OTHER USEFUL SITES
ON SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY
| The API The Academic Performance Index (API)
is the cornerstone of California's Public Schools
Accountability Act (PSAA). The purpose of the API is to measure the academic performance and growth of schools. It is a numeric index (or scale) that ranges from a low of 200 to a high of 1000. A school's score or placement on the API is an indicator of a school's performance level. The interim statewide API performance target for all schools is 800. A school's growth is measured by how well it is moving toward that goal. http://api.cde.ca.gov/ |
SMMUSD
individual schools 2003-04 API scores |
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| The Stanford 9 is a nationally normed multiple-
choice achievement test. School districts are required to administer
the Stanford 9 to all students in grades 2 through 11, except for those
students whose Individual Education Plans (IEPs) explicitly exempt them,
or students whose parent or guardian submits a written request to exempt
the student. In grades 2 through 8 students are tested in reading, spelling,
written expression, and mathematics. In grades 9 through 11 testing
is required in reading, writing, mathematics, science, and history/social
science.
Click to see more. |
SMMUSD
individual schools 2003-04 STAR scores |
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| This California Department of Education web
site provides exhaustive state, county, district, and individual school
site information on enrollment, graduates, dropouts, English learners,
staffing, projected teacher hires, course enrollments, high school (SAT/ACT/AP)
scores, and STAR9 test results.
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state, county, district and school reports have a wealth of data covering
such areas as students and staffing, plus finances for the district
level. A Glossary gives you quick access to helpful definitions. You can also link directly
to many California Department of Education web pages as well as other
interesting sites about K-12 education.
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Ed-Data provides fiscal, demographic and performance data on all of California's K-12 schools. Click here to visit their website. |
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School Accountability Report Card (SARC) |
In
November 1988, California voters passed Proposition 98, also known as
The Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act . This
ballot initiative provided California's public schools a stable source
of funding. In return, all public schools in California are required
to prepare and disseminate information annually about themselves to
the public through a School Accountability Report Card
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