Board Policy

BP 6162.51

Instruction

Standardized Testing And Reporting Program

The Superintendent or designee shall administer mandatory student assessments within the state Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program as required by law and in accordance with Board of Education policy and administrative regulation.

The Board desires to use the results of the achievement tests to evaluate the performance of district students against that of students in other districts across the state and against national norms.

(cf. 0500 - Accountability)

(cf. 0520 - Intervention for Underperforming Schools)

(cf. 0530 - Awards for School Performance)

(cf. 6162.5 - Student Assessment)

In order to help ensure a high amount of student participation, the Superintendent or designee shall notify students and parents/guardians of the importance of these achievement tests.

Legal Reference:

EDUCATION CODE

51041 Evaluation of educational program

60600-60652 Assessment of academic achievement

60810 Assessment of language development

CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5

850-870 Standardized Testing and Reporting program

880-901 Designated primary language test

1032 Testing irregularities, ineligibility for state awards program, as proposed 11/21/00

Management Resources:

CDE PROGRAM ADVISORIES

Students with Disabilities: Guidelines for Testing the California Standardized Testing and Reporting Program

0327.86 Reporting norm-referenced standardized achievement test scores to parents

CSBA ADVISORIES

0306.01 California Assessment Update

0313.00 Districts must ensure that all required student data is submitted to the publisher, or face financial penalty #00-01

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS PUBLICATIONS

The Use of Tests as Part of High-Stakes Decision-Making for Students: A Resource Guide for Educators and Policy-Makers, December 2001

WEB SITES

CDE: http://www.cde.ca.gov

CSBA: http://www.csba.org

U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights: http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR

Policy PALOS VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

adopted: Palos Verdes Estates, California