CDE is working to make access to Internet data more dynamic and much faster. The 4th and 7th grade writing assessments will undergo field-testing in spring in selected districts. Some of test items still need some revision. The CDE is reviewing these bids to see which publisher, or combination of publishers, would be best. There is an issue as to who had ownership of the test items.
Closure is hopefully near.
The Kindergarten-4th grade tests will serve as models for the development of the rest of the grade levels. The CDE is reformatting the ELD standards to better reflect a sequence of grade and skills. The CDE has worked on these concerns and the ELD standards are more aligned to a scope and sequence. They are now looking for holes and gaps in sequence. The student awards he wants to give out will include GSE results as one award criteria.