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 Assessment Services is responsible for coordinating the administration
of state and federal testing programs. Among its responsibilities
are the state Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)
Program, which includes California Standards Tests, (CST'S), STAR Writing Assessment, California Alternate
Performance Assessment (CAPA), California Modified Assessment (CMA), and Standards-Based Test in Spanish (STS). Other state-mandated assessments
coordinated by the unit include the California High
School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), California English
Language Development Test (CELDT), and the FITNESSGRAM
physical fitness test. The unit is also responsible
for the federal National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP).
In addition, Assessment Services administers district-mandated assessments. These assessments provide information about student performance in relation to standards as well as enable the district to evaluate student academic achievement within and across schools, grade levels and student populations. Use of district assessment data at the district, school site and classroom levels, support instruction and programmatic decisions. District-mandated assessments include: Cumulative Benchmark Assessments, Degrees of Reading Power, (DRP), End-of-Course Exams, Gates Mac-Ginitie Reading Test (GMRT), Harcourt Inventory, Harcourt End-of-Year, On Demand Writing, Practice California High School Exit Examination (PCHASEE), Modified SAM Jr. (SAM Jr.), and Writing and Reading Assessment (WRAP).
Assessment Services provides appropriate reports and technical
assistance to schools, staff, the Research and Evaluation Division,
(website: http://www.sandi.net/saa/)
and/or community regarding testing issues and results
related to the various testing programs listed above.
The unit also provides individual student test results
of state-mandated assessment prorams to parents. The
office is responsible for ensuring appropriate test
security, test administration, and test preparation
procedures are followed at all school sites, conducting
investigations of reported testing irregularities,
and reporting testing irregularities and investigation
findings to appropriate state and federal personnel.
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