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How is the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium different from previous tests?  Aligned to new California standards  Critical thinking and problem solving  Computer adaptive  Supports  Magnification  Read Aloud  Strikethrough  Highlighter 2

Raising the Bar Students must now:  Explain how they solve problems  Think critically  Write analytically 3

Overall Score and Achievement Level  Range from 2000 to 3000  Standard Exceeded  Standard Met  Standard Nearly Met  Standard Not Met Find more information about Achievement Level Descriptors on the CDE Smarter Balanced Assessment System Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/index.asp. 4

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Overall Results Grades 3-8, 11 English Language Arts Percent Met or Exceeded Standards 2015 2016 Overall 64% 67% African American 48% 47% Asian 86% 88% Hispanic/Latino 37% 42% White 70% 74% Two or More 78% 78% Low Income 36% 39% English Learner 10% 13% Special Education 18% 21%

Overall Results Grades 3-8, 11 English Language Arts Percent Met or Exceeded Standards 2015 2016 CVUSD 64% 67% Ventura County 44% 48% State 44% 49%

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Overall Results Grades 3-8, 11 Mathematics Percent Met or Exceeded Standards 2015 2016 Overall 57% 58% African American 43% 40% Asian 84% 86% Hispanic/Latino 29% 31% White 63% 66% Two or More 71% 74% Low Income 26% 28% English Learner 12% 14% Special Education 13% 14%

Overall Results Grades 3-8, 11 Mathematics Percent Met or Exceeded Standards 2015 2016 CVUSD 57% 58% Ventura County 34% 36% State 33% 37%

Overall Results Grades 3-5 English Language Arts Percent Met or Exceeded Standards Student Group Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 District-Wide 61% 65% 69% Low Income 30% 35% 45% Special Education 32% 28% 14% English Learners 16% 17% 11%

Overall Results Grades 3-5 Mathematics Percent Met or Exceeded Standards Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Student Group District-Wide 63% 62% 56% Low Income 33% 29% 25% Special Education 36% 21% 10% English Learners 20% 14% 7%

Overall Results Grades 6-8 English Language Arts Percent Met or Exceeded Standards Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Student Group District-Wide 66% 69% 67% Low Income 40% 38% 34% Special Education 14% 12% 18% English Learners 4% 6% 6%

Overall Results Grades 6-8 Mathematics Percent Met or Exceeded Standards Student Group Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 District-Wide 58% 63% 60% Low Income 27% 33% 24% Special Education 10% 11% 7% English Learners 8% 8% 13%

Overall Results Grade 11 English Language Arts Percent Met or Exceeded Standards Grade 11 Student Group District-Wide 70% Low Income 51% Special Education 30% English Learners 18%

Overall Results Grade 11 Mathematics Percent Met or Exceeded Standards Grade 11 Student Group District-Wide 51% Low Income 25% Special Education 9% English Learners 21%

Area Achievement Claims:  English Language Arts  Mathematics 17

Claim Results A Deeper Look E nglish L anguage Arts/ L ite rac y: Mathe matic s: Re ading Co nc e pts & Pro c e dure s Writing Pro ble m So lving & Data Analysis Spe aking and L iste ning Co mmunic ating Re aso ning Re se arc h/ I nquiry 18

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Claim Results English Language Arts 2016 Above or Near/At Standard Research/ Reading Writing Listening Inquiry CVUSD 81% 85% 89% 88% Ventura County 67% 70% 80% 78% State 67% 71% 81% 78%

Claim Results Mathematics 2016 Above or Near/At Standard Concepts and Communicating Problem Solving Procedures Reasoning CVUSD 75% 81% 84% Ventura County 55% 63% 68% State 55% 63% 69%

EAP Results English Language Arts 2015 2016 Conditionally Conditionally Ready Ready Ready Ready CVUSD 35% 35% 34% 36% Ventura County 32% 22% 33% 25% State 33% 23% 33% 26%

EAP Results Mathematics 2015 2016 Conditionally Conditionally Ready Ready Ready Ready CVUSD 30% 24% 28% 24% Ventura County 18% 11% 20% 12% State 18% 11% 20% 13%

Using Reports Results can:  Help facilitate conversations  Serve as a tool  Identify strengths and weaknesses  Provide focus areas for instruction  Contribute to multiple measures 25

Results Website CAASPP results are located at http://caaspp.cde.ca.gov/ 26

CAASPP Parent Guides  Sample questions  Explanation of academic standards  Requirements for each performance level The Parent Guides are posted on the CDE CAASPP Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/index.asp?tabsection=3#ssr 27