What Does Your Childs STAR Student Report Tell Us

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What Does Your Childs STAR Student ReportTell
Us?

• Santa Ana Unified School District

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Presentation Goals

• By the end of this presentation
• You will be able to answer questions about the
  STAR Program
• You will be able to understand your childs 2008
  STAR Student Report
• You will be able to share ways to help your child
  get ready for testing

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Think back to when you were a young student. . .

• What do you remember about the tests you took?
• What kinds of tests did you take?
• How did you feel?
• What was learned from the tests you took?

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STAR Program

• Questions about the STAR Program answered

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Q Who participates in the STAR Program?

• Answer
• All students in grades two through eleven (2-11)
  must participate in the STAR Program
• (including English learners and students with
  disabilities).
• Raise your hand if your child took a state test
  last year.
• How many have children who will take a state test
  this year?

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Q What is the STAR Program?

• STAR stands for. . .
• Standardized
• Testing
• And
• Reporting
• A series of achievement tests developed for
  California public schools (in grades 2 - 11) to
  measure how well students are achieving the
  California content standards.

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Q What is the STAR Program?

• The STAR Program includes
• California Standards Test (CST) Our Focus Today
• California Modified Assessment (CMA)
• California Achievement Test (CAT/6 Survey)
• California Alternate Performance Assessment
  (CAPA)
• Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS)
• Aprenda La prueba de logros en español, Tercera
  edición, (Aprenda 3, grades 8 11)
• (Your child may have taken one or more
  parts.)

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Q What is the STAR Program?(Continued)

• Other five parts of the STAR (not discussed in
  todays presentation)
• California Alternate Performance Assessment
  (CAPA)
• Developed as an alternate assessment for
  students who have significant cognitive
  disabilities and cannot take the CSTs even with
  accommodations or modifications.
• California Modified Assessment (CMA)
• The CMA is a new grade-level assessment for
  students who have an individualized education
  program (IEP), are receiving grade-level
  instruction, and, even with interventions, will
  not achieve grade level proficiency within the
  year covered by the students IEP.
• California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition
  (CAT/6 Survey)
• Nationally norm-referenced achievement tests,
  given in grades three and seven only, that
  measure general academic knowledge and provide
  national comparisons.
• Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS)
• Developed for Spanish-speaking English learners
  and measure the achievement of state content
  standards in reading-language arts and
  mathematics in Spanish (for grades two seven in
  2008).
• Aprenda, La prueba de logros en español, Tercera
  edición (Aprenda 3) A nationally norm-referenced
  achievement test of general academic knowledge in
  Spanish for Spanish-speaking English learners
  (for grades eight through eleven in 2008).

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When and Where?

• Q When Does My Child Take the Tests?
• A Every Spring
• Q Where Does My Child Take the Tests?
• A Tests are given at your childs school
• Q When Will I receive my childs 2008 STAR
  Report?
• A Most parents/guardians will receive the
  report by the end of September

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Q Why Is the STAR Necessary?

• Answer
• The STAR Program helps measure how well students
  are learning basic academic skills.

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Lets try an example. . .What do our children
need to know?How are they tested?

• In 5th grade students must be able to

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From the 5th Grade CST in Mathematics. . . What
is the correct answer? A. B. C. D.
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Now, something a little harder. . .
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Q How are STAR Program results used to help
students?

• Answers
• -Identify Academic Strengths and Needs
• -Meetings with Teachers
• -Alignment to Standards
• -California Reading List
• -A More Complete Picture

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Q How are STAR Program results used for school
accountability?

• Answers
• -The Academic Performance Index (API)
• -API Schoolwide and Subgroup Reports
• -Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
• -Every Student Counts

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Q How are STAR Program results used to improve
my childs education?

• Answers
• -STAR Program results provide information about
  each students progress that is used to help
  parents/guardians and teachers work together to
  improve student learning.
• -Schools use the STAR Program results to help
  make decisions about how best to support student
  achievement.
• -Along with other available data, STAR Program
  results also can be used to assist in identifying
  students for promotion or retention and special
  programs for intervention or enrichment.

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The STAR Student Report
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The STAR Student Report
-Individual student scores -Single page (double
sided) -2 Copies Color copy for
parents/guardians Monochrome copy for school
records -Translation Guides
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STAR Student Report (Sample)
Source California Department of Education (CDE)
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STAR Student Report (Sample)
Source California Department of Education (CDE)
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STAR Student Report (Sample)
Source California Department of Education (CDE)
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STAR Student Report (Sample)
Source California Department of Education (CDE)
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STAR Student Report (Sample)
Source California Department of Education (CDE)
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STAR Student Report (Sample)
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STAR Student Report (Sample)
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Reporting Cluster Rangefor each content area by
grade
Reporting cluster average percent correct from
all minimally advanced scores (e.g. 401, grade 4
math)
Reporting cluster average percent correct from
all minimally proficient scores (350)
Source California Department of Education (CDE)
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STAR CAT/6 Survey Student Report
Source California Department of Education (CDE)
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STAR CST California Reading List (CRL)Student
Report
http//www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/readinglist.asp
Source California Department of Education (CDE)
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STAR More InformationStudent Report
http//www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/
Source California Department of Education (CDE)
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CST Performance Levels

• Same for basic, all grades and content areas

Source California Department of Education (CDE)
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Review - Quiz

• What is the name of the Californias standardized
  testing and reporting program?
• STAR
• What can you find on your childs student report?
• Information about how your child performed on
  California Standards Tests and CST 6 (3rd 7th
  grade only) in English language arts, mathematics
  and other content areas.
• California Reading List
• What are performance level are students expected
  to achieve on the California Standards Test?
  Proficient or Basic?
• Proficient Students must have a score at or
  above 350.

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What can I do to help my student prepare for the
STAR?

• At the beginning of and throughout the year
• Review the California Content Standards (with
  your childs teacher) for each subject area
• Encourage your child to read everyday
• Connect with your childs teacher about his/her
  progress
• Say, Hi! to your childs teacher
• Attend conferences
• Attend parent meetings
• Review your childs STAR Student Report with your
  child
• Review your childs report card with your child
• During testing
• Ensure Proper Diet and Adequate Rest Before
  Testing
• Help Their Child Understand Teachers Behaviors
  During Testing
• Help Their Child Understand Their Own Behaviors
  During and After Testing
• Avoid Stressful or Emotional Situations in the
  Home, if possible

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On-line Resources

• California Department of Education
• STAR Web site at
• http//www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/

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Contact Information

• Michelle Le Patner, Director
• Research and Evaluation
• [phone] Phone
• [phone] FAX
• mlepatner_at_sausd.k12.ca.us