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BUSD highlights successes, areas for improvement in state test results

October 6, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

Benicia Unified School District outlined positive highlights and areas for improvement when data from the most recent Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) was presented at Thursday’s Governing Board meeting. The SBAC was initiated in 2015 and replaced the previous California Standards Test following the state’s shift to Common Core practices. The statewide assessment is given […]

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BUSD to tackle state test data at Thursday’s school board meeting

October 3, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

The school board will hear a report and discussion on the data from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) at Thursday’s meeting. The SBAC is a statewide assessment administered to all third through eighth-graders and 11th-graders in the areas of English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. The SBAC replaced the California Standards Test following the […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Unified School District, board study session, cannabis, school board, Smart Balanced Assessment Consortium

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