The Office of Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability (OAEA) offers a number of services to Orange County school districts, schools, and other local educational agencies. The Office serves as the primary information conduit to 28 school districts for information on California's various testing programs (STAR, CAHSEE, CELDT, PFT, etc.) for county educators, parents, and community members. Regular meetings are conducted where district officials meet to network and to get the latest policy information pertaining to testing, standards, and student achievement. Trainings are offered in the use of student achievement data for teachers and administrators to drive their instructional decisions. The Office develops reports on Orange County's testing and accountability results and provides support for data presentations for various audiences. In addition to providing support regarding testing and accountability, the Office also offers program evaluation services by providing support to the Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) and its partner agencies with collection of rigorous evidence of program impacts and processes. The Office provides both online and paper Survey Support (e.g. WASC, school climate, senior exit surveys) for OCDE, school, and district collection and analysis needs.

Within this website are links to the following information:

Standards & Assessment Network
Regular meetings provide district officials with the latest policy information pertaining to testing, standards, and student achievement. 

Consolidated Programs Directors
Meetings for district directors of categorical and instructional programs contain updates from the California Department of Education (CDE) pertaining to legislation, Categorical Program Monitoring, and guidelines for maintaining fiscal compliance.  Included are links to minutes and handouts from CDE meetings.

Testing Programs
The State of California conducts annual testing programs to assess the academic skills of students in grades 2-12. Included here is information on the STAR program, High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE), tests for English Language Learners (CELDT), and alternative education testing (GED, CHSPE).

Accountability Information
Information on the state and federal accountability guidelines is available here through the California Department of Education (CDE) website. CLICK HEREto order the State and Federal Categorical Programs Resource Guide.

Evaluation Services
The Office of Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability (OAEA) provides coaching for schools and districts on evaluation of educational programs, conducts evaluations for local public agencies, and offers a variety of research services.

Survey Support
The Office provides both online and paper Survey Support (e.g. WASC, school climate, senior exit survey) for OCDE, school, and district collection and analysis needs.  Please contact Stephanie Schneider, Ph.D. for more information at (714) 966-4268.

Additional Resources
Also available here are parent resources, legislative and policy information, and additional testing information for districts.

Professional Development/Workshops for 2009-2010
Information on upcoming workshops covering topics such as: the right questions to ask for the data you need, multiple measures in the classroom, program evaluation, grant writing and data learning communities.

Annual Education Report on Orange County
Information includes county demographics, academic achievement & program quality indicators, English Learner progress, college bound indicators of success, and district accountability.

California Standards Booklets:
Please contact the OCDE Media Services Department at (714) 966-4475 in order to purchase Standards Booklets.