Randy Benigno,
Coordinator
Testing/Intervention
(818) 654-3665
Fax (818) 344-2417
randy.benigno@lausd.net
Resources
District 1 Academic Performance Index
2008 TESTING CALENDAR
MEM-1023 2004-2005 STATE, LOCAL, AND NATIONAL MANDATED TESTING CALENDAR, SINGLE TRACK AND SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS June 21, 2004
MEM-1025 2004-2005 STATE, LOCAL, AND NATIONAL MANDATED TESTING CALENDAR, FOUR-TRACK SCHOOLS June 21, 2004
MEM-1026 2004-2005 STATE, LOCAL, AND NATIONAL MANDATED TESTING CALENDAR, THREE-TRACK SCHOOLS June 21, 2004
LAUSD TESTING PROGRAMSCalifornia Achievement Test – 6th Edition (CAT/6)
The Los Angeles Unified School District administers the CAT/6 to 1st grade students to assess early academic achievement. Students are tested in English Language Arts and Mathematics.English Language Arts Periodic Assessments (grades 1 - 10)
Students in kindergarten through 8th grade are assessed several times through the school year to determine progress towards meeting California standards in English Language Arts. These assessments are part of the regular curriculum and do not detract from the instructional program. For students in grades 2-8, the writing component of the third assessment is used as the Performance.
Performance Assignments
LAUSD administers Performance Assignments in English Language Arts to students in grade 9. This assessment of the writing process has the students work through the writing process (brainstorming, planning, first draft, editing, final draft), answering a question about a book that has been studied in class. Essays are scored on a 4-point rubic aligned to California Writing Standards.Mathematics Quarterly Assessments (grade K - Algebra)
LAUSD will implement quarterly assessments in mathematics from kindergarten through Algebra. The purpose of these assessments is to help the teachers gauge student progress on California Standards in preparation for the California Standards Tests (CST).
Science (grades 4 through 8)
History/Social Studies assessments are scheduled for 2005-2006
The federal law requires the district to identify students eligible for Title 1 services at Title 1 schools. One of the measures that may be used to identify eligible kindergarten students is the Kindergarten Checklist. The district developed this instrument which has been used since 1989.
Basic Elementary-Secondary Test (BEST)
For students in grades 3-12 who do not have standardized norm-referenced test results, BEST can be used as one of the assessment measures to identify Title 1 eligible students at the beginning of the year and as new students enroll throughout the school year. The BEST may only be used when no other norm-referenced test results (i.e. CAT6, Aprenda/2 or SABE/2) are available.
Aprenda
Aprenda/2 is the district required group administered norm-referenced multiple choice achievement test for students enrolled in Spanish Basic Bilingual or Spanish Dual; Language Programs. The test is administered during the spring semester and scored to national norms for Spanish-speaking students.
STATE TESTING PROGRAMSStandardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)
The Standardized Testing and Reporting program includes the California Standards tests (CST) and the California Achievement Test – 6th Edition. Students in grades 2-11 participate in STAR.
For more information go to
http://star.cde.ca.gov/
Spanish Assessment of Basic Education, Second Edition (SABE/2)SABE/2 is administered as part of California’s Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Board of Education designated SABE/2 as the norm referenced multiple choice, achievement primary language test that is required for all Spanish-speaking ELs who have not been enrolled in California public schools for less than 12 months.
For more information go to http://www2.ctb.com/SABE2STAR/
California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA)
The California Alternate Performance Assessment is administered to students in grades 2-11 who are not able to complete the CSTs and CAT/6 test with accommodations.
For more information go to http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/capa.asp
California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)
The California High School Exit Exam is currently administered to 10th graders as a test of academic proficiency in English Language Arts and mathematics. The Class of 2006 will need to pass CAHSEE to receive a high school diploma.
CAHSEE Information Website
Test Blueprints Language Arts
Test Blueprints Mathematics
For more information go to http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/index.aspCalifornia English Language Development Test (CELDT)
The California English Language Development Test is administered to student identified as English Learners (EL) in grades K-12. Students take the test each year until they are reclassified as proficient in English. The purpose of the CELDT is to assess the base level and improvements of English language skill of the EL student.
CELDT Information Website
Test BlueprintsFor more information go to http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/el/
California Physical Fitness Test (FITNESSGRAM)
The State Board of Education selected the Prudential FITNESSGRAM as the required fitness test to be used by all school districts in California to test students in grades 5, 7 and 9. The Fitness test is administered in February, march, April and may and results must be submitted to CDE yearly. Schools are to administer the complete FITNESSGRAM test battery to measure student performance in each of the following components of physical fitness identified in the FITNESSGRAM Test Administration manual: aerobic capacity, body composition; upper body strength and endurance; abdominal strength and endurance; and flexibility. Students are compared to fitness standards established by the Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research.
For more information go to http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/
TESTING CENTER LOCATION
For District One – Valley Testing Center, 6505 Zelzah Avenue, Bungalow AA1063, Reseda, CA 91335 (Victory Boulevard to Zelzah Avenue, north on Zelzah, 2 blocks or Vanowen to Zelzah, south on Zelzah).
Telephone: (818) 344-1267ADDITIONAL MEMORANDUMS AND REFERENCE GUIDES
Updating Elementary SIS to prepare for Testing Programs, Spring 2005, Reference Guide REF-1384
, November 1, 2004
Updating Middle Schools Secondary SIS to prepare for Testing Programs, Spring 2005, Reference Guide REF-1385
Updating High Schools Secondary SIS to prepare for Testing Programs, Spring 2005, Reference Guide REF-1387
Change to Spring 2005 STAR Testing Programs, Memorandum MEM-1351
CAHSEE Administration for Eleventh Grade Students, November 2004, Memorandum MEM-1323.1
Initial CELDT Results, July 2004 – November 2004, Memorandum
MEM-1324
LINKS TO RELATED RESOURCES:For district bulletins, memorandums and reference guides go to the Planning, Assessment and Research Division at “Inside LAUSD”
For state assessments: www.cde.ca.gov/
For testing information: http://star.cde.ca.gov/
For NAEP: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
