Sample Letter for Parents or Guardians - Aprenda 3

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Dear Parent or Guardian:

Enclosed are your student’s 2007 test results for the Aprenda: La prueba de logros en español, tercera edición (Aprenda 3), which was given this past spring as part of the California Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The purpose of the Aprenda 3 is to determine how well your student is achieving academically when tested in his or her home language of Spanish.

The following subject areas are tested by the Aprenda 3 in grades five through eleven:

• Reading
• Mathematics
• Language
• Spelling (grades five through eight)

The enclosed Aprenda 3 student report 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 also should be reviewed for a more complete picture of your student’s academic progress.

If you have any questions about your student’s Aprenda 3 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 are also 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.

Sincerely,