An Evidence-Based Assessment of the Scientific Research Literature on Reading and Its Implications for reading Instruction . April 13, 2000. The California State Department of Education will recommend which test it feels is the best to the State Board of Education, and the SBE will designate the single test no later than November 14, 1997. Pupils in grades 2-8 will be tested in the basic skills of reading, spelling, mathematics, and written expression. The designated test will be nationally norm-referenced and will provide individual pupil scores that will be reported in writing to the parents of each pupil tested.
Individual scores are to be provided only to parents, guardians, teachers and school administrators.
Parents can exempt students from being tested with a written request to the school principal. At the discretion of the district, students who are LEP may also take a second achievement test if their primary language is Spanish. If less than 12 months have elapsed since the LEP child initially enrolled in any public school in California, then the child must also take a second achievement test if their primary language is Spanish. Special Education Students Pupils with exceptional needs who have an explicit provision in their individualized education program that exempts them from the testing requirement will be exempt. Copyright 1997-2001 and Disclaimer for the San Juan Unified School District.