2008 January ES Agenda
CAHSEE(
When: Feb. 5 (ELA) Feb. 6
(Math)
Who: All 10th
Graders must attend, and 11th and 12th Graders that have
not yet passed one or both sessions
Where: one of the test sites
listed on the CWCS website-see link below
Communications: Each ES is
to inform their families and check if they received their letter. A test site
letter will be mailed to the family the first week of January that includes the
test site location, dates, times, behavior policy, guideline tips for success, and the Cahsee Notification Letter.
Resources: CWCS website, Cahsee info: http://www.ieminc.org/Assessment/cwindex.htm#CAHSEE
CDE website: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/resources.asp
STAR(Standardized Testing and Reporting
Program)
What: STAR Writing Test
When: March 4 (makeup on
March 5th at some of the test sites) Check
the STAR Test Calendar for specifics.
Who: Grades 4 and 7 only
What: STAR Multiple Choice
Tests
Who: Grades 2-11
When: during one of the sessions in the test window of
March 25 – April 11. Check the Star Test Calendar for exact dates per area-see
link below
Communications: ES is to
inform families and check if they received their letter. A test site letter
will be mailed to the family by January that includes the test site location,
dates, times, behavior policy, and guideline tips for success.
Resources: CWCS website,
STAR info: http://www.ieminc.org/Assessment/cwindex.htm#STAR
CDE STAR Resource page: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/resources.asp
ES
Procedure
*Check
to see if there is any old information left over from last year that should be
deleted (email Leita lbarlow@connectingwaters.org
immediately with this info).
*Check
your students grade level, phone number, and address
(if incorrect, email the appropriate dept to update with accurate information
and cc Leita immediately).
*Select
yes from the drop down list by “Will student attend Star testing?” unless there
is an issue in which you would select “I have a concern”.
*Check your student’s assigned test site. If there is a valid
need to change the test site, select “I have a concern” and write in the text
box the change needed.
*If
there are any concerns at all, select “I have a concern” and then select the
specific concern, ie: transportation, will not test in church building, etc. If your
concern needs further explanation, write it in the text box.
*Enter
in the emergency contact number.
*Enter
whether parent will assist during testing.
*Enter
whether student may be a behavior problem.
*Grades
7-11 must make selections from the EOC drop down lists. If your student does
not meet the criteria needed to take an EOC, select “no EOC needed”.
*Grade
11: If student wants to participate in the EAP, select/enter “2008” from the
drop down list (leave blank if they are not participating).
*Click
on the PFT (PE test) tab and enter pertinent information regarding medical
limitations.