Orange Unified School District Parent Information Night Assessments 2014-2015 Orange Unified: A...

Orange Unified School District

Parent Information Night

Assessments 2014-2015

Orange Unified: A District of Excellence

“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


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)


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/

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.asp

PFT(Physical Fitness Test)

The PFT provides information that can be used by1) students to assess and plan personal fitness programs2) teachers to design the curriculum for PE programs3) 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

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


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



GRADING & REPORTINGScore 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



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 TESTLevels: 5 levelsScore: 150 - 600

SBAC TESTLevels: 4 levelsScore: up to 3000


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



● 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/CommonCoreForParents/index.asp

- Assessment Support: http://eclass.orangeusd.org/SBAC/index.asp

(Will need student login)


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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