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Memorandum
PURPOSE: The purpose of this Memorandum is to provide the District’s Diagnostic Periodic
Assessment schedule for single-track secondary schools for 2009-2010 in order
for schools to plan a coordinated professional development and instructional
program.
MAJOR This Memorandum replaces MEM-4786 dated June 29, 2009. The high school
CHANGES: single track calendar should have been labeled as Attachment B. The correction
has been made.
There are five major program changes for secondary periodic assessments:
1. The formerly optional secondary science and history/social science
periodic assessments that were administered after the California Standards
Tests are now mandated.
2. The secondary science periodic assessments for Integrated-Coordinated
Science have been suspended for 2009-2010.
3. The Grade 11 History/Social Science Periodic Assessments that were
scheduled for 2009-2010 administration have been suspended.
4. Multiple-Choice assessment booklets for all secondary periodic
assessments must be stored at the school site and re-used for subsequent
tracks and years. Students must not write in these booklets and schools
must not discard these booklets. Constructed Response items will
continue to be consumable, with the exception of Science, where the
Constructed Response item remains a part of the multiple-choice booklet
and answers must be written on a separate sheet of paper.
5. Core K12 Education is the new name of the K12 division formerly known
as “The Princeton Review”. The website address (URL) for teachers to
access their periodic assessment scores has also changed to reflect this
new name. The former URL https://lausd.princetonreview.com has now
been changed to https://lausd.corek12.com.
Adjustments have been made in determining the assessment “End Dates” in order
to provide maximum flexibility so that schools can schedule the administration of
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assessments and make-up sessions, obtain and analyze data with colleagues, and
adjust instruction to accommodate for the identified learning needs of students.
Answer sheets should be submitted via school mail no later than the identified
End Dates in order to be included in the District’s summary reports for
participation and performance that are published four times a year.
INSTRUCTIONS: Schools must administer the assessments in accordance with the Superintendent’s
Letter to Employees dated January 26, 2009.
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5. ADMINISTERING ASSESSMENTS
a. The “2009-2010 Schedule of Periodic Assessments” is provided on
Attachment A for Grades 6-8 and Attachment B for Grades 9-12 for
the following grades and subjects:
• English/Language Arts (Grades 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10),
• Mathematics (Grades 6 and 7 and Algebra Readiness, Algebra 1
and Geometry)
• History/Social Science (Grades 7, 8 and 10)
• Science (Grades 6, 7 and 8 and Biology and Chemistry).
SPAN schools must refer to the appropriate calendars for their grade levels.
b. Teachers should administer the assessments by the End Date for each
assessment, place answer sheets in the white plastic bag addressed to:
LAUSD MAIL UNIT – LAUSD PERIODIC ASSESSMENT ANSWER
SHEETS, and place the bag in the school’s mail bag. Teachers are to use
the student performance data, available on the Internet within 24-48
hours at https://lausd.corek12.com, to accomplish the following:
• provide information to strengthen standards-based instruction;
• identify target areas for professional development;
• provide “Individual Student Level Reports” to parents regarding
student progress toward proficiency;
• help motivate students to become more responsible for their own
learning;
• adjust instruction to take into account the results of the periodic
assessments and student learning needs.
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RELATED The resources for each subject area include the following:
RESOURCES: • District Instructional Guides and accompanying professional development
materials for English/Language Arts, History/Social Science, Mathematics
and Science
• Professional Development Guide to Accompany the Comparability Charts
(available online “Inside LAUSD, Periodic Assessment” website)
− The “Comparability Charts” are available for each teacher to post and
share with students the alignment between standards measured on the
California Standards Tests (CST) and the District’s periodic
assessments (available online “Inside LAUSD; Periodic Assessment”
webpage)
• Professional Development Guide for Secondary Periodic Assessments: A Tool
for Analyzing Periodic Assessment Data and Using Results to Inform
Collaborative Conversations (available online “Inside LAUSD; Periodic
Assessment” webpage)
• Building Quality Learning Using Periodic Assessments (available online
“Inside LAUSD; Periodic Assessment” webpage)
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ASSISTANCE: For further assistance or information, first contact your school’s English/Language
Arts or Mathematics Instructional Coaches, Science Lead Teachers or History/Social
Science Department Chairs if available. For additional support, contact your Local
District Instructional Support Offices or the District’s Periodic Assessment Unit at
(213) 241-6873.
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ATTACHMENT A
HOLIDAY
Assessments should be administered no later than the End Date identified below
Answer sheets will arrive in schools 3 to 4 weeks before the End Dates identified below
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ATTACHMENT B
HOLIDAY
Assessments should be administered no later than the End Date identified below
Answer sheets will arrive in schools 3 to 4 weeks before the End Dates identified below
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