Orange Unified School District
Parent Information Night
Assessments 2014-2015
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“Remember, test scores and measures
of achievement tell you where a
student is, but they don’t tell you
where a student could end up.”
- Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.
Mindset, The New Psychology of Success
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What To Expect in 2014-2015
CAASPP: California Accountability System
(California Assessment for Student Performance and Progress)
● Science CST (California Standards Test), CAPA and
CMA
● PFT (Physical Fitness Test)
● SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium)
● CAHSEE - High School Only (California High School
Exit Exam)
● CAA (California Alternate Assessment)
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Science CST, CMA and CAPA
(California Standards Test)
● What: Paper/Pencil, All Multiple Choice, Based on
California State Science Standards
● Versions available: CST, CMA, CAPA
● Who: Grade 10
● When: Testing Window: Mid April to Early May, 2015
● Results: mailed home during summer/early fall
MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr
/
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California Alternate Assessment
(formally the CAPA)
● What: Computer-based assessment in ELA and Math
● Who: Students identified as needing an alternate
assessment and CAPA supports, grade 11
● When: Testing Window: Mid April to Early June, 2015
● Results: mailed home during summer/early fall
MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/altassessment.as
p
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PFT
(Physical Fitness Test)
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PFT provides information that can be used by
students to assess and plan personal fitness programs
teachers to design the curriculum for PE programs
parents and guardians to understand their child’s fitness levels
● When: Testing Window: March - April 2015
● Who: Grade 9
● Results for the PFT each year can be accessed
through Parent/Student Portal or your child’s PE
Teacher
MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/pftexemptions.asp
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CAHSEE
(California High School Exit Exam)
In California, all high school students must pass the
CAHSEE to earn a high school diploma. Some
exceptions apply for some students with disabilities.
● Who: 10th-12th graders
● When: 10th graders: March 2015, 11th and 12th
graders: Nov 2015 and, if needed, May 2015
● What: English Language Arts and Math Test
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SBAC
(Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium)
DETAILS
● What: Test is taken on the computer
● Who: Grades: 11
● Tests Available: English Language
Arts & Math
● Each test is a total of 4 hours average - this means
each student will have 8 hours of testing (broken into
many sessions)
● When: Testing Window: April - May 2015
● Universal Tools, Designated Supports and
Accommodations available to support students
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SBAC
(Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium)
GRADING & REPORTING
Score reports for SBAC will be mailed to parents
Summer 2015. When you get those, you’ll notice:
● Proficiency bands are titled, Level One, Level
Two, Level Three, Level Four
● In Year One of testing every student tested will
have a baseline scale score out of a total possible
3000
● Report will include English Language Arts and
Mathematics
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SBAC
(Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium)
If your child has taken a California Standardized Test
(CST) in previous years, the reporting scores are not
the same and should not be compared.
FORMER TEST
Levels: 5 levels
Score: 150 - 600
SBAC TEST
Levels: 4 levels
Score: up to 3000
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SBAC
(Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium)
What do the SBAC tests look like?
● Computer Adaptive
● Classroom Activities and Performance Tasks
● Students interacting with technology to
demonstrate their understanding of their learnings
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SBAC
(Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium)
● California Department of Education: http://www.cde.ca.gov/
● CAASPP: http://caaspp.org/
● SBAC Parent Info Page: http://www.smarterbalanced.org/parents-students/
OUSD Resources:
- Curriculum Support:
http://www.orangeusd.org/ed_svcs/CommonCoreForPa
rents/index.asp
- Assessment Support:
http://eclass.orangeusd.org/SBAC/index.asp
(Will need student login)
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How to help your student prepare
for this new test?
● Top 10 Tips - developed by OUSD
Teachers and Students
● Practice Test
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