CANEC Statement Regarding

Participation of All Charter School Students in STAR Testing

CANEC urges all charter schools to educate the families they serve about the importance of their children’s participation in STAR testing, and to strongly encourage all students to participate in STAR testing. As performance-based schools, charter schools are accountable for the educational success of their students. This accountability is to the student and their family, to the school itself, to the school’s sponsor, and finally to the taxpayers of California. A high rate of participation in this test by charter school students is essential to sustaining support for charter schools. The STAR test is the statewide test used to measure the achievement of California state standards by students. In addition, CANEC also urges every charter school to use additional student assessment measures in order to obtain a comprehensive view of each student's achievement levels.