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STAR California Standards Test (CST) Science Reference Sheets

Samples of the science reference sheets for the CSTs in chemistry, physics, integrated science, grade eight science, and grade five science that are found in each of the test booklets.

STAR California Standards Test Blueprints

STAR California Alternate Performance Assessment Blueprints

STAR California Modified Assessment Blueprints

STAR Standards-based Tests in Spanish Blueprints

Released Test Questions

California Standards Test (CST) Released Questions
Released test questions for English-language arts, mathematics, history-social science, and science.

Guidelines on Academic Preparation for State Assessments (PDF; 179KB; 4pp.)
Appropriate academic preparation for all state assessments.

4th & 7th Grade Writing Test

Teacher Guide for the 2007 California Writing Standards Test in Grade Four (PDF; 540KB; 64pp.)
This guide includes the grade four writing tasks administered in spring 2007 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.

Teacher Guide for the 2007 California Writing Standards Test in Grade Seven (PDF; 646KB; 78pp.)
This guide includes the grade seven writing tasks administered in spring 2007 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.

December 2006 Teacher Guide for the 2006 California Writing Standards Test in Grade Four (PDF; 2.4MB; 67pp.)
This guide includes the grade four writing tasks administered in spring 2006 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.

December 2006 Teacher Guide for the 2006 California Writing Standards Test in Grade Seven (PDF; 2.6MB; 75pp.)
This guide includes the grade seven writing tasks administered in spring 2006 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.

Teacher Guide for the 2005 California Writing Standards Test in Grade Four (PDF; 528KB; 65pp.)
This guide includes the grade four writing tasks administered in spring 2005 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.

Teacher Guide for the 2005 California Writing Standards Test in Grade Seven (PDF; 635KB; 74pp.)
This guide includes the grade seven writing tasks administered in spring 2005 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.

Questions and Answers about the California Writing Standards Test in Grades Four and Seven (Posted 02-Feb-2006; PDF; 192KB; 13pp.)
Answers to questions about the California Writing Standards Tests 2005.

Scoring Process | DOC (42KB; 4pp.)
Scoring process for the grade four and grade seven California Writing Standards Tests 2005.

Teacher Guide for the 2004 Grade Four and Seven Writing Tests (PDF; 2.06MB; 61pp.)
This guide includes the writing tasks administered in spring 2004 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.

Teacher Guide for the 2003 Grade Four and Seven Writing Tests (PDF; 1.92MB; 68pp.)
This guide includes the writing tasks administered in spring 2003 with sample student responses and teacher commentaries.

Teacher Guide for the Grade Four and Seven Writing Tests (PDF; 385KB; 56pp.)

This 2001 guide contains sample student responses and teacher commentaries for all genres that may be tested on the California Writing Standards Tests at grades four and seven.

Information & Assistance Packets

STAR 2008 Program

Understanding 2008 STAR Program Tests: Information for School District and School Staff (DOC; 138KB; 32pp.) | PDF (344KB; 32pp.)

Questions and Answers About the 2008 STAR Program

Questions and Answers About the California Standards Tests (including CST in Writing)

Questions and Answers About the California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey

Questions and Answers About the California Alternate Performance Assessment

Questions and Answers About the California Modified Assessment

Questions and Answers About the Designated Primary Language Test

Communicating with Parents and Guardians About 2008 STAR Program Tests: Resources for Use by School District and School Staff (DOC; 898KB; 51pp.) | PDF (2.98MB; 43pp.)

Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2008 STAR Program (English) | DOC (48KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the 2008 STAR Program (Spanish) | DOC (88KB; 4pp.)

Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Standards Tests (English) | DOC (47KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Standards Tests (Spanish) | DOC (50KB; 3pp.)

Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Writing Standards Test (English) | DOC (45KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Writing Standards Test (Spanish) | DOC (45KB; 3pp.)

Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey (English) | DOC (41KB; 2pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey (Spanish) | DOC (33KB; 2pp.)

Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Modified Assessment (English) | DOC (44KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Modified Assessment (Spanish) | DOC (37KB; 3pp.)

Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Alternate Performance Assessment (English) | DOC (44KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the California Alternate Performance Assessment (Spanish) | DOC (78KB; 3pp.)

Parent/Guardian Guide to the Designated Primary Language Test (English) | DOC (45KB; 3pp.)
Parent/Guardian Guide to the Designated Primary Language Test (Spanish) | DOC (37KB; 3pp.)

Explaining 2008 STAR Program Student Reports to Parents and Guardians: Resources for Use by School District and School Staff

Explaining 2008 STAR Program Student Reports to Parents and Guardians: Resources for Use by School District and School Staff (PDF; 3.7MB; 63pp.)

Sample Letters for Parents and Guardians
For ease of use, the following are stand-alone Word versions of the sample letters from "Explaining 2008 STAR Program Student Reports to Parents and Guardians: Resources for Use by School District and School Staff."

California Standards Tests — Grades Two Through Eight (English version) (DOC; 97KB; 2pp.)
California Standards Tests — Grades Two Through Eight (Spanish version) (DOC; 72KB; 2pp.)

California Standards Tests — Grades Nine Through Eleven (English version) (DOC; 96KB; 2pp.)
California Standards Tests — Grades Nine Through Eleven (Spanish version) (DOC; 74KB; 2pp.)

