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Monitoring Social Media During STAR Testing - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education)

Monitoring Social Media During STAR Testing - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education):

California Department of Education Monitors Social Media During STAR Tests




SACRAMENTO—Heightened monitoring and reporting of California's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) assessments this year identified 242 schools where social media postings occurred during administration of the tests, only 16 of which included postings of test questions or answers.
None of the postings affected school test results. As in 2012, when similar numbers of social media postings occurred, the majority involved students posing with the covers of test booklets or with materials that were not legible. The California Department of Education (CDE) placed a cautionary flag on the publicly posted test results for all schools where a posting occurred. (A list of the flagged schools is attached.)
"We take the validity and reliability of our assessments very seriously, and our schools do too, which is why we redoubled our efforts to monitor these postings and alerted school districts when they occurred," said Deputy Superintendent Deb Sigman, who oversees assessments and accountability issues for CDE. "These postings look to be attempts by students to gain attention among their friends, not an effort to gain an advantage on a test."
The 242 schools identified this year compares with 216 schools in 2012. That year, 12 schools had postings that included legible test questions or answers.
In addition to the more rigorous monitoring, CDE also conducted random security audits, instructed examiners and STAR coordinators as to the proper protocol, and reinforced the responsibilities of local officials to maintain security of all test material.
Though the implications for accountability have not yet been determined, in general, if a security breach affects less than 5 percent of the number of students tested, the school is ineligible for academic awards. If the breach affects more than 5 percent of the number of students tested, the school's API—the state's measure of accountability—could be invalidated.
Final decisions regarding accountability reports for affected schools will be made within the next few weeks, when CDE releases its statewide accountability reports.
Attachment
2013 Schools with Social Media Postings of Legible Test Items
Number
District Name
School Name
1
Anaheim Union High
Magnolia High
2
Bishop Unified
Bishop Union High
3
Burbank Unified
Monterey High (Continuation)
4
East Side Union High
Yerba Buena High
5
Eureka Senior High
Eureka Senior High
6
Lake Elsinore Unified
Lakeside High
7
Los Angeles Unified
Alexander Hamilton Senior High
8
Los Angeles Unified
Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High
9
Lucia Mar Unified
Arroyo Grande High
10
Manteca Unified
East Union High
11
Northern Humboldt Union High
Arcata High
12
Pittsburg Unified
Pittsburg Senior High
13
Pleasanton Unified
Amador Valley High
14
San Francisco Unified School District
Lowell High School
15
Santa Barbara Unified
La Cumbre Junior High School
16
Santa Maria Joint Union High
Righetti (Ernest) High
2013 Identified Schools with Images on Social Media (Not including test items)
Number
District Name
School Name
1
Acalanes Union High
Acalanes High
2
Albany City Unified
Albany High
3
Alvord Unified
Norte Vista High
4
Antioch Unified
Dallas Ranch Middle
5
Antioch Unified
Antioch High
6
Antioch Unified
Black Diamond Middle
7
Arcata Elementary
Sunny Brae Middle
8
Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy
Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy
9
Atascadero Unified
Atascadero High
10
Azusa Unified
Sierra High
11
Baldwin Park Unified
Jerry D. Holland Middle
12
Bellflower Unified
Mayfair High
13
Benicia Unified
Benicia High
14
Berkeley Unified
Berkeley High
15
Borrego Springs Unified
Borrego Springs High
16
Brawley Union High
Brawley High
17
Calexico Unified
Calexico High
18
Capistrano Unified
San Clemente High
19
Central Unified
Central High East Campus
20
Chaffey Joint Union High
Alta Loma High
21
Chaffey Joint Union High
Etiwanda High
22
Chaffey Joint Union High
Colony High
23
Chaffey Joint Union High
Chaffey High
24
Chaffey Joint Union High
Montclair High
25
Chaffey Joint Union High
Ontario High
26
Charter School of San Diego
