With California adopting the Common Core State Standards (instead of the California State Standards that we currently have), and the Smarter Balanced Assessments (instead of the STAR testing we have been doing), there will be major changes in curriculum and testing starting this school year.
STAR (Standardized Testing and Reporting):
All STAR tests are suspended this school year. EXCEPT for the science tests for grades 5, 8, & 10, as they are required by federal law.
SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium):
The new Smarter Balanced Assessment will be held in the spring as a field test.
Grades 3-8 and 11 will take either the math or English test. Which test each school will give will be determined by the board of education and we have not been notified yet.
Scores will not be provided to students, parents, or schools as the goal of this testing round is to "test" the test to see how well it is created and to iron out any issues that may come up without students being penalized.
What this means for 9-12 students in a nutshell:
- 9th and 12th graders will not be testing this spring.
- 10th graders will take the STAR science test.
- 11th graders will take the SBAC field test in either math or English.
I will keep you apprised of information as it comes to me.
Meanwhile, here is a link to an EdSource article titled "What's Next for Standardized Testing in California?" that has some more in-depth information.
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