Date: 03/24/2026  
Dear Parent/Guardian: 
There are many ways to measure your child’s learning. Your child’s teacher uses report card grades, classroom work, teacher observations, and end-of-year statewide test results to get a complete picture of your child’s learning. Each year, students participate in the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). Your child will take the following tests, depending on their grade level or instructional program: 

• SmarterBalancedSummativeAssessmentsforEnglishlanguageartsandmath,requiredtestsin grades 3–8 and 11
• California Science Test(CAST), are quired test in grades 5 and 8and once in high school

This year, Clark Intermediate School will give these summative assessments in person. 
The testing schedule is listed below: 
 

April 13th-17th  April 27th-May 1st	AB 7th and 8th Grade
May 4th-May 8th	Math 7th and 8th grade
May 11th-May 22nd	Science- 8th grade only

You are an important part of your child’s education. To make sure your child feels comfortable taking tests, you can do the following: 

• Explaintoyourchildthatthesetestsaretoolstohelpthemlearn,andtheyshouldnotbeanxious or scared.
• Remindyourchildthatyouandtheirteacherwantthemtotrytheirbestandaretheretohelp, every step of the way.
• Explore the practice tests with your child on the CAASPP Online Practice and Training Tests web pageatcaaspp.org/practice-and-training/index.html so they can become familiar with the platform and setup of the tests.

You will receive your child’s results at or before the beginning of the next school year. The results will identify where your child is doing well or needs more help, so you can better support their learning at home and teachers can better support their learning in the classroom. 
To learn more about these tests go to the CAASPP Starting Smarter web page at ca.startingsmarter.org/, or review the CDE Parent Guides to Understanding at cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/parentguidetounderstand.asp. 
If you have questions, please contact Saed Araim via telephone at 327-1619 or e-mail (saedaraim@cusd.com). 
Sincerely, 
Matt Hernandez 

[Wednesday, Apr 8 at 2:51 PM]
Clark Families,
State testing will begin on Monday, April 13th. Please read the message below for more information.