Sample Letter for Parents or Guardians - CAPA

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

Dear Parent or Guardian:

Enclosed is the STAR Student Report that provides your student’s test results for the 2007 California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program.

Your student participated in the STAR Program by taking the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA). The purpose of the tests is to measure your student’s understanding of a selected set of California’s content standards for English-language arts and mathematics.

The CAPA levels are connected to specific grade levels as follows:

• Level I    —  grades two through eleven for students with complex, profound disabilities
• Level II   —  grades two and three
• Level III  —  grades four and five
• Level IV  —  grades six through eight
• Level V   —  grades nine through eleven

Along with the STAR Student Report for the CAPA, you also will find a guide designed to help you understand your student’s scores. It is important to keep in mind that information on the STAR Student Report for the CAPA is only one 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 the CAPA or your student’s report, please contact the school at [insert contact information] or talk with your student’s teacher(s). You are also invited to attend a STAR Program information meeting about the CAPA being held [insert date] at [insert time] in [insert school location]. We look forward to talking with you about your student’s educational achievements.

Sincerely,