los angeles unified school district memorandum · periodic assessments,” all dated may 28, 2013,...

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Memorandum

MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013

TITLE:

Information on State Assessments and

Guidelines for Periodic Assessments for the

2013-2014 School Year

ROUTING

All Schools

Instructional Superintendents

Instructional Directors

Principals

Assistant Principals

Assistant Principals, EIS

Instructional Coaches

Department Chairs

Special Education Teachers

UTLA Chapter Chairs

NUMBER:

MEM-6177.2

ISSUER:

Jaime R. Aquino, Ph.D., Deputy Superintendent

Office of Instruction

Gerardo Loera, Executive Director

Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and School

Support

Cynthia Lim, Ph.D., Executive Director

Office of Data and Accountability

DATE: October 21, 2013

CHANGES:

PURPOSE:

Addition of parent letters in English and Spanish.

Requirement for the use of DIBELS Next for all 2nd

grade students with an

emphasis on reclassification for English Learners.

Addition of Algebra 2 as an assessed area.

The purpose of this Memorandum is to provide information on the state

assessment program for the school year 2013-2014 and guidelines pertaining to

the District periodic assessment plan. AB 484, signed by Governor Brown on

October 1, 2013, decreases the number of tests under the Standardized Testing

and Reporting system (STAR). Students will no longer be tested on the California

Standards Tests (CST) and the California Modified Assessment (CMA) in English

Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and History/Social Science. Students will

continue to take the CST and CMA assessments in 5th

, 8th

, and 10th

grade Science.

Some students with disabilities will continue to take the California Alternate

Performance Assessment (CAPA) in English/Language Arts and mathematics in

grades 2-11. In addition, students will continue to take the California High School

Exit Exam (CAHSEE), the Early Assessment Program for 11th

grade students, and

English Learners will continue to take the California English Language

Development test (CELDT) and the Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS).

The changes to the testing program will allow the District to begin the full

implementation and transition to the Common Core State Standards. As a support

for this shift in standards, we will also be revising our current formative

assessment system to align with the Common Core State Standards. We will be

giving writing assessments or performance tasks in all grades in ELA and

Mathematics twice a year. At the secondary level, we will also be giving

assessments in History/Social Science and Science twice a year. These

assessments are aligned with the CCSS and will allow our students and teachers to


MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013

experience the types of questions that will be asked on our new Smarter Balanced

assessments, expected to be in place for the 2014-2015 school year.

The reporting system known as the LAUSD CoreK12 Assessment Center will no

longer be accessible. Therefore, no assessment reports will be available for the

2013-2014 school year. Data from prior years will be available through MyData.

The reference guides specifying the “Procedural Guidelines and Calendar for

Periodic Assessments,” all dated May 28, 2013, have been withdrawn as of

August 28, 2013:

REF-6073.1 Elementary Schools

REF-6074 Secondary Schools

The calendars published with those reference guides are officially withdrawn as

well. Please see the Instruction below for detailed information on the LAUSD

Periodic Assessments for the 2013-2014 school year.

BACKGROUND:

The new law (AB 484) suspends most Standardized Testing and Reporting

(STAR) assessments for the current school year, allowing school districts to

prepare for and transition to the new California Measurement of Academic

Performance and Progress (MAPP) assessments, which are slated for

administration statewide in the 2014-15 school year.

The new assessments will be computer-based, allowing for a much broader range

of test questions than the multiple-choice exams given under STAR. As a result,

the new assessments are expected to emphasize critical thinking, reasoning, and

problem-solving, modeling the kind of teaching and learning needed to prepare all

students for the demands of college and the modern workplace.

Part of the assessment system, developed by the Smarter Balanced Assessment

Consortium (SBAC), also will be computer adaptive, so that a student’s prior

responses affect the difficulty of subsequent questions, allowing a far more

precise measurement of student skills and knowledge than the former tests.

For the current school year, AB 484 requires districts to administer field tests of

the Smarter Balanced assessments—with half of the students taking math and the

other half taking English Language Arts. Field tests serve as “tests of the tests”

allowing experts to discern the accuracy and reliability of individual test questions

before finalizing the assessments for full-scale use. As such, no field test scores

will be produced or reported during the field test year.

While ABA 484 only provides for partial participation of students in the tested

grades, it is the goal of LAUSD to provide every student an opportunity to take

this exam, which will be no stakes for this academic year. As such, we are

engaged in conversations with Smarter Balanced to determine the feasibility of

administering the field test to all students in English Language Arts and

Mathematics in the Spring of 2014.


MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013

During this transition year in 2013-14, the District will not make use of a data

reporting platform like CoreK12. However, the District will continue to require

the practice of using periodic assessments. The first set of CCSS aligned periodic

assessments will be available on the CCSS website, http://ccss.lausd.net on

October 18th

, 2013. Schools will be responsible for printing their own copies as no

copies will be distributed centrally.

INSTRUCTIONS:

I. PERIODIC ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES-ELEMENTARY

The periodic assessments for the 2013-2014 school year will consist of two

writing tasks in ELA and two performance tasks in mathematics for grades K-

5/6. The assessment items are designed using the Common Core State

Standards and are similar in construction to the expectations outlined in the

Smarter Balanced Assessment system. The ELA assessment is designed to

measure the Speaking and Listening standards, reading standards and writing

standards. Students in grades 2-5 will hear the text and discuss with a partner.

Next the student will close read and annotate the text. Finally, the student will

write an opinion or informational piece using evidence from the text. This

process may take parts of up to 3 instructional reading blocks. The

kindergarten and 1st grade assessment follows the 2012-2013 guidelines.

Elementary assessments will be conducted twice this year-one fall

assessment and one spring assessment. Attachment A contains the schedule

and topics for the elementary assessments.

Assessments can be downloaded at http://ccss.lausd.net. Assessments should

be scored by teachers using the provided rubrics. The rubrics will be used to

support discussion about instruction and intervention. Scores will not be

entered into an assessment platform but will remain at the school. Schools

also have the option to identify other performance tasks or develop their own

performance tasks in-house.

The assessments are designed to be used in a Plan-Deliver-Reflect-

Refine/Revise cycle. Teachers should download the assessments, deconstruct

them in grade-level teams (plan for delivery), give the assessments (deliver),

reflect on the student work and the instructional process, and determine next

steps for instruction. Schools may use professional development banked time

or grade-level meeting time to support the analysis of student work.

For the 2013-2014 school year fifth grade students will take their second

assessment through a unit end performance task. This task will be given after

a 3-4 week unit of instruction that integrates the content standards in ELA,

science, history/social science, and art. Details regarding this instructional unit

will be available in spring 2014.

http://ccss.lausd.net/



MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013

The DIBELS assessments for Grades K-3, administered through

mClass/Wireless Generation/Amplify will continue to be used. All students in

2nd

grade must be given the DIBELS Next assessments. These assessments

will be used for reclassification.

Dual Language and Maintenance Bilingual Education Program Periodic

Assessment Guidelines can be found in Attachment C. Transitional Bilingual

Education Program Assessment guidelines can be found in attachment D.

II. RECLASSIFICATION FOR STUDENTS IN 2ND

GRADE

For reclassification purposes, K, 1st and 3

rd-5

th grade classification criteria

remains unchanged. For 2nd

grade students, including students with

disabilities, elementary schools will replace the LPA with the DIBELS Next

assessment and the Writing Prompt Constructed Responses. These

assessments (DIBELS & Writing Prompts) are mandatory for 2nd grade

English Learners, to ensure district-wide consistency of reclassification

criteria. For specific directions to reclassify ELs refer to Bulletin 5619.1

The reclassification criteria chart has been updated and is available on the

MMED website. The following are the changes for 2nd

grade only:

2nd

Grade Previous Criteria 2nd

Grade New Criteria

The student has demonstrated Basic

grade-level skills on the Literacy

Periodic Assessment (LPA) #2 or #3

by achieving scores in the Basic,

Proficient, or Advanced

performance band.

The student has demonstrated basic

grade-level skills by scoring at

Benchmark on the MOY or EOY

DIBELS assessment AND received

a score of 3 or 4 on the Writing

Constructed Response.

CELDT criteria remains the same

Teacher Evaluation –ELA grades of 3 or 4 remains unchanged

III. ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES-SECONDARY ELA

Students in grades 6-10 will take two ELA periodic assessments in the 2013-

2014 school year; one prior to December 6th

and one in spring (see

Attachment B for schedule). Students in 11th

grade will take one assessment in

spring (see Attachment B for the assessment schedule). The assessment items

are designed using the Common Core State Standards and are similar in

construction to the expectations outlined in the Smarter Balanced Assessment

system. Each assessment will take approximately 2-3 instructional periods.

