Policy – Category 2000 (Administration)
BP 2004 – State and District Assessment Programs
• Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics in grades three through eight and 11;
• Alternate assessments for English language arts/literacy and mathematics in grades three through eight and 11; and
• Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS) for reading/language arts in grades two through 11 (optional).
English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)
In 2018, the California Department of Education (CDE) replaced the California English Language Development Test (CELDT), which is aligned with the 1999 English Language Development (ELD) Standards, with the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC), which is aligned with the 2012 California ELD Standards.
Federal Requirements - IDEA
As appropriate, the state or LEA - (i) develops guidelines for the participation of students with disabilities in alternate assessments for those students who cannot participate in state and districtwide assessment programs; and (ii) develops and, beginning not later than July 1, 2000, conducts those alternate assessments. Federal Requirements - Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act indicates: Guidance from the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education (April 2000) For students with disabilities whose IEP or Section 504 placement teams have determined that the standard state assessment would not appropriately show what these students know and are able to do, each state must have a statewide alternate assessment system or a comprehensive state policy governing locally developed alternate assessments. Alternate assessments must be valid, reliable, and to the maximum extent appropriate, aligned to state content and performance standards. In addition, states must monitor and collect data from LEAs to ensure the proper use of alternate assessments; they must publicly report the results of alternate assessments; and they must integrate the results of alternate assessments into their accountability systems.
Physical Fitness Test (PFT) Administered at Grade Levels
The SBE designated the FITNESSGRAM® as the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) for children attending California public schools. The FITNESSGRAM® is a comprehensive, health-related physical fitness battery developed by The Cooper Institute. The primary goal of the FITNESSGRAM® is to assist children in establishing lifetime habits of regular physical activity.
BP 2004 – State and District Assessment Programs
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