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Spring 2025 Georgia Milestones and the Advanced Placement Assessments Parent Info

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Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Greetings Parents/Guardians, 
The Spring 2025 Georgia Milestones and the Advanced Placement (AP) Assessments are quickly approaching. To ensure a smooth and successful testing experience, below are key details and important testing guidelines all scholars must adhere to.  
Key Details: 
  1. Get a good sleep the night before the test and eat a healthy breakfast that morning. 
 
  1. Arrival Time: Scholars should arrive by 7:45AM. Testing will begin promptly at 8:20AM. Scholars will not be allowed to enter the room once testing has begun. It is very important that they arrive on time.   
 
  1. Materials to Bring: 
a. Fully charged school-issued device and power cord. Scholars are not allowed to use their personal device on this assessment. 
b. When charging the device at home: Power it down, close lid, and allow it to charge all night. 
     c. Students will not need to bring a calculator (they will use DESMOS inside the DRC platform). 
 
 
  1. Prohibited Items: For security purposes, scholars are not permitted to use, or bring into the testing environment, any electronic device as identified below.  
 
Upon entering the testing site, scholars will power off their device(s), write their name on a post-it and hand it to the Test Examiner. The Test Examiner will then store the item(s). 
 
  • Electronic devices include, but are not limited to: 
  • Cell Phones 
  • Recording devices 
  • Cameras 
  • Air Pods/Earpieces/Headphones 
  • Smartphones 
  • Smart Watches 
  • Smart Rings 
  • Smart Bands 
  • Smart Glasses 
  • Students must remove hats/hoods/headgear during the test. 
 
Update from GaDOE regarding devices in the testing environment. Simple possession of a device in the testing environment will result in the invalidation of student test scores. Invalidations will no longer just be based on confirmed cheating. Any student caught with a device in the testing environment will have his/her test invalidated. Possession or improper use will result in disciplinary action in accordance with DCSD Student Code of Conduct. Cell phones cannot be returned to the student and/or parent until an investigation is completed by the state.  
Thank you for your partnership in supporting your scholar’s education. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Yvonne Isom by email [email protected]. 
Principal Brandon C. Thompson