Assessment & Accountability

2022-2023 District Assessment Calendars 

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Program Evaluation

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The Program Evaluation Department coordinates a range of assessment and evaluation projects including:  oversight of the distribution, administration, collection, and security of all state and district assessment; the School Accountability Report Cards (SARC), and Report of Progress (report cards). The department manages and supports the implementation of DnA, the district's assessment database.  To help facilitate informed decision-making the Program Evaluation Department analyzes, interprets, and disseminates student achievement results to schools, district office staff, and the community.

Application to Conduct Research

The Assessment & Accountability branch of Education Services oversees the grant and research application process.  Researchers seeking to conduct research in the district must complete the applicable forms listed below.  Submission instructions are provided in Application to Conduct Research Guidelines.  Completion of Forms 1-4 required for consideration.  Failure to provide complete documentation or clear project prospectus will lead to request denial.  

• Guidelines for Application to Conduct Research
• Form 1:  Executive Summary 
• Form 2-AD or Form 2-AR (select the appropriate form)
  • Form 2-AD:  Application Packet for Advanced Degrees (PVUSD Employees only)
  • Form 2-AR:  Application Packet for Agencies & Researchers
• Form 3:  Request to Conduct a Survey, Interview, Observation, or other Assessment 
• Form 4:  Memorandum of Data Use and Confidentiality Agreement

Teachers use more than just test scores to determine how well a student is doing because test scores alone don’t tell the whole story. And the same is true for schools – test scores are only part of a bigger picture of school success. That’s why the California School Dashboard contains a range of easy-to-use, color-coded gauges designed to give families a complete picture of a school or district. The Dashboard includes meaningful data on graduation rates, college/career readiness, attendance, English learner progress, suspensions and more. The state has created several videos – translated into Spanish – to help you learn about the Dashboard and how to use it. Find them on the California Department of Education’s YouTube channel!

The Dashboard reports on multiple measures that assess how the district and individual schools are meeting the needs of our students.  The Dashboard reports PERFORMANCE and PROGRESS on both state measures as well as those identified by the district.  These measures are taken from the priority areas of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).  Information is organized by school and by district for test scores, graduation rates, school attendance, college/career readiness and suspensions. 

Click on the image below to access the Dashboard Web page. 

To request English Learner  status information contact State & Fed Programs

           Call:  831-786-2335 

           FAX:  831-728-6210         

CA Dept of Education 

1. California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

2. SmarterBalanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)

• Sample items and Performance Tasks

• ELA/Literacy Achievement Level Descriptors and College Content-Readiness Policy

• Mathematics Achievement Level Descriptors and College Content-Readiness Policy

• CDE SBAC Resources

1. English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC)

2. DataQuest