Assessment Overview

Please check mandatory annual training dates on SPAS Master Calendar

CELDT: California English Language Development Test

• This test is triggered each year when a student or parent notes a language other than English on the Home Language survey given to every student.
• All eligible students must be tested annually by October 31. Thereafter, the CELDT must be administered and scored individually on-site within 30 calendar days of enrollment.

CAHSEE: California High School Exit Exam

• Passage of both the Mathematics and English Language Arts sections is required for a regular diploma.
• The first test will be administered to eleventh and twelfth grade students who have not passed on November 6-7, 2007.
• The second test administration for Court and Community tenth through twelfth grade students will be conducted on March 11-12, 2008.
• The second test for Cal-SAFE sites will be administered to tenth through twelfth grade students on May 6-7, 2008.
• The third test administration for all sites will be conducted on a date TBD. For tenth grade students, this is a make-up only administration. Students may only take the CAHSEE once in the tenth grade.

STAR Testing

• May 20-23, 2008

Title I Computerized Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Math and Reading Tests:

• Staff administer to all students within one week of enrollment and at ~75 day intervals.

California Healthy Kids Survey

• This hour-long survey will be administered to all students at all sites.

California Youth Physical Fitness Tests

• This mandatory test for Community school and Cal-SAFE students in grades 7 and 9 will be given at sites.

High School Graduation Equivalency Tests
Students should discuss these options and their limitations with a teacher.

• General Educational Development (GED) Test
• California High School Proficiency Examination can be administered by a teacher on site.