Accountability and Testing

Mission

The mission of the Office of Accountability and Testing is to promote the academic achievement of all North Carolina public school students and to assist stakeholders in understanding and gauging this achievement against state and national standards. The major thrust of this mission is three-fold: the design and development of reliable and valid assessment instruments, the uniform implementation of and access to suitable assessment instruments for all students; and the provision of accurate and statistically appropriate reports.

2024–25 North Carolina Operational Testing Calendar (Updated October 2024)

Two-Year Schedule for State-Required Testing and Reporting Results
By September 1 of each year, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall publish on the Web site of the Department of Public Instruction a uniform calendar that includes schedules for State-required testing and reporting results of tests for at least the next two school years, including estimates of the average time for administering state-required standardized tests (§115C-174.12(e1).

Accountability and Testing Directory

Tab/Accordion Items

NameTitleSpecialityPhone
Tammy HowardSenior Director of Accountability and TestingAccountability and Testing(984)-236-2716
Lucy MedlinAdministrative OfficerGeneral administrative support and office management(984)-236-2715
Tanja CarrollBusiness Services CoordinatorBudget and contracts manager for division and regional accountability offices(984)-236-2714 
Tereca BattsBusiness Services CoordinatorBudget and contracts manager for division and regional accountability offices(984)-236-2713

NameTitleSpecialityPhone
Kinge MbellaAssistant DirectorTechnical Development of Statewide Assessments, Design and Implementation of Assessments(984)-236-2717
Thakur KarkeePsychometricianTechnical Development of Statewide Assessments, Design and Implementation of Assessments(984)-236-2718
Daniel EdiPsychometricianTechnical Development of Statewide Assessments, Design and Implementation of Assessments 

Name Title Speciality Phone
Curtis Sonneman Section Chief School Accountability Data Documentation, Collection, Analysis, and Reporting, School Accountability and Testing Data Requests (984)-236-2730
Michelle Bridges Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant School Accountability Data Collection and Documentation (984) 236-2853
Jaime Denny Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant School Accountability Data Documentation and Reporting, Individual Student Reports (984) 236-2852
Andrea Faulkner Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and High School Accreditation (984)-236-2724
Ozella Wiggins Educational Research/Evaluation Consultant Cohort Graduation Rate, Alternative School Accountability, and School Accountability Data Documentation and Collection (984)-236-2726

NameTitleSpecialtyPhone
Iris IrvingSection ChiefTest Development(984)-236-2733
Dan AumanEducational Testing/ Accountability ConsultantTest Measurement Specialist for Grades 5-8 Reading and English II: End-of-Grade Assessments, End-of-Course Assessments, Innovative Assessment Pilot, and NC Check-Ins(984)-236-2728
Stephanie BoydEducational Testing/ Accountability ConsultantTest Production and Operations(984)-236-2727
VacantEducational Testing/ Accountability ConsultantProject Coordinator for Innovative Assessment Pilot and Peer Review Submissions, Test Production and Operations (984)-236-2731
Beth NashEducational Testing/ Accountability ConsultantTest Measurement Specialist for Grades 6-8 Math, NC Math 1, NC Math 3, Grade 8 Science, and Biology: End-of-Grade Assessments, End-of-Course Assessments, Innovative Assessment Pilot, and NC Check-Ins(984)-236-2721
Michael MahoneyEducational Testing/ Accountability ConsultantTest Measurement Specialist for Grades 3-4 Reading, Grades 3-5 Mathematics and Grade 5 Science: End-of-Grade Assessments, Innovative Assessment Pilot, and NC Check-Ins(984)-236-2725

NameTitleSpecialityPhone
Shannon JordanSection ChiefTesting Policy and Operations(984)-236-2734
David BryantParent and Public LiaisonResponse Services for Testing and Accountability (Testing Questions/Concerns)(984)-236-2722
Molly BrittEducational Testing/Accountability ConsultantPolicies related to testing students with disabilities, NCEXTEND1 Alternate Assessment, and College and Career Readiness Alternate Assessment (CCRAA)(984)-236-2732
Jaime KelleyEducational Testing/Accountability ConsultantBeginning-of-Grade 3 (BOG3), End-of-Grade (EOG), Read to Achieve (Read to Achieve Test, Portfolio, and Alternative Assessments), and NC Check-Ins(984)-236-2736
Lindsay MayEducational Testing/Accountability ConsultantPreACT, ACT, WorkKeys, and Test Coordinator's Handbook(984)-236-2720
Wendy WootenEducational Testing/Accountability ConsultantEnd-of-Course (EOC), High School Testing Policy, Medical Exceptions, and WIDA Screener/ACCESS for ELLs general testing policy(984)-236-2729

NameTitleSpecialityPhone
Brent CaldwellRegional Accountability CoordinatorWestern (RAC 1)984-236-2055
Stacey GreeneComputing ConsultantWestern (RCC 1)984-236-2061
John WorleyRegional Accountability CoordinatorNorthwest (RAC 2)984-236-2056
Betty LawsComputing ConsultantNorthwest (RCC 2)984-236-2062
Scott FryeRegional Accountability CoordinatorSouthwest (RAC 3)984-236-2057
VacantComputing ConsultantSouthwest (RCC 3)984-236-2063
Patricia BenbowRegional Accountability CoordinatorNortheast (RAC 4)984-236-2058
Stephanie ThompsonComputing ConsultantNortheast (RCC 4)984-236-2064
Amanda HobbsRegional Accountability CoordinatorSoutheast (RAC 5)984-236-2059
Melinda FullwoodComputing ConsultantSoutheast (RCC 5)984-236-2065
Anthony HinsonRegional Accountability CoordinatorCentral (RAC 6)984-236-2056
Amy CannonComputing ConsultantCentral (RCC 6)984-236-2066

NameTitleSpecialityPhone
Chris McKinnieBTA AnalystAccountability Services Technology Support(984)-236-2409
Daniel ThompsonBTA AnalystAccountability Services Technology Support 
Kevin SkeltonBTA SpecialistAccountability Services Technology Support(984)-236-2408
Alex VuBTA AnalystAccountability Services Technology Support(984)-236-2406
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