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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Education Code - EDC |
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Title 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION |
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Division 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES |
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Part 33. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING |
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Chapter 5. California Assessment of Academic Achievement |
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ARTICLE 4. Standardized Testing and Reporting Program |
Section 60649.
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On or before March 1, 2001, the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on the status of implementation of this chapter. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Description of the actions taken to ensure full coverage of academic content standards in assessments developed pursuant to this chapter.
(b) Identification of the types of test items designed to measure applied academic skills, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 60603.
(c) The means by which the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education determine assessments are valid, reliable, and provide consistent year-to-year comparisons of student progress, consistent with nationally recognized and accepted test construction and implementation methodologies, as applicable.
(d) Recommendations to improve the state's assessment system, identifying related costs or savings, and increases or decreases in testing time.