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    • Home study students and Assessment

      SENATE BILL 63

    Home Study Students and Assessment (SB63)

    Senate Bill 63 requires local school systems to offer select standardized assessments to home study students in grades six through twelve who reside within the district. 

    Available Assessments: 

    • PSAT/NMSQT
    • ASVAB
    • Advanced Placement Exams – Offered to home study students enrolled in an Advanced Placement course through an authorized provider.

    PSAT

    The PSAT is offered to all Gr10 students at no cost to families.  It is offered to Gr11 students for a fee.  Information about Home Study students’ participation in the PSAT can be found on the College Board website .  If interested in participating after reviewing the College Board’s information, please reach out to the PSAT contact person (see chart below) for the school in whose attendance zone you reside.  Please note that both the high school and the College Board require a minimum of 4 weeks’ notice prior to the testing date.

    School PSAT Dates 2025-26

    School
    PSAT School Contact Person
    PSAT Date (Oct. 2025)
    Cherokee Bluff High School
    Shannon Reed
    October 21, 2025
    Chestatee High School
    Jonathan Wiley
    October 29, 2025
    East Hall High School
    Whitney Rylee
    October 28, 2025
    Flowery Branch High School
    Julie Crouch
    October 21, 2025
    Johnson High School
    Megan Middleton
    October 22, 2025
    Lanier College & Career Academy
    Laren Chandler
    October 2, 2025
    North Hall High School
    Kimberly Boyd
    October 22, 2025
    West Hall High School
    Katie Eberhardt
    October 22, 2025

    ASVAB

    The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military. It is administered annually at our high schools by the US Armed Forces at no cost to our students. More information on the ASVAB including study information can be found at the ASVAB Website .   If interested in participating after reviewing the ASVAB information, please reach out to the ASVAB contact person (see chart below) for the school in whose attendance zone you reside.  Please note that the high school requires a minimum of 4 weeks’ notice prior to the testing date.

    School
    School Counselors/ASVAB Contact Persons
    School Counselors/ASVAB Contact Persons
    ASVAB Date (SY26)
    Cherokee Bluff High School
    Sarah Ware
    Sarah Walling
    Not offered
    Chestatee High School
    Alan Griffin
    Mary Smith
    March 17, 2026
    East Hall High School
    Kim Browning
    McKenzie Cagle
    March 12, 2026
    Flowery Branch High School
    Kelly Gurske
    Heather Shull
    Lisa Winter
    January 21, 2026
    Johnson High School
    Stacey Cothren
    Heather Roth
    Not offered at this time
    North Hall High School
    Makensey Brown
    Joshua Hale
    January 14, 2026
    West Hall High School
    Jennifer Taylor
    Amy McNeilly
    Not offered

    Advanced Placement Exams

    The Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum is a college-level curriculum defined by the College Board and designed to prepare students for AP exams held each May. The May 2026 AP exam dates set by the College Board are available at this link . 

    Any AP student for whom testing materials were ordered and who fails to appear for scheduled testing will be charged an unused exam fee. The AP Exam fee is $40 per unused AP exam.

    If interested in participating after reviewing the AP exam information, please reach out to the AP Coordinator (see chart below) for the school in whose attendance zone you reside. Please note that high schools require a minimum of 4 weeks’ notice before the AP exam registration deadline (November 14) set by the College Board.

    School
    AP Coordinator
    Deadline to Contact AP Coordinator
    Cherokee Bluff High School
    Sarah Kent
    October 17, 2025
    Chestatee High School
    Kate Landrum
    October 17, 2025
    East Hall High School
    Whitney Rylee
    October 17, 2025
    Flowery Branch High School
    Julie Crouch
    October 17, 2025
    Johnson High School
    Megan Middleton
    October 17, 2025
    Lanier College & Career Academy
    Laren Chandler
    October 17, 2025
    North Hall High School
    Kimberly Boyd
    October 17, 2025
    West Hall High School
    Katie Eberhardt
    October 17, 2025

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