ACCESS Testing Dates

The South Carolina ACCESS for ELLs tests are statewide assessments in Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. Tests are administered to students to determine their proficiency in the English language. Students will be tested February 9-February 26. Per SC law, students are required to participate in testing and the students’ scores will count in the schools’ and district’s accountability calculations.

Students are required to test on-site at their brick-and-mortar schools of enrollment on the following dates. Remote testing is not available.

Subject	Test Date(s)	Approximate Time for Testing
Kindergarten	February 9-13	45 minutes
Listening	February 9-13	50 minutes
Reading	February 9-13	45 minutes
Writing	February 17-20	45-60 minutes
Speaking	February 23-27	35 minutes

Note: Testing dates may differ for students with IEPs and 504 Plans who require paper testing and/or who require scheduling accommodations. Your child’s teacher will contact you to share specific testing dates.

 

2025-2026 Primary and Elementary Reading Plan

       The passage of Act 114 updates The Read to Succeed Act by requiring schools and districts to prepare comprehensive reading proficiency plans that are aligned to the science of reading, structured literacy and foundational literacy skills. This year's reading plan prompts schools and districts to respond in a narrative format. For more information about reading plan requirements, along with a copy of the directions on how to complete the school reading plan, please visit the reading plan homepage at:

https://ed.sc.gov/instruction/early-learning-and-literacy/read-to-succeed/reading-plans-state-district-and-school.

 

 

Little Free Library at Westcliffe Elementary

 

 

How This Library Works:

Take Books-

*Anyone may take a book - neighbors, friends, and passersby - the books are always free.

 

Share Books-

*Book donations are welcome at this Little Free Library.  If this one is full, find other book-sharing boxes with the Little Free Library world map at LittleFreeLibrary.org/OurMap .

 

 

Click the links below for details on the GCS Policies and Procedures for each of the following: