Free SChoolCharts Access Announced

SAN JOSE, CA –  All California schools will be given free access to an extensive set of data for the 2007-2008 school year.

SChoolCharts (cq)—produced by the Santa Clara County Office of Education, in partnership with SchoolCity, Inc.-- can be accessed through the SCCOE Web site at http://www.sccoe.org/schoolplan/.

The charts will be accessible on July 16, 2007. Interested persons can simply log in and set up a free account for the school year.

The charts show data from the California Standards Tests, California High School Exit Exam and Physical Fitness Test, as well as API and other sources. In all, users will be able to see over 200 views of school performance on district, county and state levels. SChoolCharts tracks results over time, which addresses the crucial need of schools to demonstrate improvement in student performance from year to year. It also disaggregates data by programs and subgroups, another essential element of testing requirements.

SChoolCharts was released last year to support schools that participate in SChoolPlan, an integrated planning and reporting system that SCCOE has offered to districts on a cost recovery basis for five years. To date over 400 users have accessed SChoolCharts.

For more information on visit www.sccoe.org/schoolplan or contact Peggy Stull (408) 453-6527 in the Standards and Assessment Department of SCCOE.

Date last updated: July 12, 2007