Standardized Testing FAQs for 2015 *UPDATED*

Parents and students, in this post you will find helpful information regarding the SBAC testing for this year.  Please read through these frequently asked questions (FAQs).

1. How can we practice for the SBAC test.
A. Click here to go to the SBAC Practice Test.

2. Where can we find the answers and rubrics for the SBAC practice test?
A. Click here to go to the SBAC Resources & Documentation for Practice Test answers.  Look under the column for 2014.

3. What is the Testing Schedule for the 2015 SBAC Test at Vintage?
A.  Testing Schedule for 2015
Week of March 23 - Grade 3 ELA
Week of April 7 - Grade 3 Math
Week of April 13 - Grade 4 ELA
Week of April 20 - Grade 5 ELA
Week of April 27 - Grade 5 Math
Week of May 4 - Grade 4 Math & CST/CMA Science
Week of May 11 - Make ups

COMMON CORE'S WEBSITE LIST OF FAQs
http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/frequently-asked-questions/

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Parent Resources from the ESCN Symbaloo page:

·What Parents Should Know http://www.corestandards.org/what-parents-should-know/

·Parent Roadmaps http://www.commoncoreworks.org/domain/149

·Guia para los padres (Parent Roadmaps SP) http://www.commoncoreworks.org/Page/367

·Achieve the Core PTA Guides http://achievethecore.org/page/249/pta-guides-for-each-grade-detail-pg

·National PTA Parent Guide to Success http://www.pta.org/files/Common%20Core%20State%20Standards%20Resources/2013%20Guide%20Bundle_082213.pdf

·California Department of Education CCSS Resources for Parents and Guardians http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/ccssresourcesparents.asp

·Common Core: Paths to 21st Century Success http://www.teachingquality.org/sites/default/files/users/user4405/Poster%20parents%20and%20teachers.pdf

·Understanding Common Core 
http://www.sanger.k12.ca.us/Parents/0315366B011F7A6F.14/CC%20Newsletter%202014%20Volume%204.English.pdf

·NPR Parents Try their hand at Common Core Math
http://edsource.org/2015/parents-try-their-hand-at-common-core-math/73161#.VOz85_nF98G