Schools also have the option to identify other performance tasks or develop

their own performance tasks in-house.


MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013

The ELA assessments are designed as extended constructed response tasks.

They measure the speaking and listening, reading, and writing standards

outlined in the Common Core. Teachers will be provided with a rubric to

support instruction and evaluation. Assessments will be available for

download at http://ccss.lausd.net by October 18th

.

The assessments are designed to be used as a part of a Plan-Deliver-Reflect-






IV. ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES-SECONDARY MATH

Students in grades 6-8, Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2 will take two

performance task assessments in the 2013-2014 school year, one prior to

December 6th

and one prior to May 2nd

. The assessment items are designed

using the Common Core State Standards and are similar in construction to the

expectations outlined in the Smarter Balanced Assessment system. Each

assessment will take between 2-3 instructional periods.


their own performance tasks in-house.

The assessments are designed to be used in a Plan-Deliver-Reflect-






The End-of-Course Algebra 1 and Geometry exam will not be given in the

2014 school year. These assessments were developed using the prior

California State Standards in Mathematics and no longer measure the learning

that mirrors the Common Core State Standards for Algebra 1 or Geometry.

V. ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES-SECONDARY HISTORY/SOCIAL

SCIENCE AND SCIENCE

Students in grades 6-8 History/Social Science and Science, 10th

grade World

History and 11th

grade US History, Biology and Chemistry will take two

performance task assessments in the 2013-2014 school year, one prior to

December 6th

and one prior to May 2nd

. The assessment items are designed to

assess the content standards for the subject and will infuse the Common Core



MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013

State Standards for Content Literacy. The assessments are developed as

writing tasks. Each assessment will take between 2-3 instructional periods.


their own performance tasks in house.

VI. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITES

1. Periodic Assessments

When administering the new Common Core District Periodic Assessments or

locally designed assessments aligned to Common Core, schools must

continue to implement any accommodations or modifications listed in a

student’s IEP for testing.

2. State Assessments

The guidelines for recommending accommodations and modifications for

students with disabilities for the new MAPP Smarter Balanced assessments

have changed from those that were allowed for STAR tests. For this year’s

field testing of the new Smarter Balanced assessments, schools and testing

coordinators will receive guidance for providing accommodations for eligible

students with disabilities as the testing window approaches.

At this time, the Welligent IEP system is being upgraded to reflect that the

CST and CMA assessments in English language arts, mathematics, and

history/social science are no longer being administered. Until such time, IEP

teams are directed to continue to complete all of Section K. The IEP cannot

be locked without creating fields for all CST and CMA assessments, even

those that are no longer being administered. IEP teams are further directed to

discuss the changes in the California assessments at each annual, triennial,

and 30-day IEP.

In addition, IEP teams are required to complete IEP Section K (page 7) for the

following assessments (as appropriate):

CST/CMA tests in science in grade 5, 8, and 10

CAHSEE

CELDT

CAPA

Further information will be sent to schools when changes are made to the

Welligent system.

VII. DISPOSITION OF COREK12 PLATFORM AND ASSESSMENTS

The contractual relationship between LAUSD and the CoreK12 company has

been discontinued. The LAUSD CoreK12 Assessment Center is permanently

offline. Schools should not attempt to contact CoreK12 regarding assessment


MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013

questions or platform needs.

Schools electing to continue the use of the previous periodic assessments as

additional formative assessments will be able to access the PDF versions of

the CoreK12 assessments on the CCSS website at http://ccss.lausd.net. Item

banks for progress monitoring assessments and online scoring are no longer

available. Schools will need to print, administer, and hand score the periodic

assessments if they choose to use them.

All booklets and materials specific to the CST-based Periodic Assessments

from 2012-2013 and prior years may be used to supplement instruction or

collected and discarded/recycled.

RELATED

RESOURCES:

Available resources include the following.

A template for a Parent letter will be uploaded on the CCSS website by October

11th

at http://ccss.lausd.net and is included as Attachment E.

MEM-5788.1 “School Site Professional Development Priorities-Banked

Time Days for Middle and High Schools (2013-2014).”

MEM-6015.0 “School Site Professional Development Priorities-Banked

Time Days for Elementary Schools (2013-2014).”

