Assessment Landscape
This Assessment Framework guides our discussions around the purpose and design state, district, site, and classroom assessments that are employed to guide instruction and monitor student engagement that leads to mastery through an lens of equity.
English Language Proficiency Assessment of California (ELPAC)
February 1 – May 31
This summative assessment for all English Learners is designed to monitor language development for the purpose of reclassification as Fluent English Learner along with other academic measures. For the 2020-21 school year, this assessment will be conducted completely remotely (unless COVID case rate decreases dramatically). The Research and Evaluation team, and the site testing team will share the responsibility of conducting the Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing sections of this exam.
Performance Tasks
CAASPP
February 21 – June 3
Students in grades 7, 8 and 11 will take the English Language Arts and Math Smarter Balanced assessments. Students in grades 8 and 12 (if they have not taken it in grades 10 or 11) will take the Science Smarter Balanced.
End of Course Exams
Fall – December 12-16
Spring – May 30 – June 2
8th graders and Seniors – May 22-26
End of Course exams have been constantly revised and modifed based on feedback and are available. Sites have the option of creating their own EOC so long as each member of the PLC administers the same exam (with the exception of ELA which cannot create their own as we use EOCs as one criteria for English Learner reclassification which requires that all students take the same assessment). Results should be used minimally as a factor in student grades as there are unique challenges to validity and reliability that mitigate using these results as a significant portion of student grades.
Common Formative Assessments
The work of creating daily, weekly, and other periodic assessments such as Short Constructed Responses, exit tickets, etc. is the responsibility of site PLCs. Indeed, there is overwhelming evidence that embedded formative assessments is one of the strongest tools available to improve instruction and enhance student learning.