What is the "Star Testing' incident?

At the September 10, 2009 Board meeting, the BOFG School District Superintendent, also Principal of Don Pedro HS, stated, re recent STAR testing results, "Tioga went up 32 points. Don Pedro increased by 80 points." The Superintendent stated an in-depth report of test score results would be provided in an upcoming Board meeting. As of February, that report has not been given. Requests from the public to add an in-depth report of Star Testing results to future Board agendas have not been honored.

Note in the chart below, the 2008 row for Don Pedro and "Brabbin", Superintendent/Principal for that year, and the number "29" representing the number of test submitted to the State of California.

Title 5, Education, Division 1, Chapter 2. Pupils, Subchapter 3.75. Standardized Testing and Reporting Program, Article 1 General (re STAR testing) states:
§ 851. Pupil Testing.
(a) School districts shall administer the designated achievement test, and standards-based achievement tests ... to each eligible pupil, enrolled in a school district on the date testing begins in the pupil´s school or school district.
(b) School districts shall make whatever arrangements are necessary to test all eligible pupils in alternative education programs or programs conducted off campus, including, but not limited to, continuation schools, independent study, community day schools, county community schools, or nonpublic schools.

The shortfall seemed to stem from not testing independent study students and several others. Lynda Martinez, a teacher at Don Pedro, claims that Brabbin was not at the school during the testing but knew that all eligible students needed to be tested.