Testing and School Accountability 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. 2022–23 North Carolina Operational Testing Calendar (Updated June 20, 2022) 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 Accountability and Testing Director's Office Name Title Speciality Phone Tammy Howard Senior Director of Accountability and Testing Accountability and Testing (984)-236-2716 Lucy Medlin Administrative Assistant General administrative support and office management (984)-236-2715 Tanja Carroll Administrative Assistant Budget and contracts manager for division and regional accountability offices (984)-236-2714 Thakur Karkee Psychometrician Technical Development of Statewide Assessments, Design and Implementation of Assessments (984)-236-2718 Kinge Mbella Psychometrician Technical Development of Statewide Assessments, Design and Implementation of Assessments (984)-236-2717 Analysis and Reporting Name Title Speciality Phone Curtis Sonneman Section Chief School Accountability Data Documentation, Collection, Analysis and Reporting Data Requests (984)-236-2730 Michelle Bridges Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant Alternative School Accountability, School Accountability Data Documentation, Collection and Reporting (984) 236-2853 Jaime Denny Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant School Accountability Data Collection, and Analysis and Reporting Data Requests (984) 236-2852 Andrea Faulkner Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and High School Accreditation (984)-236-2724 Vacant Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant School Accountability Analysis, English Learner Progress, and Data Requests (984)-236-2735 Ozella Wiggins Educational Research/Evaluation Consultant Cohort Graduation Rate and School Accountability Data Documentation and Collection (984)-236-2726 Test Development Name Title Specialty Phone Kristen Maxey-Moore Section Chief Test Development (984)-236-2731 Dan Auman Educational Testing/ Accountability Consultant Test 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 Boyd Educational Testing/ Accountability Consultant Test Production and Operations (984)-236-2727 Iris Irving Educational Testing/ Accountability Consultant Project Coordinator for Innovative Assessment Pilot and Peer Review Submissions, Test Production and Operations (984)-236-2733 Beth Nash Educational Testing/ Accountability Consultant Test 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 Mahoney Educational Testing/ Accountability Consultant Test 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 Testing Policy and Operations Name Title Speciality Phone Shannon Jordan Section Chief Testing Policy and Operations (984)-236-2734 Tereca Batts Administrative Assistant II Administrative assistant for Testing Policy and Operations, Test Development, and Analysis and Reporting (984)-236-2713 David Bryant Parent and Public Liaison Response Services for Testing and Accountability (Testing Questions/Concerns) (984)-236-2722 Molly Britt Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant Policies related to testing students with disabilities, NCEXTEND1 Alternate Assessment, and College and Career Readiness Alternate Assessment (CCRAA) (984)-236-2732 Jaime Kelley Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant Beginning-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 May Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant PreACT, ACT, WorkKeys, and Test Coordinator's Handbook (984)-236-2720 Wendy Wooten Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant End-of-Course (EOC), High School Testing Policy, Medical Exceptions, and WIDA Screener/ACCESS for ELLs general testing policy (984)-236-2729 Regional Accountability Coordinators (RACs) and Regional Computing Consultants (RCCs) Name Title Speciality Phone Brent Caldwell Regional Accountability Coordinator Western (RAC 1) 984-236-2055 Stacey Greene Computing Consultant Western (RCC 1) 984-236-2061 John Worley Regional Accountability Coordinator Northwest (RAC 2) 984-236-2056 Betty Laws Computing Consultant Northwest (RCC 2) 984-236-2062 Scott Frye Regional Accountability Coordinator Southwest (RAC 3) 984-236-2057 Deborah McKee Computing Consultant Southwest (RCC 3) 984-236-2063 Patricia Benbow Regional Accountability Coordinator Northeast (RAC 4) 984-236-2058 Stephanie Thompson Computing Consultant Northeast (RCC 4) 984-236-2064 Amanda Hobbs Regional Accountability Coordinator Southeast (RAC 5) 984-236-2059 Melinda Fullwood Computing Consultant Southeast (RCC 5) 984-236-2065 Brent Cooper Regional Accountability Coordinator Central (RAC 6) 984-236-2060 Amy Cannon Computing Consultant Central (RCC 6) 984-236-2066 Paul Davis Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant LEA Testing Coordinator for Charter Schools 984-236-2719 IT Staff Name Title Speciality Phone Chris McKinnie BTA Analyst Accountability Services Technology Support (984)-236-2409 Warren Price BTA Analyst Accountability Services Technology Support (984)-236-2407 Kevin Skelton BTA Specialist Accountability Services Technology Support (984)-236-2408 Alex Vu BTA Analyst Accountability Services Technology Support (984)-236-2406
