1. Collegewood Elementary School
Walnut Valley Unified School District California Assessment and Accountability System Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
Collegewood Elementary School

2. A Balanced Assessment System
Summative assessments benchmarked to college and career readiness
WVUSD Assessment Window
March 10-May 28, 2015
Common Core State Standards specify K-12 expectations for college and career readiness
Teachers and schools have information and tools they need to improve teaching and learning
All students leave high school college and career ready
Educator resources for
formative assessment practices
to improve instruction
Interim assessments flexible, open, used for actionable feedback

3. CAASPP Reporting Results 2014-15
Smarter Balanced results will be reported at the following levels:
State
County
District
School site
Grade level
Parent

4. Collegewood SBAC Testing Schedule
Collegewood’s testing window is April 14th- May 8th
Testing sessions will be staggered beginning with fifth grade
Teachers will notify parents of their specific days for testing

5. CAASPP Components
Computer adaptive assessments and Performance Tasks for ELA and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 11
Smarter Balanced Assessments for grade 11 will be used for purposes of the Early Assessment Program (EAP)
California Standards Test (CST) paper/pencil tests in science for grades 5, 8, and 10
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6. Walnut Valley Unified School District’s Preparation for Smarter Balanced Assessments
Technology Common Core Funding:
Over 2,200 additional devices have been purchased to ensure the minimum of:
Elementary Schools-150 devices
Middle Schools-350 devices
High School-400 devices

10. Adapted from EngageNY.org

12. CAASPP web site http://caaspp.org/
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13. Resources for Parents…
PTA:
Common%20Core%20State%20Standards%20Res ources/PTA%20CCSSI%20FAQ.pdf
California Department of Education:
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SBAC Practice Test:

14. Now Let’s Take the Practice Test…