11th Grade CAASPP Testing
April 27-28, 2016
Each spring, most students in California
participate in the statewide testing program, the California Assessment of
Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System. The tests in the
CAASPP System provide information to teachers, parents/guardians, and students
about students’ progress and readiness for college and career. This year, 11th graders at Mountain House High School will take the following tests:
·
Smarter Balanced test for mathematics
·
Smarter Balanced test for English language
arts/literacy (ELA)
The Smarter Balanced online tests are based on the new California Content
Standards, also known as the Common Core State Standards, for mathematics and
ELA. For eleventh graders, these
tests will have a direct impact on the California State
University’s (CSU’s) Early Assessment Program (EAP). The CSU and participating
California community colleges will use student results from the Smarter Balanced
Summative Assessments as a student’s EAP status in English and mathematics:
- Students who score at the highest performance level (“Standard Exceeded”) are considered ready for college-level coursework in English and/or mathematics and exempt from taking the CSU English Placement Test (EPT) and/or Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) exam.
- Students who score at the “Standard Met” performance level are considered conditionally ready for college-level coursework in English and/or mathematics and exempt from taking the CSU English Placement Test (EPT) and/or Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) exam. However, they must take an approved English and/or mathematics course in twelfth grade and receive a grade of “C” or better. Students that do not meet the conditional requirement will need to participate in the CSU’s Early Start Program, unless exemption was met through another pathway.
- Students who score at the “Standard Nearly Met” performance level are considered not yet ready for college-level coursework in English and/or mathematics and will need additional preparation in the twelfth grade. They will also be required to take the CSU English Placement Test (EPT) and/or Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) exam unless they meet the exemption criteria through another pathway.
- Students who score at the “Standard Not Met” performance level
are considered not ready for college-level work in
English and/or mathematics. They will need substantial improvement to
demonstrate knowledge and skills needed for success in entry-level
credit-bearing college coursework after high school.
For more information, please see the CSU’s Early
Assessment Program Web page, at http://www.csusuccess.org/caaspp.
Students wishing to inform the CSU and
participating community colleges of their EAP status may submit their CAASPP
results by selecting the release button at the end of each CAASPP exam (i.e.,
for both the ELA and mathematics assessments). For more information, please see
the California Department of Education’s (CDE’s) Early Assessment Program Web
page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/gs/hs/eapindex.asp.
The CDE has developed several resources to help parents and students
understand the grade expectations of the Smarter Balanced Summative
Assessments:
- The Parent Guides to the Smarter Balanced
Assessments (in English and Spanish) are posted on the CDE’s CAASPP
Web page, under the Students and Parents Tab, at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/index.asp?tabsection=3#ssr.
Separate guides have been developed for each of the three grade spans
tested: grades 3–5, grades 6–8, and grade 11. Each guide explains the
grade-level expectations for students in ELA and mathematics and provides
sample test items.
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