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SFUSD outlines Smarter Balanced field‑test plans and technology readiness as online testing begins
Summary
District staff told the board SFUSD will participate in statewide Smarter Balanced field testing this spring (elementary April 7–May 16; middle/high March 18–May 16), described accommodations for English learners and students with IEPs, and outlined headset and device distribution plans and a site‑observation protocol.
San Francisco Unified School District staff updated the board on plans for statewide Smarter Balanced (SBAC) field testing and the district’s preparations to administer the computer‑based assessments.
The district said elementary testing is scheduled for April 7–May 16 and that middle‑ and high‑school testing begins March 18 and runs through May 16. Staff emphasized the spring administration is a field test; the state has not tied consequences to this year’s results but SFUSD is treating it as an opportunity to learn how technology, scheduling, accommodations and instructional shifts will operate at scale.
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