Fresno Unified
Board Policy
BP 6162.5
Instruction
Student Assessment
The Governing Board believes that the primary purpose of student
assessments should be to help students, parents/guardians and
teachers identify individual students' academic strengths, weaknesses
and progress in order to improve teaching and learning. Assessments
should also serve to determine the effectiveness of the schools
and the district as measured by students' knowledge of fundamental
skills and their ability to apply those skills.
The Board recognizes that a variety of evaluation measures are
needed in order to reach the above goals. A single test or testing
method cannot be expected to always take ethnic, cultural or gender
differences into account or to conclusively identify the academic
strengths and weaknesses of each student. To have validity, tests
must correspond to the material that is being taught and measure
the extent to which students meet clearly specified standards
of achievement.
(cf. 0410 Nondiscrimination)
(cf. 5121 Grades/Evaluation of Student Achievement)
(cf. 6190 Evaluation of the Instructional Program)
When districtwide and schoollevel results of student assessments
are published, the Superintendent or designee may provide supplementary
information to assist the local community in interpreting test
results and evaluating school performance.
(cf. 0510 School Accountability Report Card)
California Assessment of Academic Achievement
The Superintendent or designee shall administer mandatory student
assessments as provided by the State Board of Education to all
students in grades 4, 5, 8 and 10 as required by law. (Education
Code 60605, 60608)
The Superintendent or designee also shall administer achievement
tests to all students in grades 2 through 10 as part of the state's
student testing incentive program. The Superintendent or designee
shall establish a procedure to ensure that Board members, administrators,
teachers and parents/guardians are actively involved in the selection
and implementation of these tests. Tests shall be selected among
those approved by the State Board of Education.
The Board may meet in closed session to review the contents of
any assessment approved or adopted for the statewide testing system.
In order to maintain the confidentiality of the assessment under
review, the Board shall first agree by resolution to accept any
State Board of Education terms or conditions for that review.
(cf. 9321 Closed Session Purposes and Agendas)
Upon written request by the parent/guardian, a student shall be
excused from any or all parts of student assessments administered
for the statewide testing system. (Education Code 60615)
Golden State Examinations
The Board believes that participation in the Golden State Examinations
can motivate students to succeed in key academic courses.
The Board strongly encourages students to accept the challenge
these examinations present.
The Superintendent or designee may require students in one or
more selected courses to participate in the Golden State Examinations
for reasons related to the curricular offerings.
School award programs may be held to recognize all students who
participate in the Golden State Examinations, with special recognition
for those who receive honors.
(cf. 5126 Awards for Achievement)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
51041 Evaluation of educational program
51513 Personal beliefs (re questionnaires, etc.)
6060060652 Assessment of academic achievement
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
4400 Concentrations of educationally disadvantaged youth
Management Resources:
CDE LEGAL ADVISORIES
0924.91 Clarification of Crawford v. Honig. LO: 291
CDE PROGRAM ADVISORIES
0327.86 Reporting normreferenced standardized achievement
test scores to parents
Policy FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: March 26, 1992 Fresno, California
revised: February 13, 1997
Fresno Unified
Administrative Regulation
AR 6162.5
Instruction
Student Assessment
Mandatory Statewide Assessments
Districtwide and schoollevel results of statewide student
assessments shall be reported to the Governing Board at least
once a year at a regularly scheduled Board meeting. This report
shall not specify the score or relative position of individual
students. (Education Code 60609)
Local Incentive Program
The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that the district
complies with all the following conditions related to the student
testing incentive program: (Education Code 6064060641)
1. The district shall administer an achievement test approved
by the State Board of Education to all students in grades 2 through
10.
2. The achievement tests shall be administered at a time of year
specified by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
3. The individual results of these tests shall be reported in
writing to the student's parent/guardian. This report shall include
the student's score and a clear explanation of the purpose of
the test and its intended use by the district.
4. The individual results of these tests shall also be reported
to the student's school and teachers and included in his/her student
records. They shall be further released only with the permission
of the student's parent/guardian.
5. The districtwide and schoollevel results of these tests
shall be reported to the Board at a regularly scheduled Board
meeting at the same time that the results of the statewide student
assessments are reported. This report shall not specify the score
or relative position of individual students.
The Superintendent or designee shall certify to the Superintendent
of Public Instruction the district's compliance with these conditions.
(Education Code 6064060641)
Individual Record of Accomplishment
The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that each student,
by the end of grade 12, has an individual record of accomplishment
that includes the following: (Education Code 60607)
1. The results of academic achievement tests administered under
the local student testing incentive program
2. The results of any vocational education certification examinations
taken
Regulation FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
approved: February 13, 1997 Fresno, California