STAR
(Standardized Testing and Reporting)
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These annual standardized tests are
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Upon enrollment, parents/students
sign an IEM School Charter Summary which states they are required to
participate in state mandated assessments.
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Grades 4 and 7
have a separate, additional exam date for a writing portion of STAR testing.
Please check your school calendar for specific dates. The portion of the STAR
test is required for grades 4 and 7.
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Dates for the
grades 2-11 multiple choice portion of the test are
within the state mandated test window. Please check your school calendar for
the test window, and your specific test site schedules
for specific dates and times as they become available.
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Dates for STAR are
mandated yearly by the State Board of Education.
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Students must test
at the grade level indicated on their student agreement (with the exception of
students with specific IEP statements).
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Individual test
scores are confidential and are sent directly to the
parent/student by IEM usually in late August, after they are received by IEM.
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Scores collected
by the State are aggregates, merged into group grade level
reports by subject. Individual scores are confidential and are not collected by the State.
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STAR study
resources
can be found online at the following link: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/resources.asp
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Grades 2, 3, and 6
test subjects include Language Arts/Reading, Spelling, and Math.
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Grades 4 and 7
test subjects include Language Arts/Reading, Spelling, Math, and the Writing
Exam.
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Grade 5 test
subjects include Language Arts/Reading, Spelling, Math, and 20 CST questions on
science.
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Grade 8 test
subjects include Language Arts/Reading, Spelling, Math, and History-Social
Science.
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All students in
grades 8 and 9 are required to take a CST (California Standards Test) math
test, based on math courses they are currently taking or have completed (some
10 and 11th grade students may not take a CST math test).
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Grade 9 test
subjects include Language Arts/Reading, Math, and Science.
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Grades 10 and 11
test subjects include Language Arts/Reading, Math, Science and History-Social
Science.
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Students in grades
9-11 are required to take a CST science test that is course-specific based on
courses they are currently taking or have completed. (If the science course is not closely aligned with a test blueprint, no science
test should be administered.)
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Student will need
to bring a lunch, snacks, water, and a quiet activity to keep them occupied if
they finish earlier than other students.