This document sets forth detailed curriculum objectives and an associated three-phase promotion testing program for grades 3, 6, and 8 for public schools in the state of North Carolina. The program was administered for the first time in 1986. The 1987 testing program began with administration of the California Achievement Tests (CAT). Students scoring below the 25th national percentile on the CAT were administered the North Carolina Minimum Skills Diagnostic Tests (MSDT). Statewide scores for students in grades 3, 6, and 8 on the MSDT in 1987 are tabulated. Students who did not receive a score of 70 percent on the diagnostic tests were invited to attend the Basic Education Program Summer School, as were students in grades 1-4 and grades 6 and 8 who did not meet local promotion standards. The lengths of the program courses ranged from 20 to 30 days. Post-program testing indicated achievement score gains for the various areas tested of from 2.7 to 12.3 percentage points. The program was also effective in increasing statewide promotion figures. Expenditure for the 1987 summer school program, which served 40,191 students, was approximately 10.8 million dollars. This report largely consists of tabulated data. (TJH)