BUL-6144.0 “School Day Schedule Requirements and Schedule Change

Requests for Regular, Minimum, Shortened, Banked Time and Pupil Free

Days (2013-2014).”

BUL-5619.1 “Reclassification fo English Learners”, June 28, 2013

ASSISTANCE:

For Comprehensive Assessment Program questions, Chris Mullins,

Comprehensive Assessment Coordinator, at (213) 241-6873 or by e-mail at

[email protected]. For Common Core Assessment questions contact Susan

Tandberg, Director of K-12 Instruction at [email protected]. For

questions about assessments for students with disabilities contact Lisa Regan

Coordinator of K-12 Instruction, Division of Special Education at

[email protected] or (213) 241-6701.

For further information on Banked-Time Days, contact your Education Service

Center Instructional Director.



mailto:[email protected]




MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013

Attachment A

Elementary Periodic Assessments – 2013/14

Fall 2013 Spring 2014

Grade English/LA Math English/LA Math Science H/SS

K-3 DIBELS Next

BOY

DIBELS Next

MOY and EOY

n/a n/a

K

Writing Prompt

Opinion

Assess by Dec 5

Kindergarten

Checklist

Assess by Dec 16

Writing Prompt:

INFORMATIVE

Assess by May 9

Kindergarten

Checklist

Assess by May 2

n/a n/a

1-4

Writing Prompt:

OPINION

Assess by Dec 5

Performance Task:

MATH

Assess by Dec 16

Writing Prompt:

INFORMATIVE

Assess by May 9

(grade 5 will not take the Writing

Prompt)

Performance Task:

MATH

Assess by May 2

n/a n/a

5

5th Grade only

Integrated HSS/ Science Unit

to replace Treasures Unit 5

3-4 week Unit

Complete by

May 29th

6

Same as MS

Writing Prompt:

INFORMATIVE

Assess by Dec 6

Writing Prompt:

ARGUMENT

Assess by Mar/Apr TBD


MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013

Attachment B

Secondary Periodic Assessments-2013/2014


Gr ELA Math Science H/SS ELA Math Science H/SS

6-8 Constructed

Response

Performance Task

Writing prompt

Writing prompt

Constructed Response

Performance Task

Writing prompt

Writing prompt

9-10

Constructed Response Algebra 1

Geometry

Algebra 2

Biology

Chemistry

World Hist

Constructed Response

Algebra 1

Geometry

Algebra 2

Biology

Chemistry

World Hist

11 n/a US

History Constructed

Response US

History

Assessment Schedule-Represents the last day to assess


ELA

December 6th

Grades 6-8, March 7;

9-10, April 11;

Grade 11, Feb. 14

Math December 6th May 2nd

Science December 6th May 2nd

H/SS December 6th May 2nd


MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013

Attachment C

Spanish Dual Language and Maintenance Bilingual Education Programs

Elementary Periodic Assessments – 2013-2014

Language Arts

Students to be Tested: All EL and EO/FEP students in the Spanish/English Dual Language Program and

Maintenance Bilingual Programs are provided literacy instruction in both English and Spanish, and will be

assessed according to their instructional model.

Grades K-2 Fall Spring

English Writing Prompt: OPINION Assess by Dec. 5

Writing Prompt: INFORMATIVE Assess by May 9

Spanish Writing Prompt: OPINION (Assessment Window TBD)

Writing Prompt: INFORMATIVE (Assessment Window TBD)

*90/10 DLP and 70/30 MBE:

Kindergarten participates in Spanish assessments only;

Grade 1 participates in Spanish assessments as well as the Spring English Assessment

Grades 3-5 Fall Spring





*Grades 3-5 will participate in Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) in the Spring

Mathematics

Fall Spring

Grade K Kindergarten Checklist Assess by Dec. 16

Kindergarten Checklist Assess by May 2

Grades K-2 Performance Task Assess by Dec. 16

Performance Task Assess by May 2

Grades 3-5 Performance Task Assess by Dec. 16

Performance Task Assess by May 2

History/Social Science and Science Assessments

End of Year

Grade 5 Integrated HSS/Science Unit Task Complete by May 29th

Guidelines and testing window for DIBELS/IDEL assessments have not changed for 2013-2014. Refer to

REF-6073.1 Attachments D-2 for specific guidelines for Spanish Dual Language and Maintenance Bilingual

Education Programs.


MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013

Attachment D

Spanish Transitional Bilingual Education Programs

Elementary Periodic Assessments – 2013/14

Language Arts

Grades K-1 Fall Spring

English N/A N/A

Spanish Writing Prompt: OPINION Assess by Dec. 5


Grade 2-3 Fall Spring





*Grade 3 will participate in Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) in the Spring

Mathematics

Fall Spring

Grade K Kindergarten Checklist in Spanish Assess by Dec. 16

Kindergarten Checklist in Spanish Assess by May 2

Grades1-2 Performance Task in Spanish Assess by Dec. 16

Performance Task in Spanish Assess by May 2

Grades 3 Performance Task in English Assess by Dec. 16

Performance Task in English Assess by May 2

Guidelines and testing window for DIBELS/IDEL assessments have not changed for 2013-2014. Refer to

REF-6073.1 Attachments C-2 for specific guidelines for Spanish Transitional Bilingual Education Programs.

Attachment E

MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

October 11, 2013

Dear Parents/Guardians,

At (school name), our focus is on student learning and achievement, and graduating all students college-

prepared and career-ready. Recently there have been changes in state law that will have a profound impact on the required tests taken

by your student. Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 484, which means that students, on the

whole, will no longer be tested on the California Standards Tests (CST) and the California Modified

Assessment (CMA) in English Language Arts, Mathematics and History/Social Science.

The main changes for elementary school students are:

State Assessments Students

will No Longer Take:


will Continue to Take:

New State Assessments for the

2013/14 School Year:

California Standards Test

(CST) in English/Language

Arts and Mathematics in

grades 2-5.

California Modified

Assessments in

English/Language Arts and

Mathematics in grades 2-5.


(CST) in 5th

grade Science

and the corresponding

California Modified

Assessment (CMA) for

students with disabilities.

California English Language

Development test (CELDT)

for English learners.

Standards-based Tests in

Spanish (STS) as appropriate

for students new to English.

California Alternate

Performance Assessment

(CAPA) in English/Language

Arts, Mathematics, and

Science (grade 8) for students

with disabilities on an

alternate curriculum.

California Measurement of

Academic Performance and

Progress (MAPP)

assessments in


Mathematics. These will be

given as a field test to

students in grades 3-5.

RICHARD A. VLADOVIC, Ed.D., PRESIDENT

TAMAR GALATZAN

MÓNICA GARCÍA

BENNETT KAYSER

MARGUERITE POINDEXTER LAMOTTE

MÓNICA RATLIFF

STEVEN ZIMMER

Administrative Office

333 South Beaudry Avenue, 24th Floor

Los Angeles, California 90017

Telephone: (213) 241-7000

Fax: (213) 241-8442

JOHN E. DEASY, Ph.D.

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

Attachment E

MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013

The changes to the testing program will allow the District and other California school districts to prepare for

the upcoming computerized assessments aligning to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), which will

focus on the 21st century skills that today’s students need: communication, collaboration, critical thinking

and creativity.

To support this effort, we will be giving writing assessments or performance tasks in all grades in ELA and

Mathematics twice a year. These assessments are aligned with the CCSS and will allow students and

teachers to experience the types of questions that will be asked on the new Smarter Balanced assessments,

expected to be in place for the 2014-2015 school year.

For further information on any of these changes, please contact the Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and

School Support at 213-241-5333.

Cordially,

(Principal Name)

(Principal Title)

Attachment E

MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013

MIEMBROS DE LA JUNTA DIRECTIVA DISTRITO ESCOLAR UNIFICADO DE LOS ANGELES

11 de octubre de 2013

Estimados Padres:

En (school name), nuestro enfoque se centra en el aprendizaje y aprovechamiento estudiantil, en que todos los alumnos se

preparen para la universidad y estén listos para carreras.

Recientemente se han efectuado cambios a leyes estatales, que tendrán un profundo impacto en las pruebas obligatorias que su

alumno presentará. El gobernador Jerry Brown firmó el Proyecto de Ley 484 de la Asamblea, lo cual significa que los alumnos,

en su totalidad, ya no serán evaluados mediante las Pruebas de las Normas (Académicas) de California (CST, por sus siglas en

inglés) y la Evaluación Modificada de California (CMA, por sus siglas en inglés) en lengua y literatura en inglés, matemáticas, e

historia/ciencias sociales.

