1. The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
11th grade testing California science Test (CAST) and Smarter Balanced English and math

2. CAASPP TESTS Smarter Balanced
Life Science (Day 1) – April 24- 9:25 am – 10:45 am
English Language Arts (Day 1) – April 9:00 am – 10:25 am
English Language Arts (Days 2,3) – May 9:15 am – 11:00
Mathematics – May 21 (Day 9:25 am – 10:45 am
Mathematics – May (Days 9:25 am – 10:50 am
It’s TIME NOW to prepare for College Entrance. The first task for you is the SMARTER BALANCED (CAASPP).
“Are you prepared to write and do math on the Freshman Level?”

3. WHAT YOUR TARGET IS…… LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 Smarter Balanced
Standard Not Met
Standard Nearly Met
Standard Met
Standard Exceeded
Mathematics
English Language Arts
WHAT YOUR TARGET IS……

5. RESULTS: STANDARD EXCEEDED/READY
1. Ready for Freshman English. Earn a C or better in Senior English course.
STANDARD MEET/CONDITIONALLY READY
1. ERWC AB (Expository Reading & Writing Course) Senior English Course
designed to improve the readiness of high school students for English
competency in college.
2. AP English Literature
3. AP score 3 or higher (depends on university)
*Must Earn a grade of C or better both semesters for Cal State Universities. University of California’s and Private schools vary.
STANDARD NOT MET/NOT READY
1. To qualify for Freshman English/Math based on SAT and or an ACT specified
score and…
2. Must also attend CSU Early Start Program.

6. How to prepare?
Students need to attend their classes, including advisory. They are practicing in English, math and advisory classes.
They need to be here on test days. Please reschedule any appointments that take place on a test day.
On test days they need to eat before the test. We will have Breakfast in the Classroom on test days.
They need to be well rested during the weeks of testing.

7. QUESTIONS?