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State Mandated Tests
California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)
California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)
CELDT - California English Language Development Test
Physical Fitness Testing (PFT)
CST-California Standards Test
| | The tests in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program are an important part of the state assessment system. These tests are administered each spring to measure how well students in Californias public schools are achieving the California content standards. These achievement tests target Englishlanguage arts and mathematics in grades two through eleven. In addition, tests in science and historysocial science are given in selected grades.
How STAR Program Results Are Used?
STAR Program test results are used for the following purposes:
Communicating with Parents and Guardians
Along with student report cards and information from school and classroom tests, results on STAR Student Reports can be used by parents and guardians to talk with teachers about ways to improve their childrens achievement of Californias content standards.
Monitoring Student Achievement
Individual STAR Program results, along with other school and school district reports and teacher information, are used to monitor student achievement for a variety of purposes. Test results, however, should never be used as the only source of information to make important decisions about a students education
Evaluating School Programs
Each year, school district and school staff thoroughly review test results for groups of students by grade and subject to identify program strengths and weaknesses.
Providing Data to Accountability Programs
STAR Program test results are used for state and federal accountability programs that monitor the progress of each school district and school toward achieving established goals.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/resources.asp | |
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| | The purpose of the CAHSEE is to improve student achievement in high school and to help ensure that students who graduate from high school can demonstrate grade-level competency in reading, writing, and mathematics. The CAHSEE consists of two parts: English–language arts (ELA) and mathematics. Test questions address California content standards that a High School Exit Examination Standards Panel, appointed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, determined students should know to graduate from high school.
Valenzuela Policy - Support for students who did not graduate due to the CAHSEE
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State and federal laws require all school districts in California to give a state test each year to every student whose home language is not English and who is currently identified as an English Learner. The name of this test is the California English Language Development Test (CELDT). Its purpose is to see how well each student is learning to listen, speak, read, and write in English.
CELDT Information -Spanish
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| | The goal of California's physical fitness test is to facilitate learning about physical activity and physical fitness concepts in order to increase the likelihood students will adopt lifetime patterns of physical activity. All students must pass this test to graduate. It is initially taken in the 9th grade and can be retaken each year until the requirement is met. Students who do not pass the test as a freshman are required to take Physical Education courses until they pass.
The physical fitness test designated for California public school students is the FITNESSGRAM®, developed by The Cooper Institute. The test assesses six major fitness areas, including aerobic capacity (cardiovascular endurance), body composition (percentage of body fat), abdominal strength and endurance, trunk strength and flexibility, upper body strength and endurance, and overall flexibility. A number of test options are provided so that most students can participate.
A score in the HFZ represents the level of fitness thought to provide some protection from the potential health risks imposed by a lack of fitness in this measure. The HFZ reflects reasonable levels of fitness that can be attained by most students that participate regularly in various types of physical activity.
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| | The California Standards Tests (CSTs) are an important component
of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program.
Developed exclusively for California’s public schools, the CSTs
are designed to measure how well students are achieving state
content standards, adopted by the State Board of Education.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/resources.asp
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