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Scantron offers California educators approved solutions for educational intelligence and analytics, as well as diagnostic assessments in ELA and Math for Grade 2.

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Back in School with JPA-Approved Scantron Analytics

The Education Technology Joint Powers Authority has approved Scantron Analytics for use as an Educational Intelligence and Analytics solution. This powerful analytics solution meets all requirements for approval:

  • General/User Experience
  • Extract Data Transfer and Load
  • Data Model
  • Traditional Reporting
  • Business Intelligence
  • Advanced Analytics/Artificial Intelligence
  • Intervention Management

Scantron Analytics provides interactive dashboards and visualizations to help you see a comprehensive picture of student achievement, including an Early Warning System you can use to track and measure improvement for at-risk students.

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Do You Need a Diagnostic Assessment for Grade 2 ELA and Math?

The California Department of Education requires educators to use an approved assessment to aid teachers in the development of language arts and computational skills of students in Grade Two. Approved ELA and math diagnostic assessments must meet criteria for alignment with the Common Core State Standards, validity and reliability, and appropriateness for intended use.

Learn more about California’s grade two assessments.

Scantron’s Performance Series is approved for this use in California schools. Performance Series aligns with Common Core Standards and provides a computer-adaptive assessment to measure student proficiency regardless of grade level. It includes support for pre-readers via the Foundations tests, as well as helping with the transition to standard core ELA and math proficiency. Performance Series is backed by Scantron’s rigorous assessment development and psychometric research, including criterion-referenced norming data available within test results.

Scantron assessment solutions support several of the key components of CDE’s Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Plan (SRCL):

  1. Standards and Frameworks
  2. Articulated and Aligned Curriculum
  3. Comprehensive, Targeted Instruction and Intervention (via instructional resource partners)
  4. Educator Preparation and Professional Learning
  5. Engaging Families and Communities
  6. Assessment and Progress Monitoring (via the approved Performance Series measure)
  7. Accountability (via Performance Series reports and Scantron Analytics; see Associated K–12 Solutions, below, for details)

While all the steps are crucial to literacy success, without steps 6 and 7, you may just be guessing. Informal, teacher-based prompts are an important part, but a more holistic assessment approach makes it easy to systematically assess, monitor progress, and demonstrate accountability. Scantron’s solution helps you use assessment data to guide and inform instruction, as well as providing effective early screening and diagnosis tools for grades K–12.

Learn more about what Performance Series offers California educators.

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Specific Resources for California Educators

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25 Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Analytics Solution (Checklist)

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Quick Read

27 March 2019

4 Paths to Success: Are Your Students On Track?

Many districts today are data rich, but information poor. Schools have an abundance of…

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California Department of Education selects Scantron Performance Series®

Scantron is proud to be recognized by the California Department of Education as having…

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California Grade 2 Assessment Package

Meeting 2nd Grade Diagnostic Assessment Requirements With the sunset of the Standardized Testing and…

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K-2 Reading and Mathematics Foundations Item Banks

Educational progress happens at all grade levels. For educators, this starts with an accurate…

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California Item Bank

The Scantron California Item Bank contains a total of 1,830 items—390 mathematics, 450 English…

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Are You Getting Enough from One Score? (Checklist)

Using a Single Test to Deliver Multiple Measurements One of the biggest complaints that…

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College and Career Item Bank

The Scantron College and Career Item Bank contains more than 14,000 test items in…

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Matemáticas en Español Item Bank

Scantron offers a comprehensive assessment solution designed to empower educators working with Spanish-speaking populations.…

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Next Generation Science Standards Item Bank

An increasing emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) means educational standards must…

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High School Math: Algebra and Geometry

An increasing emphasis on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) means educational standards must…

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“Performance Series and Achievement Series’ analysis tools and reports enable teachers to use their assessment results to effectively drive instruction.”

Steve Robinson Vice–Principal Liberty High School (Literacy First Charter School)

We have used the Performance Series assessment for ten years at Valley Oak and we find it a very useful tool for identifying specific standards that have not yet been mastered.

Laura Fulmer Director Valley Oak Charter

Every Student Succeeds Act in California

CA ESSA Plan

CDE Every Student Succeeds Act

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How Scantron Can Help

Academic Indicators

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Scantron Assessments

Scantron Analytics

Achievement

Provides on-grade testing for specific grade-level achievement measures with customizable performance bands and cut scores; items aligned to state standards.

Displays test scores from a variety of sources in interactive dashboards for overall and population group view.

Growth

Provides computer-adaptive testing on a scaled score for grade-level-independent results; tracks growth over time against subject scoring scale; results aligned to state standards

Shows changes in scores over time from a variety of test score sources; Early Warning System supports customizable thresholds and at-risk indicators.

Graduation Rate

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Connects Student Information System data in real-time; shows graduation rate year over year.

English Language Proficiency

Provides standards-based Reading and ELA computer-adaptive test; customizable performance bands and cut scores.

Aggregates data to view ELL students test scores at a glance; Early Warning System supports customizable thresholds and at-risk indicators.

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School Quality Indicators

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Scantron Surveys

Suspension

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Shows at-risk students easily using the Early Warning System.

Measures student engagement and school climate to discover underlying causes.

English Learner Progress

Measures year over year growth in Reading and ELA, regardless of grade level.

Aggregates data to view ELL students test scores at a glance; Early Warning System supports customizable thresholds and at-risk indicators

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Graduation

Supports development and administration of tests aimed specifically at graduation standards; ACT WorkKeys and SAT or ACT Practice Test scoring solutions available..

Shows grades, scores, and other student data in the College & Career Readiness dashboard, including ACT, SAT, AP, IB, and CTE.

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English Language Arts (Grades 3–8)

Shows grade-level proficiency, then provides Suggested Learning Objectives report to discover and remediate underlying issues.

Performance band reports show current status and progress instantly.

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Mathematics (Grades 3–8)

Shows grade-level proficiency, then provides Suggested Learning Objectives report to discover and remediate underlying issues.

Performance band reports show current status and progress instantly.

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Associated K–12 Solutions

Digital Interim Assessments

Adopt a comprehensive assessment strategy, featuring Achievement Series and Performance Series, with holistic, multi-metric…

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Analytics and Early Warning

Because today’s educational environment heavily relies on metrics to drive curricular and instructional decisions, it’s vital to have access to data. Scantron Analytics unifies your data into a single place, so you can explore results dynamically and uncover new correlations.

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K–12 Stakeholder Survey Solutions

Measure the perceptions, experiences, attitudes, and opinions of students, teachers, staff, parents, and the community

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Assessment Development & Psychometrics

Our expert consultants can work with you throughout the assessment development lifecycle to complete…

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California News & Events

3 September 2018

School safety and climate more important than test scores, new poll reveals–Education Dive

In many education circles, success is primarily measured by standardized achievement test scores, whether…

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