SOL Schedule and General Information

7 ^th grade:  Reading and Math (the math SOL will be content specific to your math course)

8 ^th grade:  Reading, Math (the math SOL will be content specific to your math course), Science, IRW (March)

**If you have specific questions regarding your student’s expected testing, please contact their counselor directly.

9 ^th grade:  Math (the math SOL will be content specific to your math course), Science (the Science SOL will be content specific to your Science course).

10 ^th grade:  Your student “may” take an SOL for a specific math or science course solely dependent upon their 9 ^th grade success (please contact your student’s counselor if you need additional clarification).

11 ^th grade:  Students will take their EOC English tests during this year.  This exam consists of 2 tests:  Writing and Reading.  Lake Braddock English 11, 11HN and 11 DE participates in the Writing WorkKeys, a substitute test in January taken during class time.  ALL English classes are required to take the EOC Reading SOL as this is a federal requirement.

12 ^th grade:  Students will be notified if they are required to take an SOL this year.

**If you have specific questions regarding your student’s expected testing, please contact their counselor directly.

• SOLs must be taken on FCPS issued laptops.
• Personal laptops cannot be used for SOLs.
• If you are experiencing technical issues with your laptop, please go to room B122 to have a tech look at it for you.
• On the day of testing if you do not have a laptop, please go to the testing office in C101.
• If you opted out of obtaining an FCPS school-issued laptop, please go to the Testing Office (C101) the day before your scheduled SOL test to obtain a loaner.
• All students have been provided a charger with their Chromebook.  Students are REQUIREDto bring their chargers in on testing days as we do not have chargers for loan.

• Students will receive an email to their FCPS school email the week before the testing window begins which will tell them where they need to go and any other testing information.  STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO CHECK THEIR EMAIL.
• If you have trouble locating your email, please go to your subschool
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• All internet and Bluetooth connected devices (phones, smart watches, tablets, earbuds, headphones, etc.) are not permitted during SOL testing and should be stored in your locker or another safe place prior to testing. They should not be brought to any test location.
• If a phone, smart watch, or other electronic device is brought to a testing location, the student will be asked to remove it from his/her person and store it away from testers. LBSS staff are not responsible for students’ personal property during testing, so we ask that all students choose a safe location for storing their devices prior to testing.
• If a student is found to have a cell phone, electronic device, or any other internet- or Bluetooth-connected device on them once testing has started, they will be removed from testing and subject to an investigation by an administrator.
• Any use of an internet or Bluetooth connected device in the testing room may result in a search of that device and the student’s score may be canceled, resulting in a 0 (zero) on the test if cheating is suspected. Students who are suspected of cheating may not attempt the SOL again until the next year’s window.

• Academy students will be asked to follow the revised LBSS bell schedule on each day of SOL testing
• Academy students may attend their academy class as long as it does not cause them to miss an LBSS class or SOL test
• If the revised schedule allows for academy students to attend their academy class without missing anything at LBSS, then they can go ahead and attend the academy class.
• If the revised schedule prevents academy students from going to Academy on a certain day and they have a period where they do not have a class to attend at LBSS, they should check with their Subschool to find an alternate location

High School SOL Retakes

All students participating in an SOL that score between 350-399 will be invited to remediation and expected to retake on the scheduled date.  All students retaking will receive an additional SOL testing email with their date and location.

SOL Parent/Guardian Permission is required to Retest

The Virginia Board of Education allows elementary and middle school students who fail their spring Standards of Learning (SOL) tests by a narrow margin to retake the test before the end of the school year. Retesting is available when a student fails their first SOL attempt with a score of 375-399. (A score of 400 is considered passing for SOL tests.) Note that retests are not offered for the integrated reading and writing (IRW) component of the grade 5 and grade 8 SOL reading tests. A decision not to allow retesting will not impact your student’s course grade or academic record. 

Parent/guardian permission is required for the school to retest any student in grades 3-8. If you believe that your student would benefit from a second opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and skills on the spring SOL test, submit your decision using the Parent Digital Consent application ( https://www.fcps.edu/family-resources/technology/digital-resources/consent ).

If you have questions about state assessments, contact your student’s teacher or the school test coordinator.