Charter School of San Diego
27
Claremont Unified
Community Day
28
Claremont Unified
El Roble Intermediate
29
Clovis Unified
Clovis North High
30
Clovis Unified
Clovis East High
31
Clovis Unified
Alta Sierra Intermediate
32
Coalinga-Huron Unified
Coalinga High
33
Colton Joint Unified
Grand Terrace High
34
Colton Joint Unified
Bloomington High
35
Colton Joint Unified
Colton High
36
Conejo Valley Unified
Westlake High
37
Corcoran Joint Unified
Corcoran High
38
Corona-Norco Unified
Centennial High
39
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified
El Monte Middle
40
Downtown College Prep - Alum Rock
Downtown College Prep -- Alum Rock
41
East Side Union High
Independence High
42
East Side Union High
Evergreen Valley High
43
East Side Union High
Andrew P. Hill High
44
East Side Union High
Mount Pleasant High
45
East Side Union High
Oak Grove High
46
East Side Union High
William C. Overfelt High
47
El Dorado Union High
El Dorado High
48
El Rancho Unified
El Rancho High
49
El Rancho Unified
Rivera Middle
50
Elk Grove Unified
Pleasant Grove High
51
Elk Grove Unified
Valley High
52
Elk Grove Unified
Sheldon High
53
Elk Grove Unified
James Rutter Middle
54
Enterprise Elementary
Parsons Junior High
55
Escondido Union High
San Pasqual High
56
Fairfield-Suisun Unified
Angelo Rodriguez High
57
Fairfield-Suisun Unified
Sem Yeto Continuation High
58
Farmersville Unified
Farmersville Junior High
59
Fillmore Unified
Fillmore Senior High
60
Folsom Cordova Unified
Cordova High
61
Fowler Unified
John Sutter Middle
62
Fremont Unified
American High
63
Fremont Union High
Cupertino High
64
Fremont Union High
Fremont High
65
Fremont Union High
Monta Vista High
66
Fresno Unified
Edison High
67
Garden Grove Unified
Los Amigos High
68
Garden Grove Unified
Rancho Alamitos High
69
Gateway Unified
Central Valley High
70
Gilroy Unified
Gilroy High
71
Glendale Unified
Herbert Hoover High
72
Glendora Unified
Glendora High
73
Glendora Unified
Goddard Middle
74
Greater San Diego Academy
Greater San Diego Academy
75
Hayward Unified
Mt. Eden High
76
Hayward Unified
Tennyson High
77
Hesperia Unified
Hesperia High
78
Huntington Beach Union High
Westminster High
79
Inglewood Unified
Monroe (Albert F.) Middle
80
Irvine Unified
Woodbridge High
81
Jefferson Union High
Terra Nova High
82
Jurupa Unified
Peralta Elementary
83
Kerman Unified
Kerman High
84
Kern Union High
Mira Monte High
85
Kern Union High
Arvin High
86
Kern Union High
Stockdale High
87
Kern Union High
East Bakersfield High
88
Kern Union High
Foothill High
89
Kings Canyon Joint Unified
Reedley High
90
Lake Elsinore Unified
Elsinore High
91
Lemoore Union Elementary
Liberty Middle
92
Lincoln Unified
Sierra Middle
93
Long Beach Unified
Jordan High
94
Long Beach Unified
Lakewood High
95
Long Beach Unified
Wilson High
96
Los Angeles Education Corps Charter
Los Angeles Education Corps Charter
97
Los Angeles Unified
Richard A. Alonzo Community Day
98
Los Angeles Unified
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing
99
Los Angeles Unified
Hilda L. Solis Learning Academy
100
Los Angeles Unified
South Region High #9B Visual and Performing Arts
101
Los Angeles Unified
Stoney Point Continuation
102
Los Angeles Unified
Eagle Rock High
103
Los Angeles Unified
John H. Francis Polytechnic
104
Los Angeles Unified
Benjamin Franklin Senior High
105
Los Angeles Unified
Gardena High
106
Los Angeles Unified
David Starr Jordan Senior High
107
Los Angeles Unified
Los Angeles Senior High
108
Los Angeles Unified
Manual Arts Senior High
109
Los Angeles Unified
San Pedro Senior High
110
Los Angeles Unified
Sylmar Senior High
111
Los Angeles Unified
William Howard Taft Charter High
112
Los Angeles Unified
Woodrow Wilson Senior High
113
Los Angeles Unified
City of Angels
114
Los Angeles Unified
William Mulholland Middle
115
Los Angeles Unified
San Fernando Middle
116
Los Angeles Unified
Stephen M. White Middle
117
Los Angeles Unified
Foshay Learning Center
118
Los Banos Unified
Pacheco High
119
Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter Middle
Lou Dantzler Preparatory Charter Middle
120
Manteca Unified
Weston Ranch High
121
Manteca Unified
Sierra High
122
Martinez Unified
Alhambra Senior High
123
Millbrae Elementary
Taylor Middle
124
Milpitas Unified
Milpitas High
125
Modesto City High
James C. Enochs High
126
Modesto City High
Thomas Downey High
127
Mojave Unified
Mojave Jr./Sr. High
128
Montebello Unified
Bell Gardens High
129
Montebello Unified
Bell Gardens Intermediate
