K-5 SCHOOL REPORT CARDS
California, like most states,
is moving from the use of their own specific state’s standards to the Common
Core State Standards adopted by 42 states. Standards-based education guides the content that students are
expected to learn.
PSD K-5 report cards are based
on the 1997 California State Standards and we will be developing new report
cards based on the Common Core State Standards during the 2011-2012 school
year. We intend to begin using Common Core State Standards report cards during
the 2012-2013 school year. Like all transitions there will be challenges which
will necessitate flexibility on the part of districts, teachers, and parents. This
will also hold true for the California Assessment (Test) changes that will take
place over the next several years.
ASSESSMENT
California is participating
in an assessment consortium with a number of other states to prepare a common
set of assessments (tests) based on the Common Core State Standards. The
consortium is developing new assessments that will be fully implemented by the
2014-15 school year, with field testing in 2012-13 and 2013-14. A news release describing
California’s involvement with the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium was
issued on June 9, 2011. Additional information about the consortium is
available at the SMARTER Balanced Assessment Consortium
Web site (Outside Source).
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