The Superintendent/Principal or designee shall administer mandatory student assessments within the state Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program as required by law and in accordance with Board policy and administrative regulation.
(cf. 6162.5 - Student Assessment)
(cf. 6162.54 - Test Integrity/Test Preparation)
The Board of Trustees desires to use the results of the achievement tests to evaluate the performance of district students against the state's academic standards, the performance of students in other districts across the state, and national norms.
(cf. 0500 - Accountability)
(cf. 0520 - Intervention for Underperforming Schools)
(cf. 0530 - Awards for School Performance)
(cf. 6011 - Academic Standards)
To ensure maximum student participation, the Superintendent/Principal or designee shall notify students and parents/guardians of the importance of these achievement tests.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
51041 Evaluation of educational program
52057 Governor's Performance Award Program
60600-60652 Assessment of academic achievement
60810 Assessment of language development
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
850-870 Standardized Testing and Reporting program
880-901 Designated primary language test
1031-1039 State performance awards programs
Management Resources:
CDE PROGRAM ADVISORIES
Students with Disabilities: Guidelines for Testing the California Standardized Testing and Reporting Program
0327.86 Reporting norm-referenced standardized achievement test scores to parents
CSBA ADVISORIES
0306.01 California Assessment Update
0313.00 Districts must ensure that all required student data is submitted to the publisher, or face financial penalty #00-01
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS PUBLICATIONS
The Use of Tests as Part of High-Stakes Decision-Making for Students: A Resource Guide for Educators and Policy-Makers, December 2000
WEB SITES
CSBA: http://www.csba.org
U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR
Policy LOS OLIVOS SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: October 11, 2004 Los Olivos California