the GHSGT. They are required to take and pass the Georgia High School Writing Test (Georgia Department of Education, 2013). E.P.S.S. will equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to successufully pass all areas of the exam.

 

PSAT Preparation-  18 hours

The Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) is a test taken by many high school students to prepare for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).  With E.P.S.S., students learn the basic components of the test as well as strategies for achieving high scores. 



SAT Preparation-  20 hours

The SAT is a globally recognized college admission test that lets students show colleges what they know and how well they can apply that knowledge. It tests knowledge of reading, writing and math — subjects that are taught every day in high school classrooms. Most students take the SAT during their junior or senior year of high school and almost all colleges and universities use the SAT to make admission decisions (The College Board, 2013). E.P.S.S. extensive SAT program works with each client to provide an overview of the components of the exam, assess and address the student's efficiency level of each area of the exam and provide strategies to achieving high performing scores on the exam.