In April 2007 the United States Department of Education enacted regulations for an alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards. The California Department of Education (CDE), in response to the federal regulations, is developing and will implement an alternate assessment of the California content standards based on modified achievement standards for children with disabilities who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP).
STAR CMA Blueprints
Provides information for the CMA in grades three through eight for English–language arts, grades three through seven for mathematics, and grades five and eight for science.
STAR CMA Reference Sheets
Samples of the science reference sheets for the CMA in grade five science that are found in the test booklets.
California Modified Assessment Participation Criteria | DOC (40KB; 4pp.)
California Modified Assessment Participation Criteria for Science | DOC (32KB; 2pp.)
Provides assistance to IEP teams in determining how a student should participate in the STAR Program.
Testing Variations, Accommodations, and Modifications (DOC; 2.3MB; 6pp.)
Matrix 1. Matrix of Testing Variations, Accommodations, and Modifications for Administration of California Statewide Assessments; and Matrix 2. Matrix of Test Variations for Administration of California Statewide Assessments for English Learners.
Differences Between the CST and the CMA (PDF; 246KB; 4pp.)
Provides examples of the format changes between the California Standards Test and the California Modified Assessment.
CMA Performance Levels (DOC; 83KB; 6pp.)
State Board of Education-adopted performance levels for the CMA.
CMA Pilot Executive Summary (DOC; 94KB; 18pp.)
Provides summary information and finding from the CMA Pilot that was conducted in fall 2006.
CMA Pilot (DOC; 21.6MB; 103pp.)
Provides information from the CMA Pilot that was conducted in fall 2006.
