Welcome Agnew Families!

Community Coffee

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March 2025

Topics

• Inclusion
• Definition
• Evolving definition
• Test Prep
• Assessments & tests
• CAASPP

• What is it?
• Action & state of including
• Practice & policy of providing equal access to opportunities and resources

• Label-Free Language
• Students with IEPs
• Not “IEP Students”
• Diversity
• Cultural, Economic, Identities, etc.
• Among staff
• paraEducators
• Custodians, Office Staff

• Tests vs. Assessments
• Summative vs. Formative
• Assessment of, for, as learning

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• Spring Conferences coming up

• Talk about the test with your child. Make sure they are not scared or anxious.
• Tell your child that you and their teacher have high expectations and are both there to help, every step of the way.
• Take a practice test with your child.
• Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and a nutritious breakfast before testing.

• CAASPP / SBAC
• Grades 3-8 and 11
• Computer-based assessment

Resources

• California Department of Education (CDE) CAASPP Description
• CDE CAASPP System
• California Testing Overview
• Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments
• Parent Guides to Understanding
• Practice Tests
• Agnew Parent Notification Letter - 2025
• Common Core State Standards
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Thank you!