San Diego City Schools

Bob Raines

DISTRICT POLICIES RELATED TO ASSESSMENT, TESTING, ETC.

Curriculum Development

F-1500 The superintendent shall establish and implement regulations and procedures governing the development, evaluation, and monitoring of district and nondistrict instructional programs, materials, and/or services. Use of norm-referenced standardized tests in the development of instructional materials is prohibited. (Approved 3-88. Related Procedure Nos. 4000, 4050, 4053, 4060, 4092, 4097, 4100, 4105, 4106, 4107, 4110, 4125, 4126, 4130, 4170, 4171, 4172, 4188, 4189, 4192, 4195, 4196, 4197, 4198, 4199, 4230, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4250, 4251, 4255, 4257, 4261, 4262, 4310, 4311, 4312, 4315, 4316, 4317, 4320, 4350, 4500, 4545, 4555, 4556, 4558, 4560, 4564, 4575, 4583, 4585, 4587, 4620, 4720, 4755, 4766, 4785, 4815, 4930, 4931, 4934, 5150, 5330, 5345, 5500, 6135, 6340, 9300, 9301, 9302, 9610, EP35.)

F-1700 It is the policy of the Board of Education that staff, parents, and students (in secondary schools) annually review student achievement results identified by racial/ethnic group to develop comprehensive strategies to eliminate disparities among groups. Successful practices will be disseminated to other schools. (Approved 5-11-93. Related Procedure Nos. 4816.)

F-7800 Each student shall demonstrate standards of proficiency, or for special education students, differential standards of proficiency as appropriate, in basic skills as one of the requirements for a high school diploma. The superintendent shall ensure implementation of a student progress review plan which provides for an assessment of the current progress of students toward meeting proficiency and graduation requirements. (Approved 3-88. Revised 10-25-94. Related Procedure Nos. 4770, 4785, 4790, 4825.)

Assessment and Testing

F-8000 Board of Education policies govern the district's total testing program, including adoption and implementation of tests administered in group settings for the purpose of measuring student academic aptitude, ability, achievement, or other attributes associated with assessing a student's status for program placement. This policy dies not apply to: (1) individually administered tests which are governed by state and federal law; (2) miscellaneous tests used by individual schools or teachers for their own purposes; or, (3) district competency or proficiency tests. Board of Education policy provides that the district shall ensure:

a. Participation of district and community representatives in the test review and selection process;

b. Observance of appropriate professional criteria underlying design and construction of test materials; and

c. Provision of fair notice and opportunity to test vendors to present their products for consideration. (Approved 3-88. Related Procedure Nos. 4000, 4053, 4815, 4816, 4825, 4835, 4845, 4846, 4848, 6505, 6510, 6527.)

F-8400 The Board of Education is committed to a district assessment system that is fair, objective, and accessible to all students. The assessment system shall provide all students with multiple and varied opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge and unique abilities. These assessments will link curriculum and instruction in ways that reflect the best instructional practices and document ongoing student progress, including the progress of English language learners in attaining oral and written English language proficiency. The system will monitor the effectiveness of educational programs, provide the educational community with information to improve teaching and learning, promote the success of all students, and serve as the foundation for the district's accountability system. (Approved 1-23-96. Related Procedure Nos. 4000, 4100, 4315, 4316, 4317, 4350, 4355, 4410, 4702, 4705, 4708, 4710, 4720, 4755, 4760, 4766, 4770, 4772, 4785, 4790, 4815, 4816, 4825, 4835, 4845, 6121, 6185, 6505, 6510, 9010.)

Records

H-8900 Board of Education policy requires that the superintendent establish and maintain a district system for initiating, marking, using, and storing active and inactive student records, and for ensuring the security of oral, written, and computerized student information. District regulations governing release of student information shall comply with requirements of the federal General Education Provision Act and provisions of the California Education Code.

a. Vendors doing business with secondary school students with the sanction of the district, or any individual school or Associated Student Body of any school, shall be required to sign a statement that they will not divulge to anyone the names and addresses of students, and acknowledging that if they do, they will be prohibited from doing business with the school district in the future.

b. Information of a personal nature which is disclosed during counseling to a credentialed counselor assigned counseling duties must be held confidential and may not be revealed, discussed, or referred to, except under specific conditions as provided by law and Board of Education policy. (Approved 3-88. Related Procedure Nos. 1570, 4097, 4633, 4620, 4930, 4931, 4934, 4938, 5700, 6060, 6278, 6295, 6370, 6370-A, 6400, 6505, 6510, 6515, 6520, 6521, 6525, 6526, 6527, 6528, 6535, 7045, 7046, 9010, 9015.)