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Testing: Why it Matters

Testing: Why it Matters. Sara Leonard Parent Academic Liaison. Alphabet Soup?. STATE Mandated TESTS. OTHER TESTS. CAHSEE Graduation Requirement CELDT English Language Learners PFT STAR CAPA CMA (new!) CST STS. AP DRP 9 th & 10 th Grade EAP (11 th Grade)

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Testing: Why it Matters

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  1. Testing: Why it Matters Sara Leonard Parent Academic Liaison

  2. Alphabet Soup? STATE Mandated TESTS OTHER TESTS • CAHSEE • Graduation Requirement • CELDT • English Language Learners • PFT • STAR • CAPA • CMA (new!) • CST • STS • AP • DRP • 9th & 10th Grade • EAP (11th Grade) • EOC & Benchmark Exams • Midterms & Finals • SAT/ACT • PSAT

  3. CAHSEE California High School Exit Exam • Administered in Grade 10 • English Language Arts & Mathematics • Pass: 350 • Proficient: 380 • Graduation Requirement • Special Education • Expectations • Modifications • Waivers

  4. CELDT California English Language Development Test • Administered Grades K-12 • Annually until student is reclassified (RFEP) • Assesses English Proficiency • New students who are English learners (ELLs) • Four Skill Areas • Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing • Student Support • English as a Second Language Classroom

  5. PFT Physical Fitness Test • Administered Grades 5, 7, 9 • Assesses Fitness Levels of Children • Six Skill Areas • Aerobic Capacity • Body Composition • Flexibility • Strength & Endurance of: Abdomen • Strength & Endurance of: Upper Body • Strength & Endurance of: Trunk Extensor

  6. STAR Standardized Testing and Reporting • Administered Grades (2-8), 9, 10, 11 • CAPA (California Alternate Performance Assessment) • Administered to severely handicapped students • CMA (California Modified Assessment) • Administered to qualifying special education students • STS (Standards Based Tests in Spanish) • Administered to Spanish-speaking English learners who have been in a U.S. school for less than 12 months • CST (California Standards Test) • Administered to the remaining student population

  7. CMA California Modified Assessment • New exam at secondary level • CMA was piloted at elementary and middle schools and in 2 subjects last year for high schools • CMA expands in high schools this spring • English: Grades 9-11 • Science: NCLB: Grade 10 • Math: Algebra I, Geometry: Grades 9-11 • Participation Criteria • Student must have an IEP • Student must have taken the CST and scored Below Basic or Far Below Basic in the subject the CMA is being offered in • Student may have used accommodations on the prior CST exam • Student may have taken CAPA Level 2-5 and scored Proficient or Advanced for two years • Notes: • Students may not take both the CAPA and CMA • Students may take a combination of CMA and CST

  8. CST California Standards Test • Core Subject Areas Tested Grades 9, 10, 11 • English • Science • Mathematics • Social Studies • 10th Grade • NCLB Sci. • 11th Grade • EAP

  9. Testing and MMHS What it means to the school… • California • API: 823 • State Rank: 8 • Similar Schools Rank: 9 • Federal • AYP: 29 of 3030 of 30!!! • Missed proficiency goal in one subgroup on the English Language Arts portion of the CAHSEE • Program Improvement • Title I

  10. Testing and Students What it means for the student… • School-wide • Teacher incentives • Supported but not required by administration • Class incentives • Special assembly or class party • College • Already looking at students’ schools • Student CST scores may be on future transcripts • Program Improvement & Title I

  11. Testing and You What it means to the Mira Mesa community… • Student College Acceptances • Scholarships & Financial Aid • Property Values • Yale & UCLA Economics Department Study: 2004 • “Do Good Schools or Good Neighbors Raise Property Values?” • One student-level standard deviation difference in a school’s mean test score was associated with a 10 percentage point difference in house value. • Forbes Magazine: April 2010 • “The Best Schools for Your Housing Buck” • Program Improvement & Title I

  12. API Academic Performance Index • State Goal: 800 • MMHS: 823 • How we are scored • What happens at 800? • Maintain (don’t drop) • Keep going up • Note: CAHSEE • Pass: 350

  13. AYP Adequate Yearly Progress • Federal Goal • API Goal • Graduation Rate • CAHSEE participation rate in all subgroups • CAHSEE proficiency goals for all subgroups • MMHS: 30 of 30 • Note: CAHSEE • Proficient: 380

  14. CAHSEE ELA Pass vs. Proficiency

  15. CAHSEE Math Pass vs. Proficiency

  16. How to Help Students • Review terms or phrases used on tests at home • Make sure students sleep and eat a healthy breakfast • Send healthy snacks to school • Remind students to relax and stay calm • Encourage students to do their very best • EL Vocabulary Lists

  17. Where can I get more information? • SDUSD website • http://www.sandi.net/testsmart • Information for parents, students, and teachers (in English & Spanish) • MMHS website • http://sandi.net/miramesa • Parents Menu: Parent Academic Liaison page • California Department of Education • http://cde.ca.gov

  18. Questions • Thank you for coming!

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