Assessment November 2007 ES Agenda
Now is the time to enter details of your student’s needs regarding STAR and Physical Fitness testing. The deadline to have all information entered is Nov. 30.
Please go to the ES Student Detail layout in Filemaker and follow the procedure below in filling out your student’s information:
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.
Assessment Procedure:
Check daily for “I have a concern” selections.
Upon resolution of the concern, select “concern has been resolved”.
If further information or conversation is needed, email the ES with questions/concerns.
What is EOC?
End of Course (EOC)
End of Course (EOC) tests are additional CST tests given during STAR testing to students in grades 7-11 that are participating in a year long course of study in a specific subject. These tests are in addition to the CST grade level tests that are included in their STAR test booklet. Not all students in grades 7-11 will be required to take an EOC. There is a set of criteria to determine if your student should take an EOC. We have our Education Specialists make this determination based upon the criteria because they know the student’s course of study the best. Be sure to study the criteria to determine if your student needs an EOC and then go to the ES Student Detail layout and select which EOC the student needs. Also, be sure to select “no eoc needed” for students in grades 7-11 if they do not need an EOC.
Early Assessment Program (EAP)
Students in grade 11 are offered an opportunity to obtain information about their
readiness for college-level English and mathematics by participating in the Early
Assessment of Readiness for College English and mathematics—The Early Assessment
Program (EAP). One of the benefits of this program is that students can earn an
exemption from the California State University (CSU) English and mathematics placement
tests upon admission to the CSU.
To participate in the EAP, students must respond to an additional 15 multiple-choice test
items at the end of the Grade 11 CST for ELA, and an additional 15 multiple-choice test
items found at the end of the CST for Algebra II or Summative High School Mathematics.
In addition, students must write an essay for the EAP in English.
The essay testing window is scheduled from March 4 through March 31.
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EAP English
Students in grade 11 English may opt to take the CSU’s Early Assessment of
Readiness for English by:
Grade 11 ELA test booklet
EAP Mathematics
Students
in grade 11 who take the CST for Algebra II or
Mathematics may opt to take the CSU’s Early Assessment of Readiness for Mathematics by:
What is CMA?
The California Modified Assessment (CMA) is a new
grade-level assessment for students who have an individualized education
program (IEP) plan, are receiving grade-level instruction and, even with
interventions, will not achieve grade-level proficiency within the year covered
by the student's IEP plan. The purpose of these tests is to allow students to
demonstrate achievement of the content standards in English–language arts,
mathematics, and science. The CMA test format is designed to provide students
with disabilities greater access to an assessment of the
IEP plans must be revised annually to include CMA participation beginning in 2008. The decision to use the CMA is an IEP team decision based on student needs.
Who Takes the CMA?
Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 may take one or more of the CMA tests if they:
Students shall not take the CMA if they: