Parents across California will soon find out how their children performed on Smarter Balanced tests aligned with Common Core standards in math and English language arts.
A key change this year is that the score reports show student progress from last year to this year. The reports will include simplified text and easier-to-read graphics than last year, according to new samples approved by the state. Parents should receive their children’s reports during the summer. This is earlier than last year, when some parents didn’t receive their children’s score reports in the mail until October or November, said Celia Jaffe, vice president of education for the California PTA.
The tests were first administered last year as part of the state’s California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, or CAASPP testing system. Each spring, more than 3 million students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 take the Smarter Balanced assessments.
