Set of Criteria schools and districts must meet per state and federal accountability legislation
What is AYP Adequate Yearly Progress
100
District
What is LEA Local Educational Agency
100
Exam all California Students must pass in order to receive a diploma
What is the CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam)
100
School Site Tool for rating they degree to which each EPC is implemented
What is APS Academic Program Survey
100
State standards adopted August 2, 2010 and by 48 states that have a planned implementation date in the 2014-15 school year
What is CCSS Common Core State Standards
200
Federal Accountability Legislation (new name after NCLB)
What is ESEA Elementary and Secondary Schools Act
200
For API calculations only, this exam awards one of two tiers of points, 1000 for passing it or 200 for not passing it.
What is the CAHSEE exam
200
Alternate CST for severely mentally disabled students with an IEP
What is CAPA California Alternate Performance Assessment
200
State Technical Assistance Tool required to be used by all districts in PI; it is for providing the district with information about itself
What is DAS District Assistance Survey
200
Annual Measureable Objective
What is the percent proficient target that states have to meet annually that increases to 100% by the 2013-14 school year
300
Federal Accountability Legislation (old name prior to ESEA)
What is NCLB No Child Left Behind
300
Tests upon which ESEA and state accountability (API) based
What is STAR Standardized Testing and Reporting System
300
Alternate CST for students with an IEP who have virtually no chance of scoring proficient on the CST
What is CMA California Modified Assessment
300
A district self evaluation tool that helps districts see trends and overall performance of their EL population
What is ELSSA English Learner Subgroup Self Assessment
300
95% participation rate
What is the percentage of students are required to participate in state mandated testing?
400
Status districts have that have not met all state and federal defined performance targets; PI district requirements
What is PI Program Improvement
400
Base API (Base Academic Performance Index)
What is the API upon which Target Growth API's are based. It is based on the previous year of students.
400
2-11 state tests required for all students except those taking CMA or CAPA
What is CST California Standards Test
400
Nine requirements PI districts must implement
What is EPC Essential Program Component
400
Safe Harbor
What is the name of the alternate method to make the Annual Measurable Objective (percent proficient requirement) for state testing that is based on the previous year's percent proficient with a confidence interval. This method totally disregards the AMO percent proficient requirement.
500
Source of federal funding tied to accountability legislation
What is Title I
500
Growth API
What is the API first released after the state tests have been administered.
500
State Standardized Assessment for English Learners
What is the CELDT or California English Language Development Test
500
A district self evaluation tool describing special education program components that must be part of a district’s special education program
What is ISA Inventory of Services and Supports for Students with Disabilities
500
An exam 11th graders and completing 10th graders may take to fulfill California's diploma requirements. A Certificate of Proficiency is given to these students.
What is the CHSPE California High School Proficiency Exam