Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Official Student Newspaper of Henry M. Gunn High School

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Incentives in place to increase student participation in upcoming CAASPP testing

Incentives in place to increase student participation in upcoming CAASPP testing

Nikki Suzani, Managing Editor March 19, 2019

Starting on Monday, Mar. 25, juniors will be required by the state to take the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) to evaluate their college preparedness. A replacement of the Standardized Test for the Assessment of Reading (STAR) test, the CAASPP is interactive and adaptive,...

CAASP test attendance causes concerns among administration

Noa Rapoport, Lifestyle Editor November 9, 2018

The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System was established in 2014 as a replacement for the annual Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program. The primary purpose of the test according to California’s Department of Education is to “assist teachers,...

Incentives offered to students taking the CAASPP

jennygaoo March 30, 2018

Written by Jennifer Gao and Joshua Yang The lack of student participation in the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) standardized test in previous years prompted the administration to offer incentives to students who chose to take the CAASPP test this year from March...

Low test attendance rates affect additional school funding

huangjoy May 19, 2017

Written by Joy Huang This year, due to many students opting out of the annual California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) tests, the school did not meet the 95 percent participation rate required to receive additional federal funding. Students were able to opt out of testing...

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