This section, taken from the GaDOE Student Assessment Handbook, will help you to decide what accommodations are appropriate for your student. Accommodations are items that allow a student to access instructional material without changing the level of the material.

For more information see the GaDOE Student Assessment Handbook available on the GaDOE website.


The purpose of the Georgia Student Assessment Program is to measure student achievement of the state-adopted content standards and to use assessment results to improve teaching and learning. Results of the assessment program are utilized to identify the extent to which students have mastered the state’s academic content standards, to provide teachers with feedback about instructional practice, and to assist school districts in identifying strengths and weaknesses to establish priorities in planning educational programs. 


The Georgia Student Assessment Program includes a set of both formative and summative assessments that work together to provide insights to improve teaching and learning. This balanced approach to assessment provides data for a variety of stakeholders to inform decisions, whether at a policy, district, school, or classroom level to support the improvement of Georgia’s education system. Georgia’s balanced approach to assessment maintains a purposeful amount of accountability and insights on how Georgia’s students are doing while also focusing time and resources on improving student learning at the classroom level during the school year.


State-Mandated Assessments: 

WIDA ACCESS in grades K-12, WIDA Alternate ACCESS, WIDA Screener

  • Grades K-12 
    • Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing 


Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA 2.0) 

  • Grades 3 and 4
    • English/ Language Arts
    • Mathematics 
  • Grade 5
    • English/ Language Arts
    • Mathematics 
    • Science 
  • Grades 6 and 7
    • English/ Language Arts
    • Mathematics 
  • Grade 8
    • English/ Language Arts
    • Mathematics 
    • Science  
    • Social Studies (state law) 
  • Grade 11 (or 12)
    • English/ Language Arts
    • Mathematics 
    • Science  
    • Social Studies


Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills 2.0 (GKIDS 2.0) (state law) 

  • Accommodations for GKIDS do not need to be listed on the State Testing tab in GO-IEP. Please refer to the Student Assessment Handbook for guidance.


Georgia Milestones Assessment System 

End of Grade

  • Grades 3 and 4
    • English/ Language Arts
    • Mathematics 
  • Grade 5
    • English/ Language Arts
    • Mathematics 
    • Science 
  • Grades 6 and 7
    • English/ Language Arts
    • Mathematics 
  • Grade 8
    • English/ Language Arts
    • Mathematics 
    • Science  or High School Physical Science (one course must be selected in GO-IEP)
    • Social Studies (state law) 


End of Course

  • High School: Grades 9-12
    • American Literature and Composition 
    • Algebra: Concepts and Connections
    • Biology 
    • U.S. History (state law)