Final Exam Schedule: Is posted online.  Both Wednesday and Thursday exams end at 12:18 p.m.                   LOCATOR CARDS Must be picked up BEFORE students go to class on Monday, January 30th for the start of second semester.                          Friday NON Student Day  Students do not need to come to school on Friday, January 27th.




Sunday, February 5, 2012







Valencia High School Honor Societies

What is STAR?

STAR Program is a standardized test that is currently administered by the state of California. For more information about the test, as well as test preparation resources and reports that are available for students, parents, and teachers, visit the California Department of Education.

California STAR Program Background

The governor signed Senate Bill 376 authorizing the STAR Program in October 1997. The State Board of Education, as required by statute, designated the Stanford 9 as the achievement test for the Program. This test was first administered to all California students during spring 1998. The Stanford 9 is a nationally norm-referenced multiple-choice achievement test. School districts are required to administer the test to all students in grades 2 - 11, except for:
  • Students receiving special education services with Individual Education Plans (IEPs) that specify that the students are to complete alternative assessments rather than the STAR Program tests and
  • Students whose parents or guardians submit written requests to exempt the students.
Students in grades 2 - 11 are tested in reading, language (written expression) and mathematics. Students in grades 2 - 8 are also tested in spelling, and students in grades 9 - 11 are tested in science and social science. The tests are administered to all students during a period that includes the 10 days before and 10 days after the day on which 85% of each school, program or track's instructional year is completed.

Beginning in 1999, additional test items in language arts and mathematics were added to the STAR Program. These additional items were initially referred to as the Stanford Augmentation and are now known as the California Standards Tests. During 2001, additional California Standards Tests were included in the program:
  • Grade 9 - 11 end-of-course science tests, and
  • Grade 9 - 11 history-social science tests.
The purpose of the California Standards Tests is to determine how well students are learning the skills and knowledge required by the California Content Standards for each grade or course.

In 1999 the SABE/2 was added to the Program. Spanish-speaking English language learners (limited-English proficient students) who have been enrolled in California public schools less than 12 months when testing begins are required to take the SABE/2 in addition to taking the Stanford 9 and California Standards Tests. Districts have the option of administering the test to Spanish-speaking English language learners who have been in California public schools 12 months or more.


The 2011 STAR Schedule:

Day 1, Tuesday, April 26
Seniors – Meeting in the Gym 10 am
Testing Students:
7:00 – 7:48 Zero Period
7:55 -- 11:30 Testing -- Language Arts CST
11:30 – 12:00 Lunch
12:07 – 12:54 Period 1
1:01 – 1:48 Period 3
1:58 – 2:45 Period 5
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Day 2, Wednesday, April 27
Seniors should arrive by 12:00
Testing Students:
7:00 – 7:48 Zero Period
7:55 – 11:30 Testing -- Math CST
11:30 – 12:00 Lunch
12:07 – 12:54 Period 2
1:01 – 1:48 Period 4
2:58 – 2:45 Period 6
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Day 3, Thursday, April 28
Freshmen and Seniors should arrive by 11:45
Testing Students:
7:55 – 11:20 Testing -- Social Science CST and NCLB Science Part 1
11:20 - 11:50 Lunch
11:57 – 12:47 Period 1
12:54 – 1:44 Period 3
1:54 – 2:45 Period 5
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Day 4, Friday, April 29
Seniors should arrive by 11:45
Testing Students:
7:55 – 11:20 Testing -- Science CST and NCLB Science Part 2
11:20 - 11:50 Lunch
11:57 – 12:47 Period 2
12:54 – 1:44 Period 4
1:54 – 2:45 Period 6

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