130
Moreno Valley Unified
Canyon Springs High
131
Moreno Valley Unified
Moreno Valley High
132
Mt. Diablo Unified
Horizons Alternative
133
Mt. Diablo Unified
College Park High
134
Mt. Diablo Unified
Mt. Diablo High
135
Murrieta Valley Unified
Vista Murrieta High
136
Needles Unified
Needles High
137
New Haven Unified
James Logan High
138
Newark Unified
Newark Memorial High
139
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
John H. Glenn High
140
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified
Norwalk High
141
Ojai Unified
Nordhoff High
142
Ojai Unified
Matilija Junior High
143
Orange Unified
Orange High
144
Orland Unified
Orland High
145
Oroville Union High
Las Plumas High
146
Oxnard
Robert J. Frank Intermediate
147
Oxnard Union High
Oxnard High
148
Palo Verde Unified
Palo Verde High
149
Pasadena Unified
John Muir High
150
Patterson Joint Unified
Patterson High
151
Perris Union High
Paloma Valley High
152
Perris Union High
Perris High
153
Petaluma Joint Union High
Petaluma High
154
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
Esperanza High
155
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified
El Camino Real Continuation High
156
Pomona Unified
Cortez Elementary
157
Rialto Unified
Wilmer Amina Carter High
158
Rialto Unified
Rialto High
159
Rim of the World Unified
Mary P. Henck Intermediate
160
Riverside Unified
Amelia Earhart Middle
161
Rosedale Union Elementary
Rosedale Middle
162
Roseville Joint Union High
Antelope High
163
Roseville Joint Union High
Woodcreek High
164
Sacramento Charter High
Sacramento Charter High
165
Sacramento City Unified
Rosemont High
166
Saddleback Valley Unified
El Toro High
167
Saddleback Valley Unified
Mission Viejo High
168
Saddleback Valley Unified
La Paz Intermediate
169
Salinas Union High
Salinas High
170
San Bernardino City Unified
Indian Springs High
171
San Diego Unified
University City High
172
San Diego Unified
Point Loma High
173
San Diego Unified
Taft Middle
174
San Diego Unified
Hickman Elementary
175
San Dieguito Union High
Canyon Crest Academy
176
San Joaquin County Office of Education
Venture Academy
177
San Juan Unified
El Camino Fundamental High
178
San Juan Unified
John Barrett Middle
179
San Lorenzo Unified
Arroyo High
180
San Mateo Union High
Burlingame High
181
San Ramon Valley Unified
Gale Ranch Middle
182
San Ramon Valley Unified
California High
183
Sanger Unified
Community Day
184
Sanger Unified
Sanger High
185
Santa Ana Unified
Hector G. Godinez
186
Santa Ana Unified
Century High
187
Santa Barbara Unified
Santa Barbara Senior High
188
Santa Clara Unified
Santa Clara High
189
Santa Clara Unified
Adrian Wilcox High
190
Santa Paula Union High
Santa Paula High
191
Santa Rosa High
Elsie Allen High
192
Selma Unified
Abraham Lincoln Middle
193
Sequoia Union High
Woodside High
194
Shasta Union High
Foothill High
195
Simi Valley Unified
Simi Valley High
196
Snowline Joint Unified
Serrano High
197
South San Francisco Unified
El Camino High
198
South San Francisco Unified
South San Francisco High
199
Southern Kern Unified
Rosamond High
200
Sweetwater Union High
San Ysidro High
201
Sweetwater Union High
Otay Ranch Senior High
202
Sylvan Union Elementary
Somerset Middle
203
Tehachapi Unified
Tehachapi High
204
Templeton Unified
Templeton Independent Study High
205
Tulare Joint Union High
Tulare Western High
206
Turlock Unified
Turlock High
207
Twin Rivers Unified
Foothill High
208
Ukiah Unified
Ukiah High
209
Upland Unified
Upland High
210
Vacaville Unified
Country High
211
Vacaville Unified
Vacaville High
212
Vallejo City Unified
Hogan Middle
213
Valley Center-Pauma Unified
Valley Center Middle
214
Victor Valley Union High
Adelanto High
215
Victor Valley Union High
Silverado High
216
Victor Valley Union High
Victor Valley High
217
Walnut Valley Unified
Diamond Bar High
218
Washington Unified
River City High
219
West Contra Costa Unified
De Anza Senior High
220
West Contra Costa Unified
El Cerrito Senior High
221
West Contra Costa Unified
Kennedy High
222
Wheatland Union High
Wheatland Community Day High
223
William S. Hart Union High
Saugus High
224
William S. Hart Union High
William S. Hart Senior High
225
Woodland Joint Unified
Lee Middle
226
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified
Yucaipa High
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Tom Torlakson — State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Communications Division, Room 5206, 916-319-0818, Fax 916-319-0100