New State Testing Reports Being Sent Home

Every day, throughout our school district, educators are assessing student learning and the effectiveness of our instructional programs. Feedback about what students know and are able to do helps us to improve our teaching and identify how best to serve our students. That’s why we use multiple measures to assess student learning in our district, including teacher observation and local assessments that are administered throughout the year.

Shortly before school ended last year, students in grades 3-8 and 11 took the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA), the new computer-based tests for English language arts/literacy and mathematics that replaced the former paper-based tests for these subjects. These assessments as well as the state Science Test, Alternative Assessments, etc. are all part of the  California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP).

Schools are currently processing the individual student reports that are being mailed to families by the end of this week. Here is Superintendent Evans’ letter to families that is being sent home with student reports.

Additional information on how to read the CAASPP report is included in the mailing and can also be read here:

These documents merely explain the contents of the report, without going into details about the tests themselves. To give you a better idea of the kinds of questions students were asked, the state Department of Education teamed up with the California PTA to create parent guides in English that explain elementary, middle and high school results.

If you have any questions about your child’s progress in school, please contact your child’s teacher.

CAASPP Student Score Report Guide Grades 3,4,6,7,11   CAASPP Student Score Report Guide Grades 3,4,6,7,11 (Spanish)

CAASPP Student Score Report Guide Grades 5, 8   CAASPP Student Score Report Guide Grades 5, 8 (Spanish)