5/28/08
3:27 PM

STAR Update

Dear Principals and/or STAR Site Test Coordinators:

The Pre-ID peel-and-stick late labels and demographic guides for schools on a YEAR-ROUND calendar are ready for pick-up in Annex 3, beginning TOMORROW, Thursday, May 29, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily. The late labels are for those students who enrolled in your school between March 17, 2008 and May 20, 2008.  The demographic guides to be used to hand-grid the answer documents are for students enrolled between May 21, 2008 and May 28, 2008.  

If you have any questions regarding your late labels or demographic guides, please email me or Denise Ormsbee at dormsbee@sandi.net.

Thank you.

5/14/08
1:57 PM

STAR Update

Dear STAR Coordinators,
 
The PowerPoint presentation for the Nuts & Bolts trainings for YEAR-ROUND schools is attached to this email.  Feel free to modify it for your trainings with site staff.

*This PowerPoint is also available on our "Files to Download" page.

Happy Testing!

05/13/08
11:55 AM

STAR Update

Dear Principals and/or STAR Coordinators at YEAR-ROUND schools:
 
The STAR test materials for year-round schools have arrived in the district.  The STAR test materials will be delivered via regular truck delivery beginning this week, May 12th, and should be at all schools by Friday, May 16th.  Please alert your BSS to the impending arrival of these materials.  If you have any questions regarding your materials you can contact Denise Ormsbee at (619) 725-7059 or dormsbee@sandi.net.

Thank you.

05/06/08
8:30 AM

STAR Update

Dear Principals and/or STAR Site Test Coordinators:

The STAR “Nuts and Bolts” Training Sessions for Site Test Coordinators at YEAR-ROUND calendar schools are scheduled for next week.  These sessions are intended to provide training to STAR Site Test Coordinators relative to processing of test materials and training of site staff in the administration and security issues of the assessment.  All STAR “Nuts and Bolts” trainings will be held at the Ballard Parent Center. The Ballard Parent Center is located at 2375 Congress Street, San Diego CA 92110.

Please attend one of the following sessions or send someone from your site to attend.  If you are unable to attend your school’s designated training, you may attend any of the other sessions listed below.  

UPCOMING NUTS & BOLTS TRAINING SESSIONS

STAR for Year-round Schools A-J: Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 3:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. at the Ballard Parent Center (this training will cover Grades 2-8)

STAR for Year-round Schools K-Z: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 3:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. at the Ballard Parent Center (this training will cover Grades 2-8)

Please contact me or Denise Ormsbee at dormsbee@sandi.net if you have any questions.
 
Thank you.