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Problems that first arose Thursday temporarily stopped some Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students from finishing end-of-grade state testing due to \u201cplatform and\/or server disruptions,\u201d CMS told teachers.<\/p>\n

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The issues began Thursday, with technical glitches that caused screens to freeze or abruptly kick students out of the system. The issues resurfaced Friday, Justin Parmenter, an English teacher at South Academy of International Languages, told The Charlotte Observer.<\/p>\n

\u201cImagine being a child trying to concentrate on a long, difficult test while the broken technology is constantly disrupting their thinking,\u201d Parmenter said.<\/p>\n

CMS also officials sent an email to teachers Friday about the disruptions, which it shared with The Observer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe understand your frustration, and we are working with the highest sense of urgency to resolve the disruptions,\u201d the message stated. \u201cPlease know this is a localized technology issue, and we will continue to partner with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) today, tonight, and throughout the weekend in an attempt to find a resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n

School administrators will update families on updates to the school and testing schedule, the message stated.<\/p>\n

Students in grades 3-8 are taking end-of-grade tests across the state this week, with the exception of some districts that began the school year earlier in the fall.<\/p>\n

State testing has been administered primarily online since the 2017-18 school year. By the 2022-23 school year, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction required all end-of-grade testing to be administered online, except for students with a documented need for accessibility accommodations.<\/p>\n

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Each public school in the state is given a \u201cschool performance grade\u201d on an A-F scale each year, and end-of-grade test results are the main component used to determine a school\u2019s score.<\/p>\n

End-of-grade assessments are meant to measure if students have mastered the grade-appropriate content laid out in the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.<\/a> If students do not score a passing grade on their end-of-grade assessments, that does not mean they\u2019ll be prevented from moving on to the next grade. Test scores are just one data point that may be used in determining if a child should be held back, alongside classroom grades, teacher recommendations and attendance.<\/p>\n

NCDPI officials told The Observer the testing problems were local, not statewide.<\/p>\n

\u201cCMS communicated to all principals that they could suspend testing yesterday and today if their school was experiencing problems,\u201d NCDPI officials said Friday afternoon. \u201cAffected schools are using the district’s contingency plan to resume testing on a later date, consistent with standard practice across North Carolina districts following a disruption.\u201d<\/p>\n

CMS has not yet responded to questions about how many students were impacted by the disruptions and how testing schedules would be affected.<\/p>\n

Parmenter said the frustration \u2013 for teachers and students alike \u2013 is palpable.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just got done dealing with online test failures a year ago,\u201d he said. \u201cMaybe it\u2019s time to go back to paper and pencil if the tools our technology partners are providing don\u2019t work when we need them to.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published May 29, 2026 at 11:54 AM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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