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It outlines the specific updates to reporting labels—transitioning from terms like \"Standard Exceeded\" to \"Advanced,\" and \"Standard Not Met\" to \"Minimal.\" The guide clarifies that academic standards, test formats, and scoring scales remain unchanged, ensuring year-over-year comparability. The primary objective of these changes is to enhance public understanding of student performance, correcting misconceptions that Level 3 acts as a rigid grade-level threshold. 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In 2025, California adopted new reporting achievement level descriptors (ALDs) and labels.  \nStarting this year, you will see new reporting labels on the Student Score Reports. These new reporting labels make the results easier to understand.  \nWhat Has Changed?  \nCalifornia has adopted new reporting ALDs and labels. The full descriptions can be found on the Reporting Achievement Level Descriptors web page.  \nLevel Old Reporting Label New Reporting Label  \n4 Standard Exceeded Advanced  \n3 Standard Met Proficient  \n2 Standard Nearly Met Developing  \n1 Standard Not Met Minimal  \nWhat Has Not Changed?  \nThe standards and performance expectations have not changed. The test questions, format, scale scores, and cut scores for each level remain the same.  \nBecause nothing else about the assessment has changed, year-over-year results can still be compared.  \nWhy Was the Change Made?  \nThe new reporting labels and their descriptions are meant to help students, their families, and the public better understand student performance on the summative English language arts/literacy, mathematics, and science assessments.  \nThese new reporting labels and descriptions address an inaccurate perception that Level 3 represents a grade-level cutoff and that students who score below Level 3 are “below grade level.” All of the items on the assessment measure grade-level standards, just at different levels of understanding.  \nAll four reporting levels represent grade-level learning, just at different points along the path toward increasing degrees of complexity and sophisticated understanding.  \nWhere Can Students and Families Get Support?  \nAdditional support for students and families is available on the California Starting Smarter website.  \nCalifornia Department of Education • April 2026","cbCaikDQqEjX5qD5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikDQqEjX5qD5","pdf",106114,"English","# New Reporting Achievement Level Descriptors\n## What Has Changed\n## What Has Not Changed\n## Why Was the Change Made\n## Support Resources","[{\"question\":\"What are the new reporting labels in California?\",\"answer\":\"The new labels are Advanced (Level 4), Proficient (Level 3), Developing (Level 2), and Minimal (Level 1).\"},{\"question\":\"Did the content or difficulty of the summative assessments change?\",\"answer\":\"No, the standards, test questions, format, scale scores, and cut scores remain exactly the same.\"},{\"question\":\"Why were these changes implemented?\",\"answer\":\"The new labels were introduced to help students, families, and the public better understand that all levels represent grade-level learning and to correct the misconception that scoring below Level 3 means a student is below grade level.\"}]","New Reporting Achievement Level Descriptors for Educators | PDF",1790990626]