California Standards Tests

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California Standards Tests

• Huntington Middle School
• Spring 2008

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California Standardized and Reporting System
Program Components

• Standards Tests
• (CST)
• Achievement Test (CAT 6)
• Alternative Performance Assessment
• (CAPA)

• High School Exit Exam
• (CAHSEE)
• Early Assessment Program
• (EAP)
• Fitness-gram

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California Standards TestsWhat content areas are
tested?

• Reading
• Language Arts
• Mathematics
• Writing Sample (7)
• Social Studies (8)
• Science (8)

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California Standards TestsWhat is a criterion
referenced test?

• The individuals score is based on mastery of the
  California Standards.
• The CST is the primary component of both state
  and federal accountability measures.

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Performance Levels

• Advanced
• Proficient
• Basic
• Below basic
• Far below basic

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Testing is only one source of information!

• CST data is for one point in time.
• Validate or invalidate data by comparing with
  addition information sources
• Good conversation starters about strengths and
  needs in curriculum and instruction.

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English Language Arts

• 2008 CST Results
• Huntington Middle School

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Comparisons

• How do our students compare to those who attend
  similar middle schools?

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SMUSD 2008 California Standards Tests Percent
of Students Scores Reported by Proficiency Levels
English Language Arts
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Grade 5 Comparison Districts 2008 California
Standards Tests Percent of Students Scores
Reported by Proficiency Levels English Language
Arts
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Grade 6 Comparison Districts 2008 California
Standards Tests Percent of Students Scores
Reported by Proficiency Levels English Language
Arts
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Grade 7 Comparison Districts 2008 California
Standards Tests Percent of Students Scores
Reported by Proficiency Levels English Language
Arts
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Grade 8 Comparison Districts 2008 California
Standards Tests Percent of Students Scores
Reported by Proficiency Levels English Language
Arts
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Grade 9 Comparison Districts 2008 California
Standards Tests Percent of Students Scores
Reported by Proficiency Levels English Language
Arts
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Achievement over time...

• How has each class achieved over the years?

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Grade 6 Class Achievement over time...Percent of
Students Scores Reported by Proficiency Levels
English Language Arts
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Grade 7 Class Achievement over timePercent of
Students Scores Reported by Proficiency Levels
English Language Arts
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Grade 8 Class Achievement over time...Percent
of Students Scores Reported by Proficiency Levels
English Language Arts
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English Language Arts

• How well are our students meeting the written
  language standards?

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2004 through 2008 Writing Sample Grade 7
Percent of Students Scores Reported by
Proficiency Levels
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• What are the relative strengths and needs over
  time?

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English Language Arts Grades 2-5 Relative
Strengths and NeedsAverage Percent Correct
Reported by Curriculum Strand
Strands are consistent .
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English Language Arts Grades 2-6 Relative
Strengths and NeedsAverage Percent Correct
Reported by Curriculum Strand
Strands are consistent and evenly distributed .
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English Language Arts Grades 2 through
7Relative Strengths and NeedsAverage Percent
Correct Reported by Curriculum Strand
Strands are consistent and evenly
distributed Writing Strategies remains a
relative need.
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English Language Arts Grades 3 through
8Relative Strengths and NeedsAverage Percent
Correct Reported by Curriculum Strand
Strands are consistent and evenly distributed
In 2002, grade 2 for these students, English
Language Arts strands were not reported.
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Consider...

• What is the pattern of scores for students you
  served last year? This year?
• What new strategies did you try last year? Did
  they work? Which ones will you keep? Change?
• Is your curriculum aligned to the standards
  tested? How do you know? What is your strategy
  to align them more specifically?
• Were there any groups that specifically need to
  be addressed? How?

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Points to Explore Further

• What is the pattern of scores for students you
  served last year? This year?
• What new strategies did you try last year? Did
  they work? Which ones will you keep? Change?
• Is the curriculum aligned to the standards
  tested? How do you know? What is your strategy
  to align them more specifically?
• Were there any groups that specifically need to
  be addressed? How?

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Mathematics

• 2008 CST Results
• Huntington Middle School

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SMUSD 2008 California Standards Tests Percent
of Students Scores Reported by Proficiency Levels
Mathematics
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Comparisons

• How do our students compare to those who attend
  similar middle schools?

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Comparison Districts 2008 California Standards
Tests Percent of Students Scores Reported by
Proficiency Levels Grade 5 Mathematics
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Comparison Districts 2008 California Standards
Tests Percent of Students Scores Reported by
Proficiency Levels Grade 6 Mathematics
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Comparison Districts 2008 California Standards
Tests Percent of Students Scores Reported by
Proficiency Levels Grade 7 Mathematics
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SMUSD 2008 California Standards Tests Percent
of Students Scores Reported by Proficiency Levels
General Mathematics
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SMUSD 2008 California Standards Tests Percent
of Students Scores Reported by Proficiency Levels
Algebra 1
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Comparison Districts 2008 California Standards
Tests Percent of Students Scores Reported by
Proficiency Levels Grade 8 Algebra 1
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History-Social SciencePoints to Explore Further

• What is the pattern of scores for students you
  served last year? This year?
• What new strategies did you try last year? Did
  they work? Which ones will you keep? Change?
• Is the curriculum aligned to the standards
  tested? How do you know? What is your strategy
  to align them more specifically?
• Were there any groups that specifically need to
  be addressed? How?

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Science

• 2008 CST Results
• Huntington Middle School

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SMUSD 2008 California Standards Tests Grade
8Percent of Students Scores Reported by
Proficiency Levels Science
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Comparison Districts 2008 California Standards
Tests Percent of Students Scores Reported by
Proficiency Levels Grade 8 Science
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Grade 8 ScienceRelative Strengths and
NeedsAverage Percent Correct Reported by
Curriculum StrandGrade 8 Classes tested on Grade
6 through 8 Curriculum2006 through 2008
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Growth in all curriculum strands over three years.
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SciencePoints to Explore Further

• What is the pattern of scores for students you
  served last year? This year?
• What new strategies did you try last year? Did
  they work? Which ones will you keep? Change?
• Is the curriculum aligned to the standards
  tested? How do you know? What is your strategy
  to align them more specifically?
• Were there any groups that specifically need to
  be addressed? How?

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History-Social Science

• 2008 CST Results
• Huntington Middle School

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SMUSD 2007 and 2008 California Standards Tests
Percent of Students Scores Reported by
Proficiency Levels History/Social Studies
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Grade 8 History/Social StudiesRelative Strengths
and NeedsAverage Percent Correct Reported by
Curriculum StrandGrade 8 Classes tested on Grade
6 through 8 Curriculum2005 through 2008
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Growth in all curriculum strands over three years.
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Comparison Districts 2008 California Standards
Tests Percent of Students Scores Reported by
Proficiency Levels Cumulative History/Social
Studies Test (Grade 8)
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MathematicsPoints to Explore Further

• What is the pattern of scores for students you
  served last year? This year?
• What new strategies did you try last year? Did
  they work? Which ones will you keep? Change?
• Is the curriculum aligned to the standards
  tested? How do you know? What is your strategy
  to align them more specifically?
• Were there any groups that specifically need to
  be addressed? How?

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Next Steps...

• Share data with teachers and parents
• Generate questions
• Validate or invalidate data with other measures
  and observations
• Share observations and identify needs, priorities
  and strategies
• Set objectives to measure success