School Accountability Report Cards :
California public schools annually provide information about themselves to the community allowing the public to evaluate and compare schools for student achievement, environment, resources and demographics.

Reed School Report Card ( Adobe Acrobat File )
Bel Aire School Report Card ( Adobe Acrobat File )
Del Mar Middle School Report Card ( Adobe Acrobat File )


A Parents Guide to Assessments: Tackling the Tests
As the public demands greater accountability for student achievement and as competition for colleges and universities increases, the emphasis on student assessment increases, and parents may be bombarded with testing information. The following is a summary of some of the assessments that students will face this year in California high schools. Greater detail on any of these tests is available at all school sites and by accessing the Internet.

A Parent's Guide to Assessment ( Adobe Acrobat File )


Star Report
Standard Testing and Reporting Program

There are three components to the STAR program in 1999: 1) the CAT 6 (California Achievement Tests Sixth Edition), administered to all students in grades 2 through 11; 2) the STAR augmentation in language arts and mathematics, administered to all students in grades 2 through 11, except for mathematics in grades 8, 9, and 10 where only students enrolled in certain mathematics classes were tested; and the Spanish Assessment of Basic Education, Second Edition (SABE/2), administered to Spanish speaking limited English proficient students. Scores are reported by grade level and content area for each school, district, county, and for the state for all three program components.


API
Academic Performance Index

The 2006 Academic Performance Index (API) scores continue to be some of the best scores in the State. A school’s API is a number that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the results for each school’s students on last spring’s STAR test. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.Del Mar’s API is the highest for a middle school in Marin County and competitive with top middle schools in other high performing counties. Bel Aire’s API is the highest for any school in our District since the API was first initiated in 1999. [More]

The Academic Performance Index (API) is a measurement of school achievement for accountability purposes as a result of the 1999 Public Schools Accountability Act (PSAA). More details about the PSAA and updates on related school accountability systems can be found on the PSAA web site.


ETF
Education Task Force

ETF is the collaborative development and implementation of instructional strategies and organizational changes to foster optimum learning for ALL students in grades kindergarten through twelve and post secondary. Strong working relationships within each high school attendance area, up-to-date aligned curriculum and instructional materials, ongoing student assessment, staff-training, and coordinated student support services.