Testing and School Accountability 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. 2022–23 North Carolina Operational Testing Calendar (Updated June 20, 2022) 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 Accountability and Testing Director's Office Name Title Speciality Phone Tammy Howard Senior Director of Accountability and Testing Accountability and Testing (984)-236-2716 Lucy Medlin Administrative Assistant General administrative support and office management (984)-236-2715 Tanja Carroll Administrative Assistant Budget and contracts manager for division and regional accountability offices (984)-236-2714 Thakur Karkee Psychometrician Technical Development of Statewide Assessments, Design and Implementation of Assessments (984)-236-2718 Kinge Mbella Psychometrician Technical Development of Statewide Assessments, Design and Implementation of Assessments (984)-236-2717 Analysis and Reporting Name Title Speciality Phone Curtis Sonneman Section Chief School Accountability Data Documentation, Collection, Analysis and Reporting Data Requests (984)-236-2730 Michelle Bridges Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant Alternative School Accountability, School Accountability Data Documentation, Collection and Reporting (984) 236-2853 Jaime Denny Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant School Accountability Data Collection, and Analysis and Reporting Data Requests (984) 236-2852 Andrea Faulkner Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and High School Accreditation (984)-236-2724 Vacant Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant School Accountability Analysis, English Learner Progress, and Data Requests (984)-236-2735 Ozella Wiggins Educational Research/Evaluation Consultant Cohort Graduation Rate and School Accountability Data Documentation and Collection (984)-236-2726 Test Development Name Title Specialty Phone Kristen Maxey-Moore Section Chief Test Development (984)-236-2731 Dan Auman Educational Testing/ Accountability Consultant Test 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 Boyd Educational Testing/ Accountability Consultant Test Production and Operations (984)-236-2727 Iris Irving Educational Testing/ Accountability Consultant Project Coordinator for Innovative Assessment Pilot and Peer Review Submissions, Test Production and Operations (984)-236-2733 Beth Nash Educational Testing/ Accountability Consultant Test 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 Mahoney Educational Testing/ Accountability Consultant Test 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 Testing Policy and Operations Name Title Speciality Phone Shannon Jordan Section Chief Testing Policy and Operations (984)-236-2734 Tereca Batts Administrative Assistant II Administrative assistant for Testing Policy and Operations, Test Development, and Analysis and Reporting (984)-236-2713 David Bryant Parent and Public Liaison Response Services for Testing and Accountability (Testing Questions/Concerns) (984)-236-2722 Molly Britt Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant Policies related to testing students with disabilities, NCEXTEND1 Alternate Assessment, and College and Career Readiness Alternate Assessment (CCRAA) (984)-236-2732 Jaime Kelley Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant Beginning-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 May Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant PreACT, ACT, WorkKeys, and Test Coordinator's Handbook (984)-236-2720 Wendy Wooten Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant End-of-Course (EOC), High School Testing Policy, Medical Exceptions, and WIDA Screener/ACCESS for ELLs general testing policy (984)-236-2729 Regional Accountability Coordinators (RACs) and Regional Computing Consultants (RCCs) Name Title Speciality Phone Brent Caldwell Regional Accountability Coordinator Western (RAC 1) 984-236-2055 Stacey Greene Computing Consultant Western (RCC 1) 984-236-2061 John Worley Regional Accountability Coordinator Northwest (RAC 2) 984-236-2056 Betty Laws Computing Consultant Northwest (RCC 2) 984-236-2062 Scott Frye Regional Accountability Coordinator Southwest (RAC 3) 984-236-2057 Deborah McKee Computing Consultant Southwest (RCC 3) 984-236-2063 Patricia Benbow Regional Accountability Coordinator Northeast (RAC 4) 984-236-2058 Stephanie Thompson Computing Consultant Northeast (RCC 4) 984-236-2064 Amanda Hobbs Regional Accountability Coordinator Southeast (RAC 5) 984-236-2059 Melinda Fullwood Computing Consultant Southeast (RCC 5) 984-236-2065 Brent Cooper Regional Accountability Coordinator Central (RAC 6) 984-236-2060 Amy Cannon Computing Consultant Central (RCC 6) 984-236-2066 Paul Davis Educational Testing/Accountability Consultant LEA Testing Coordinator for Charter Schools 984-236-2719 IT Staff Name Title Speciality Phone Chris McKinnie BTA Analyst Accountability Services Technology Support (984)-236-2409 Warren Price BTA Analyst Accountability Services Technology Support (984)-236-2407 Kevin Skelton BTA Specialist Accountability Services Technology Support (984)-236-2408 Alex Vu BTA Analyst Accountability Services Technology Support (984)-236-2406