Data, Assessment, and Accountability

Areas of Responsibility 

State Assessments

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

• Smarter Balanced for ELA/Mathematics - Grades 3-8 & 11

• California Science Test (CAST) - Grades 5, 8 and once in high school

• California Alternative Assessment (CAA) for ELA/Mathematics - Grades 3-8 and 11
• California Alternate Assessment (CAA) for Science - Grades 5, 8 and once in high school

Parents may request waiver for CAASPP, CAA and/or Science tests

English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC)

• ELPAC - Grades TK-12
• Alternate ELPAC - Grades TK-12

ELPAC and Alt. ELPAC are federally required and may not be waived.

Physical Fitness Test (PFT) 

California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE)

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

Local Assessments

• i-Ready Diagnostic - Grades K-8
• Reading Level Assessments (Fountas & Pinnell) - Grades K-5
• Mathematics Benchmarks - Grades K-5 and End of Course Exams - Grades 6-12
• ELA Performance-Based Assessments (PBAs) - Grades K-12
• Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project (MDTP) - Grades 5-8
• Reading Level Assessment/Reading Inventory Assessment - Grades 6-8

Accountability: English Learner, State and Federal Reporting

• Federal Program Monitoring (FPM)
• Title I, II III (English Learner and Immigrant Student Programs)
• ConApps/CARS
• Title I, Part A - Schoolwide Program allocation and oversight
• Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)
• Time & Effort Reporting

Data Preparation, Analysis & Support

Please send data requests to data@scusd.net

• Local Control Area Plan (LCAP), including LCAP addendum
• School Site Plans (SPSAs)
• DataZone development & Management
• Professional Development district and site administrators, counselors, and teachers on special assignment (TOSAs)