The Freshmen Competency Exam in English is administered to all incoming ninth graders at the beginning of the academic year in order to serve Brunswick educators with data that could be used to assess student performance according to the Maine Learning Results standards.
The assessment used in cooperation with the NWEA (http://www.nwea.org/our-research)
does not have any impact on the student’s grade in English and the scores will not be available for colleges or other institutions to view. The emphasis of the English exam is designed in accordance with the skills determined by the Maine Learning Results standards for incoming freshmen