Latest News and Tips for the CAASPP Administration

Memorial Day
LEA Success Agents and CalTAC phone representatives are not available on Monday, May 29, 2023, for Memorial Day. All phone calls and emails will be returned when the office reopens on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
Useful Guides for Test Administrators
The Smarter Balanced Summative and CAST scripts (PDF) is an easy to print document that contains all the instructions and scripts for administering the Smarter Balanced Summative test or the CAST. This can be found on the Directions for Administration, Preparing for Administration, and Scripts for Summative Assessments web page.
The Pause Rules Guide (PDF) and the Expiration Rules Guide (PDF) are easy to understand guides for when students pause a test and provides a timeline on when certain tests expire. These can be found on the Videos and Quick Reference Guides web page.
CAASPP Test Administrator Tutorial
The tutorial covers all the basic information needed to prepare test administrators to administer the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for English language arts/literacy and mathematics, the California Science Test, and the California Spanish Assessment. LEA CAASPP coordinators refer to the CAASPP: Test Administrator Tutorial Available Now! email for more information on how training can be offered to test administrators.
Available Now: Asynchronous Hand Scoring Learning Modules
On behalf of the CDE, ETS is pleased to announce the availability of asynchronous learning modules which guide educators on how to hand score the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment performance tasks for English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) and mathematics. The new asynchronous learning modules can be accessed on the following web pages:
- Asynchronous Learning Module: Hand Scoring ELA Performance Tasks
- Asynchronous Learning Module: Hand Scoring Mathematics Performance Tasks
SSID Swap Criteria for MIDs and Retired SSIDs
Important information regarding SSID swap criteria for MIDs is available in the SSID Swap Criteria for MIDs and Retired SSIDs section of the CAASPP and ELPAC Security Incidents and Appeals Procedure Guide. Review the scenarios for next steps in transferring completed assessments to a new SSID.

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