CAASPP Calendar Due

The California Assessment of Student Progress and Performance (CAASPP), (formerly CalMapp which was formerly STAR) calendars need to be resubmitted to account for the SBAC maintenance downtime scheduled on 4/10 and 4/11. We also need to have either ELA, math, or a combo of ELA/math teachers proctoring the SBAC Field test. Please re-submit your calendars by next Wednesday, January 29th at 5:00 pm.  I don't need the calendars in any special format but they should be in a professional and presentable format that can be shared with your staff once they are approved by Ed Services and Cabinet. Please review the SBAC Site Coordinator document from December and the information below for the complete list of mandated assessments.

Remember that SBAC is down for maintenance on the following dates:

Thursday, April 10 – Sunday, April 13, 2014

Thursday, May 8 – Sunday, May 11, 2014

California Assessment of Student Progress and Performance (CAASPP)

• EAP ELA in Grade 11
• Writing exam Feb-March (1 class period)
• Full CST, two parts (Part 1- 85 min, Part 2- 100 min)
• EAP Math in Grade 11
• 11th grade students  in Algebra 2, and courses beyond Algebra 2 (Stats, Calculus etc)
• Full CST, two parts (Part 1- 90 min, Part 2- 105 min)
• Grade Level Science
• All students in Grades 5,8, and 10
• CST, CMA, and CAPA
• Two parts (60 min each for a total of 120 min)
• CAPA ELA and Math
• Grades 2-11
• SBAC Field Test (see below)

SBAC Field Testing Window and Assignments

• Test Coordinator Manuals and documentation to be released in late January by SBAC
• Field Test Window is 4/7 to 5/16 for all schools in our district and almost all schools in the county
• 95% of students will take a combo test of both ELA and Math items and a Performance Task in one content area. 5% of students will take an ELA only test or a Math only test (PTs included)
• Both groups (combo and single testers) will test for approximately 4.5 hours and both include a full performance task
• It is anticipated that the test will be broken up into 4 separate sections of 45 to 55 min each but schools can test students in longer or shorter sessions
• Performance Task content area assignments probably won’t be known until students log in. Questions regarding the classroom activity were raised to staff at CDE, possible that PT will be towards middle. More to follow
• In PUHSD, only students in grades 5-8 and grade 11 will test. No 9th or 10th graders were selected for the Scientific sample