South Carolina PAC Parent Brochure (continued)

If my child has a disability, does he have to be tested? If so, what help is available for my child?

Students with an IEP or a 504 plan must participate in the PACT. A student can be allowed accommodations, modification, and/or supplmental materials and devices when he or she is taking the PACT, but such aids must be consistent with those that are routinely used for this particular student in classroom instruction and testing throughout the school year. Information on the assistance and the customized materials that can be provided for students with disabilities is available on the SDE's website: for the Office of Assessment's home page and click the "Students with Disabilities" link.

My child has significant disabilities. Does she have to take the PACT?

All students must be tested. The PACT Alternate Assessment (PACT-Alt) was developed for students who cannot participate in the PACT, even with accommodations and/or modifications.

As a parent, what can I do to help my child success on the PACT?

• Make sure your child attends school every day.
• Make sure your child gets plenty of sleep and eats well-balanced meals, especially breakfast.
• Encourage your child to read instead of watching TV or playing electronic games.
• Provide a quiet time each night for your child to read or do homework.
• Keep in touch with your child's teachers. Attend parent-teacher conferences.
• Volunteer to help out during school activities and other programs at the school.

This is an example of a sixth-grade mathematics standard:

Create and solve problems involving the mean, median, mode, and range of a set of data.

This is an ELA standard for students in grades three through five:

Demonstrate the ability to draw conclusions and make inferences.

Here is a multiple-choice item that is aligned with the above standard:

1. Use the following numbers to answer the question:

1, 5, 5, 17, 23, 35, 66, 66, 66, 73, 101