State Priority: Pupil Achievement
The SARC provides the following information relevant to the State priority: Pupil
Achievement (Priority 4):
Statewide Assessments
(i.e., California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress [CAASPP]
System includes the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for students in
the general education population and the California Alternate Assessments [CAAs]
for English language arts/literacy [ELA] and mathematics given in grades three
through eight and grade eleven. Only eligible students may participate in the
administration of the CAAs. CAAs items are aligned with alternate achievement
standards, which are linked with the Common Core State Standards [CCSS] for
students with the most significant cognitive disabilities).
The CAASPP System encompasses the following assessments and student
participation requirements:
1. Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments and CAAs for ELA in grades
three through eight and grade eleven.
2. Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments and CAAs for mathematics
in grades three through eight and grade eleven.
3. California Science Test (CAST) and CAAs for Science in grades five, eight,
and once in high school (i.e., grade ten, eleven, or twelve).
SARC Reporting in the 2020-2021 School Year Only
Where the most viable option, LEAs were required to administer the statewide
summative assessment in ELA and mathematics. Where a statewide summative
assessment was not the most viable option for the LEA (or for one or more grade-
level[s] within the LEA) due to the pandemic, LEAs were allowed to report results
from a different assessment that met the criteria established by the State Board of
Education (SBE) on March 16, 2021. The assessments were required to be:
• Aligned with CA CCSS for ELA and mathematics;
• Available to students in grades 3 through 8, and grade 11; and
• Uniformly administered across a grade, grade span, school, or district to all
eligible students.
Options
Note that the CAAs could only be administered in-person following health and
safety requirements. If it was not viable for the LEA to administer the CAAs in
person with health and safety guidelines in place, the LEA was directed to not
administer the tests. There were no other assessment options available for the
CAAs. Schools administered the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for
ELA and mathematics, other assessments that meet the SBE criteria, or a
combination of both, and they could only choose one of the following:
• Smarter Balanced ELA and mathematics summative assessments;
• Other assessments meeting the SBE criteria; or
• Combination of Smarter Balanced ELA and mathematics summative
assessments and other assessments.
The percentage of students who have successfully completed courses that satisfy
the requirements for entrance to the University of California and the California State
University, or career technical education sequences or programs of study.