In April 2007, the United States Department of Education enacted regulations for an alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards. The California Department of Education (CDE) in response to the federal regulations is developing and will implement an alternate assessment of the California content standards based on modified achievement standards for children with disabilities who have and Individualized Education Program (IEP).
STAR CMA Blueprints
Provides information for CMA in grades 3 - 8 for English-language arts, grades 3 - 7 for mathematics, and grades 5 and 8 for science.
STAR CMA Reference Sheets
Samples of the science reference sheets for the CMA in grade five science that are found in the test booklets.
California Modified Assessment Participation Criteria - DOC (40KB; 4pp.)
California Modified Assessment Participation Criteria for Science - DOC (32KB; 2pp.)
Provides assistance to IEP teams in determining how a student should participate in the STAR Program.
Appropriate test variations and accommodations for the 2008 administration of the California Modified Assessment (CMA) based on the study of item format and delivery mode from the CMA (PDF; Outside Source)
Beginning on page A-20, of Appendix D: Matricies of Test Variations, Accommodations, and Modifications, the matrix for variations and accommodations for the 2008 administration of the CMA are listed.
Differences Between CST and CMA (PDF; 246KB; 4pp.)
Provides examples of the format changes between the California Standards Test and the California Modified Assessment.
CMA Pilot Executive Summary (DOC; 94KB; 18pp.)
Provides summary information and finding from the CMA Pilot that was conducted in the Fall of 2006.
CMA Pilot (DOC; 21.6MB; 103pp.)
Provides information from the CMA Pilot that was conducted in the Fall of 2006.