Los tres cambios fundamentales para los alumnos de primaria son:

Evaluaciones estatales que los

alumnos ya no tomarán:

Evaluaciones estatales que los alumnos seguirán

tomando:

Evaluaciones estatales nuevas

para el año escolar 2013/14:

Prueba de las Normas Académicas de

California (CST) en inglés/lengua y

literatura y matemáticas para los

grados 2-5.

Evaluación Modificada de California

en inglés/lengua y literatura y

matemáticas para los grados 2-5.

Prueba de las Normas de California (CST) en ciencias

de 5o grado y las pruebas correspondientes de la

Evaluación Modificada de California (CMA) para

alumnos con discapacidades.

Prueba de California para el Aprendizaje Progresivo

del Inglés (CELDT, por sus siglas en inglés) para

alumnos del idioma inglés.

Prueba en Español basada en las Normas - (STS, por

sus siglas en inglés) para alumnos que están

empezando a aprender inglés.

Evaluación Alternativa de Desempeño para California

(CAPA, por sus siglas en inglés) en lengua y literatura

en inglés, matemáticas y ciencias (8o grado) para

alumnos con discapacidades o un currículo

alternativo.

Medidas de California sobre el

Desempeño y Progreso

Académico (MAPP, por sus siglas

en inglés) para lengua y literatura

en inglés y matemáticas. Estas

pruebas se presentarán como

pruebas prácticas para los grados

3-5.

Los cambios al programa de evaluaciones permitirán que el Distrito y otros distritos escolares de California se preparen para las

evaluaciones computarizadas que se ciñen a las Normas Estatales Básicas y Comunes (CCSS, por sus siglas en inglés), las cuales

se centrarán en las destrezas del siglo 21o que requieren los alumnos hoy en día: comunicación, colaboración, pensamiento

analítico y creatividad.

Para respaldar estos esfuerzos, aplicaremos en todos los grados escolares evaluaciones de escritura o proyectos de desempeño dos

veces al año . Estas evaluaciones se ciñen a las CCSS y permitirán que los alumnos y los maestros adquieran experiencia con los

tipos de preguntas que se plantearán en las nuevas evaluaciones Smarter Balanced, las cuales se espera que entren en marcha para

el año académico 2014-2015.

Para mayor información sobre cualquiera de estos cambios, por favor comuníquese con la Oficina de Currículo, Instrucción y

Apoyo Escolar, al 213-241-5333.

Atentamente,

(Principal Name)

(Principal Title - Director)

DR. RICHARD A. VLADOVIC, PRESIDENTE

TAMAR GALATZAN

MÓNICA GARCÍA

BENNETT KAYSER


MÓNICA RATLIFF

STEVEN ZIMMER

Oficinas Administrativas



Tel. (213) 241-7000

Fax: (213) 241-8442

Dr. JOHN E. DEASY,

SUPERINTENDENTE ESCOLAR

Attachment E

MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013


October 11, 2013



prepared and career-ready. Recently there have been changes in state law that will have a profound impact on the required tests taken




The main changes for high school students are:







California Standards Test (CST)

in English/Language Arts,

Algebra 1, Geometry, and US

History.

California Modified Assessments

in English/Language Arts,

Algebra 1, Geometry, and US

History.

California Standards Test (CST)

in 10th grade Science and the

corresponding California

Modified Assessment (CMA)

for students with disabilities.

California High School Exit

Exam (CAHSEE).

Early Assessment Program for

11th grade students.


Development test (CELDT) for

English learners.


Spanish (STS) as appropriate for

students new to English.




Arts, Mathematics, and Science

(grade 10) for students with

disabilities on an alternate

curriculum.



Progress (MAPP) assessments in


Mathematics. These will be given

as a field test to students in grade

11 only.


TAMAR GALATZAN

MÓNICA GARCÍA

BENNETT KAYSER


MÓNICA RATLIFF

STEVEN ZIMMER




Telephone: (213) 241-7000

Fax: (213) 241-8442



Attachment E

MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013




and creativity.







Cordially,

(Principal Name)

(Principal Title)

Attachment E

MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013



Estimados Padres:


preparen para la universidad y estén listos para carreras. Recientemente se han efectuado cambios a leyes estatales, que tendrán un profundo impacto en las pruebas obligatorias que su





Los tres cambios fundamentales para los alumnos de preparatoria son:




tomando:




California (CST) en inglés/lengua y literatura, álgebra 1, geometría e historia

estadounidense.

