Release of Your Test Scores

Your test scores will be reported to you, the GaPSC, and the educator preparation program provider (and employing agency for Paraprofessional) that you indicated when you registered. Your score report will be mailed on the score report date published in "Test Dates."

Your scores are reported directly to the GaPSC and are automatically added to your certification application file. Your score report is for your records only; do not submit it with your application for certification.

Under some circumstances, scores may be delayed. For example:

• Scores for newly developed or redeveloped tests may be delayed in order to set passing standards. Any such delays are noted on the schedule published in "Test Dates."
• Some individuals' scores may be delayed due to problems with registration or other matters.

In addition, your scores will be delayed if there are problems with your payment, and your scores will be permanently voided if your account is not paid in full and cleared by 20 calendar days (12 calendar days for the May 2010 and July 2010 supplemental administrations) after the test date. See "Test Fees and Payment Policies" for more information.

Unofficial Test Results at a Computer-Based Testing Center

For computer-based testing, at the conclusion of your test session, you will receive unofficial results for any tests you take that include selected-response questions only (e.g., Basic Skills Test I—Reading, Basic Skills Test II—Mathematics). For tests that include constructed-response assignments, your unofficial test results will note only whether or not you took the test. Responses to constructed-response assignments are scored during a scoring session held immediately after the testing window. Unofficial test results received at the test center are not acceptable substitutes for an official score report. You will receive your official score report in the mail; see "Official Examinee Score Reports" below for details.

Internet Posting of Unofficial Scores

Unofficial scores will be available on the Internet at 5:00 p.m. eastern time on the score report dates listed in "Test Dates." For each test date, unofficial scores will be available on the Internet for approximately two weeks. For security reasons, unofficial scores may be viewed only once on the Internet during the posting period.

Unofficial scores are available to you on the Internet regardless of your registration method. However, you must provide your date of birth when you register in order to be able to retrieve your unofficial scores. If you register on the Internet, you may also request that unofficial scores be sent to you by e-mail.

To access your unofficial scores on the Internet, select "Score Reporting" on the GACE Web site and follow the instructions provided. You will be required to provide your date of birth and your GACE identification number, which is found on your admission ticket and/or e-mail registration confirmation (for paper-based testing) or on your Authorization to Test (for computer-based testing).

Scores are available on the Internet and by e-mail solely to provide you with preliminary, unofficial notification of your passing status as quickly as possible. Unofficial scores sent by e-mail or posted on the Internet are not acceptable substitutes for an official score report.

Official Examinee Score Reports

Your official score report will be sent to you by U.S. mail on the score report date published in "Test Dates." Your score report will be sent to the address that you provided during the registration process. If you wish to have your score report sent to a different address, you may request a change to your address by completing a Registration Information Correction Form at the test site on the day of the test administration (for paper-based testing) or by calling Evaluation Systems before the test (for computer-based testing).

For each test you took, your score report provides information about your passing status and other performance information. See "GACE Passing Requirements" for detailed information on the passing requirements for GACE tests.

Your score report is accompanied by an explanation of how to read your score report. A score report explanation is also available by selecting "Score Reporting" on the GACE Web site.

If you have not received your score report two weeks after the score report date, call (800) 523-7064 or (413) 256-2894. Under no circumstances will your official score report information be released in person or by telephone, fax, or e-mail.

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