California Modified Assessment — Grades Three Through Five (English version) (DOC; 89KB; 2pp.)
California Modified Assessment — Grades Three Through Five (Spanish version) (DOC; 72KB; 2pp.)

California Modified Assessment and California Standards Tests — Grades Three Through Five (English version) (DOC; 95KB; 2pp.)
California Modified Assessment and California Standards Tests — Grades Three Through Five (Spanish version) (DOC; 74KB; 2pp.)

California Alternate Performance Assessment — Grades Two Through Eleven (English version) (DOC; 96KB; 1p.)
California Alternate Performance Assessment — Grades Two Through Eleven (Spanish version) (DOC; 74KB; 2pp.)

Standards-based Tests in Spanish Grades Two Through Seven (English version) (DOC; 89KB; 1p.)
Standards-based Tests in Spanish Grades Two Through Seven (Spanish version) (DOC; 73KB; 2pp.)

Aprenda: La prueba de logros en espanol, Tercera edicion — Grades Eight Through Eleven (English version) (DOC; 85KB; 1p.)
Aprenda: La prueba de logros en espanol, Tercera edicion — Grades Eight Through Eleven (Spanish version) (DOC; 70KB; 2pp.)

Interpreting 2008 STAR Program Test Results: Information for School District and School Staff

Interpreting 2008 STAR Program Test Results: Information for School District and School Staff (PDF; 603KB; 36pp.)
Assistance materials to help school district and school staff answer questions that parents and guardians may have about the 2008 STAR Program and their children’s test results.

For ease of use, the following are stand-alone Word versions of the questions and answers and the scale score sections from “Interpreting 2008 STAR Program Test Results: Information for School District and School Staff.”

California Standards Tests (DOC; 152KB; 9pp.)
This document contains the following sections:

Questions and Answers: Reporting the Results of the California Standards Tests

Scale Scores on the California Standards Tests

Scale Score Ranges for the Performance Levels of the California Standards Tests

Questions and Answers: Reporting the Results of the California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey (DOC; 92KB; 2pp.)

Questions and Answers: Reporting the Results of the California Modified Assessment (DOC; 90KB; 3pp.)

California Alternate Performance Assessment (DOC; 102KB; 4pp.)
This document contains the following sections:

Questions and Answers: Reporting the Results of the California Alternate Performance Assessment

Scale Score Ranges for the Performance Levels of the California Alternate Performance Assessment

Questions and Answers: Reporting the Results of the Designated Primary Language Test (DOC; 95KB; 3pp.)

Internet Reports—Explaining 2008 STAR Program Summary Results to the Public: Assistance for School District and School Staff

Internet Reports—Explaining 2008 STAR Program Summary Results to the Public: Assistance for School District and School Staff (PDF; 1.4MB; 66pp.)

STAR 2007 Program

A series of assistance packets and materials to use in communicating with school district and school staffs, parents, and guardians about the 2007 STAR Program tests.

Explaining 2007 Test Results to Parents and Guardians (DOC; 4,885KB; 61pp.) | PDF (2,855KB; 60pp.)
Assistance for School Districts and Schools

Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - CSTs - Grades Two through Eight | DOC (31KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations of the Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - CSTs - Grades Two through Eight

Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - CSTs - Grades Nine, Ten, and Eleven | DOC (30KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations of the Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - CSTs - Grades Nine, Ten, and Eleven

Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - CAPA - Grades Two Through Eleven | DOC (29KB; 1p.)
Available Translations of the Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - CAPA - Grades Two Through Eleven

Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - STS - Grades Two, Three, and Four | DOC (23KB; 1p.)
Available Translations of the Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - STS - Grades Two, Three, and Four

Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - Aprenda 3 - Grades Five Through Eleven | DOC (29KB; 1p.)
Available Translations of the Sample Letter for Parents and Guardians - Aprenda 3 - Grades Five Through Eleven

Spanish Version of the Sample Letters for Parents and Guardians (DOC; 60KB; 10pp.)

Explaining 2007 Internet Reports to the Public (DOC; 1,289KB; 49pp.) | PDF (1,251KB; 48pp.)
Information for counties, school districts, and schools.

Communicating with Parents and Guardians About 2007 STAR Program Tests: Resources for Use by School District and School Staff (PDF; 560KB; 33pp.) | DOC (169KB; 31pp.)

Spotlight on STAR 2007: What is the STAR Program and when does it happen? (English) (DOC; 38KB; 2pp.)
Spotlight on STAR 2007: What is the STAR Program and when does it happen? (Spanish) (DOC; 32KB; 2pp.)
Available Translations of the Spotlight on STAR 2007: What is the STAR Program and when does it happen?

Spotlight on STAR 2007: Why is there more than one test? (English) (DOC; 36KB; 2pp.)
Spotlight on STAR 2007: Why is there more than one test? (Spanish) (DOC; 34KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations of the Spotlight on STAR 2007: Why is there more than one test?

Spotlight on STAR 2007: How do English Learners participate in the STAR Program? (English) (DOC; 36KB; 2pp.)
Spotlight on STAR 2007: How do English Learners participate in the STAR Program? (Spanish) (DOC; 33KB; 3pp.)
Available Translations of the Spotlight on STAR 2007: How do English Learners participate in the STAR Program?