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CONTACT:
Pam Slater
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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PHONE:
916-319-0818
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May
29, 2013
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E-MAIL:
pslater@cde.ca.gov
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Assembly Approves
Overhaul of Public School Testing
State Schools Chief
Tom Torlakson Applauds Move to College, Career Readiness
SACRAMENTO—Legislation
sponsored by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson to create
a new statewide assessment system using computer-based exams that would measure
and promote student progress toward career and college readiness was approved today
by the state Assembly.
Assembly
Bill 484 (Bonilla) would limit the use of outdated Standardized Testing and
Reporting (STAR) system tests for the 2013-14 school year and begin statewide
use of new assessments aligned to California’s Common Core State Standards in
2014-15.
“I’m
gratified that the Assembly agrees that California’s students deserve new
assessments that gauge their knowledge of the real-world skills that open the
door to success in a career and in college,” Torlakson said. “These new assessments
will ask students to reason through complex problems and think in-depth, giving
teachers new insights and new tools to improve learning.”
Torlakson’s proposal would retain assessments required to meet federal mandates
or those administered under the Early Assessment Program, as the state moves to
put in place tests developed by the Smarter Balanced consortium. California
serves as one of the governing states in the consortium.
AB 484 would establish the California Measurement of Academic Performance and
Progress for the 21st Century (CALMAPP21), including the use of the Smarter
Balanced assessments, to replace the existing STAR program.
The legislation is based on Torlakson’s recommendations contained in his
Recommendations
for Transitioning California to a Future Assessment System released
in January to guide the process of reauthorizing and revamping California’s
statewide assessment system, which currently sunsets on July 1, 2014.
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The California Department of Education (CDE)
is a state agency led by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom
Torlakson. For more information, please visit http://www.cde.ca.gov
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