Sample Letter for Parents or Guardians - STS

NOTE:  Before this letter is distributed, be sure to insert the information required in brackets and in bold.

Dear Parent or Guardian:

Enclosed are your student’s 2007 test results for the Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), which were given this past spring as part of the California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The purpose of the STS is to determine how well your student is achieving academically when tested in his or her home language of Spanish.

The following subjects are tested by the STS in grades two, three, and four:

• Reading-Language Arts
• Mathematics

The enclosed STAR Student Report for the STS (Reporte individual de los resultados de STAR) provides the test results in Spanish.

Your student also participated in the STAR Program by taking the California Standards Tests (CSTs) and, if he/she was in grade three or seven, the California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey (CAT/6 Survey). Both of these tests are given in English. The results for these tests are reported in the STAR Student Report for the CSTs that may be sent home separately.

It is important to keep in mind that information on the STAR student reports should not be used as the only source of information about the progress your student is making in school. Classroom work, grades, and other test results should also be reviewed for a more complete picture of your student’s academic progress.

If you have any questions about your student’s STS report or the STAR Student Report for the CSTs, please contact the school at [insert contact information] or talk with your student’s teacher(s) or counselor. You also are invited to attend a STAR Program information meeting being held [insert date] at [insert time] in [insert school location]. We look forward to talking with you about your student’s educational achievement.