Essential 2015 CAASPP Communication Resources

Author: Rick Phelan
Published: 09.11.15

student at computer Results from the 2015 California Assessment of Student Progress and Performance are out! During this period, it is very important to communicate helpful and objective information about Smarter Balanced Assessments and their place in a district’s continuum of metrics to monitor and gauge student progress. The resources offered below can help educators in their work communicating with colleagues, informing parents, and describing district priorities to community groups.

Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment Final Reports
This blog post provides key SBAC information for administrators, teachers and parents.

Parent Guides to the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments
Produced by the California Department of Education, these are useful guides providing sample SBAC questions with an overview of the test:

Helpful Videos for Parents Produced by the California Department of Education

Understanding Your Child’s Score Report (English) (Video; 3:38)
A video explaining the new CAASPP Student Score Report for 2015.
Entendiendo el Reporte de Calificaciones Individual de CAASPP del Estudiante (Video; 4:34)
Este vídeo le ayudará a usted y a su hijo a aprender sobre el nuevo “Reporte de Calificaciones del Estudiante” de California y de los resultados de los exámenes estandarizados de fin de año.

SCOE Parent Brochure
A brochure produced by the Sonoma County Office Education explaining 2015 SBAC results.

English (PDF) Spanish (PDF)

PowerPoint 2015 Results Template

A PowerPoint template useful for describing the 2015 Smarter Balanced Assessment and sharing results with parent and community groups.