Standardized Assessments

The school district is required to participate in statewide standardized assessment for all students, regardless of disability. All students are held to the same participation and performance expectations, except students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who meet the criteria for alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards (<1%). These students will participate in alternate assessments. Additionally, English learners who have been in the US for less than one year are exempt from the ELA portion of state and federal standardized assessments.

California Alternate Assessment (CAA)

The Department of Education is in the process of developing and field-testing alternate assessment in the areas of English Language Arts and Mathematics for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The tests are based on the Core Content Connectors (aligned with the Common Core State Standards) and were developed with three tiers of complexity. The state will continue to update districts as the adoption and implementation of alternate assessments progresses.