Evaluación Modificada de California en

inglés/lengua y literatura, álgebra 1,

geometría e historia estadounidense.

Prueba de las Normas de California (CST) en ciencias de 10o

grado y las pruebas correspondientes de la Evaluación Modificada de California (CMA) para alumnos con

discapacidades.

Examen de California para el Egreso de Preparatoria

(CAHSEE)

Programa de Evaluación Temprana para alumnos del 11o grado.

Prueba de California para el Aprendizaje Progresivo del Inglés (CELDT, por sus siglas en inglés) para alumnos del idioma

inglés.

Prueba en Español basada en las Normas - (STS, por sus siglas

en inglés) para alumnos que están empezando a aprender inglés.

Evaluación Alternativa de Desempeño para California (CAPA, por sus siglas en inglés) en lengua y literatura en inglés,

matemáticas y ciencias (10o grado) para alumnos con

discapacidades o un currículo alternativo.


Desempeño y Progreso Académico (MAPP, por sus siglas en inglés) para

lengua y literatura en inglés y

matemáticas. Estas pruebas se

presentarán como pruebas prácticas

únicamente para el grado 11o.











Atentamente,

(Principal Name)



TAMAR GALATZAN

MÓNICA GARCÍA

BENNETT KAYSER


MÓNICA RATLIFF

STEVEN ZIMMER




Tel. (213) 241-7000

Fax: (213) 241-8442

Dr. JOHN E. DEASY,


Attachment E

MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013


October 11, 2013



prepared and career-ready.

Recently there have been changes in state law that will have a profound impact on the required tests taken




The main changes for middle school students are:








(CST) in English/Language

Arts, Mathematics, and US

History in grades 6-8.

California Modified

Assessments in

English/Language Arts,

Mathematics, and US History

in grades 6-8.


(CST) in 8th

grade Science

and the corresponding

California Modified

Assessment (CMA) for

students with disabilities.


Development test (CELDT)

for English learners.


Spanish (STS) as appropriate

for students new to English.




Arts, Mathematics, and

Science (grade 8) for students

with disabilities on an

alternate curriculum.



Progress (MAPP)

assessments in


Mathematics. These will be

given as a field test to

students in grades 6-8.


TAMAR GALATZAN

MÓNICA GARCÍA

BENNETT KAYSER


MÓNICA RATLIFF

STEVEN ZIMMER




Telephone: (213) 241-7000

Fax: (213) 241-8442



Attachment E

MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013




and creativity.







Cordially,

(Principal Name)

(Principal Title)

Attachment E

MEM-6177.2 of 20 October 21, 2013



Estimados Padres:


preparen para la universidad y estén listos para carreras.

Recientemente se han efectuado cambios a leyes estatales, que tendrán un profundo impacto en las pruebas obligatorias que su





Los tres cambios fundamentales para los alumnos de secundaria son:




tomando:




California (CST) en inglés/lengua y

literatura, matemáticas e historia

estadounidense para los grados 6-8.

Evaluación Modificada de California en

inglés/lengua y literatura, matemáticas e

historia estadounidense para los grados

6-8.

Prueba de las Normas de California (CST) en ciencias

de 8o grado y las pruebas correspondientes de la

Evaluación Modificada de California (CMA) para

alumnos con discapacidades.

Prueba de California para el Aprendizaje Progresivo del

Inglés (CELDT, por sus siglas en inglés) para alumnos

del idioma inglés

Prueba en Español basada en las Normas - (STS, por

sus siglas en inglés) para alumnos que están empezando

a aprender inglés.

Evaluación Alternativa de Desempeño para California

(CAPA, por sus siglas en inglés) en lengua y literatura

en inglés, matemáticas y ciencias (8o grado) para

alumnos con discapacidades o un currículo alternativo.


Desempeño y Progreso Académico

(MAPP, por sus siglas en inglés)

para lengua y literatura en inglés y

matemáticas. Estas pruebas se

presentarán como pruebas prácticas

para los grados 6-8.











Atentamente,

(Principal Name)



TAMAR GALATZAN

MÓNICA GARCÍA

BENNETT KAYSER


MÓNICA RATLIFF

STEVEN ZIMMER




Tel. (213) 241-7000

Fax: (213) 241-8442

Dr. JOHN E. DEASY,


los angeles unified school district memorandum · periodic assessments,” all dated may 28, 2013,...

Documents