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Seems to me they are being "sneaky".HappyMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14779414200995435823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776116526796344044.post-2911880204177001142011-09-10T17:02:21.549-07:002011-09-10T17:02:21.549-07:00I am really curious to know why ALL students aren&...I am really curious to know why ALL students aren't tested for Star-testing. I had no idea that they could "opt-out". I only recently became aware of this. One school scored high on the test, higher than our school. This school just opened up last year, and last week actually flew a plane over our school w/ a banner saying "We ARE the Champions!!!!" during our schools 4th,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776116526796344044.post-44906938750054519272011-09-10T16:37:26.717-07:002011-09-10T16:37:26.717-07:00I have a few questions.I have a few questions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776116526796344044.post-16259457785347705842011-06-27T17:41:18.742-07:002011-06-27T17:41:18.742-07:00When I opted my children out of the STAR testing t...When I opted my children out of the STAR testing this year by sending a letter to the principal and their teacher, I received phone calls in return urging me to have them tested because they are currently performing far beyond most students. They wanted the higher scores added to the school average to bring up the scores so the school would look better. I had explained that hours of testing Clarice Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720610998785601624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776116526796344044.post-52206711781261605602011-06-25T17:35:04.069-07:002011-06-25T17:35:04.069-07:00Incredible! Well, maybe not so much! The STAR br...Incredible! Well, maybe not so much! The STAR bribery is insane. I was able to get many of these processes and 'incentives' comepletely eliminated at our local High School...under the Federal Right to Privacy Act, no child's test score or achievement level can be made public however that is EXACTLY what these 'incentives' do....they demean and degrade those left behind and Nancy Gilmorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776116526796344044.post-26475507519190121692011-06-16T09:23:34.129-07:002011-06-16T09:23:34.129-07:00At our high school, they announced the day before ...At our high school, they announced the day before STAR testing that students who improved their score by 100 points, would be entered in a raffle for 15 i-pads, i-phones and other i-items. E-mails to the vice principal and principal inquiring about the source of funding of these thousands of dollars remained unanswered. An e-mail to the local newspaper revealed the principal's answer: we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776116526796344044.post-13074903756739464022011-05-17T13:03:26.475-07:002011-05-17T13:03:26.475-07:00I want to know what would happen in a group of par...I want to know what would happen in a group of parents unified pulled out and then invalidated the entire test for the school. I issue with the test is that we are in a school with a majority population of english language learners. I feel the majority of the school year is spent preparing these students simply to take and succeed on the test, meanwhile other students are just lost learning Julie e.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776116526796344044.post-7191934025459843022011-04-21T12:01:23.511-07:002011-04-21T12:01:23.511-07:00Oops - typo up there... supposed to be "be&qu...Oops - typo up there... supposed to be "be" not "me." ouch.Clarice Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720610998785601624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776116526796344044.post-51176815540590005722011-04-21T12:00:39.675-07:002011-04-21T12:00:39.675-07:00The lady above my post is a teacher? Really? Hell,...The lady above my post is a teacher? Really? Hell, I'd me anonymous too if I couldn't punctuate or spell and I taught 2nd grade.<br /><br />Anyway, Thanks for posting the information on STAR testing. Your blog has more information about it than anyplace else. My son has Aspergers and the testing makes him so anxious and depressed that I started opting him out two years ago. No one at Clarice Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720610998785601624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776116526796344044.post-4909114644091241132010-05-04T19:41:51.857-07:002010-05-04T19:41:51.857-07:00As a teacher I hate giving the STAR test. I teach...As a teacher I hate giving the STAR test. I teach second grade. We do teach the kids how to take the test, but only in the form of how to read the questions, understand what they are asking and eliminate the incorrect answers. This is the first time these kids are taking a teat like this. <br /><br />Although I don't think the test is a good way to measure students progress, i don know Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776116526796344044.post-33966691712933789992010-04-30T13:50:49.172-07:002010-04-30T13:50:49.172-07:00At our high school the principal is giving student...At our high school the principal is giving students parking passes, off campus passes, and ASB cards for free year books and prom tickets if the students increase their scores by 3% over last year OR score in the ADVANCED level of each test. Isn't this bribing our students to do well on a test that assesses the SCHOOL while making us PAY FEES for tests that assess the STUDENT? this is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776116526796344044.post-48760764953097114302010-04-28T22:35:19.803-07:002010-04-28T22:35:19.803-07:00I can answer the question about the California Mod...I can answer the question about the California Modified Assessment (CMA) tests.<br /><br />CMA's are still testing for grade level appropriate work. The tests are formatted differently though. Generally there is less text/questions per page.<br /><br />One of my children took the CMA for Language Arts last year (then a 3rd grader with a Language Processing Disorder) and his resource teacher Nerd Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177750398775870580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776116526796344044.post-81671491335881863762010-04-28T09:48:59.514-07:002010-04-28T09:48:59.514-07:00You can check out this link for more information o...You can check out this link for more information on your first question:http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/cmastar.asp<br /><br />I don't know the answer to your second question, but I did hear about an elementary school principal who suggested to a parent that her son's STAR test scores didn't have to be included with the rest of the school's scores because they were low. This Kerry Teegen Dickinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10908630594054009416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776116526796344044.post-73180071949612979412010-04-28T07:00:15.072-07:002010-04-28T07:00:15.072-07:00is it true that California Modified Assessment is ...is it true that California Modified Assessment is used if the a student does not do well on the STAR testing? I also heard that because of No Child left behind they modified test so students can pass? <br /><br />Are these true?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776116526796344044.post-80259166874537593652010-04-26T00:57:53.270-07:002010-04-26T00:57:53.270-07:00The schools don't like to make it known that p...The schools don't like to make it known that parents can opt out of the tests for their kids because they get penalized if not enough kids per subgroup take the exam. The district my kids go to school in got spanked a few years back because too many special ed kids were opting out.Nerd Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177750398775870580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776116526796344044.post-73718528170870510712010-04-22T10:41:06.829-07:002010-04-22T10:41:06.829-07:00Star testing does effect our kids' grades...it...Star testing does effect our kids' grades...it is in Schoolloop for my son's history class....weighted just as much as a regular TEST...oh and it dropped his grade from an "A" to a "B"....<br />YES I AM MAD!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776116526796344044.post-42330056735007538592010-04-22T10:39:49.686-07:002010-04-22T10:39:49.686-07:00In response to the comment above, I emailed two pr...In response to the comment above, I emailed two principals. Here's the response from the middle school principal:<br /><br />"My understanding is that colleges and universities do not generally consider individual STAR scores for entrance. I have heard of isolated occasions where the STAR scores have been included in the overall profile of a student. <br /><br />It's very Kerry Teegen Dickinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10908630594054009416noreply@blogger.com