Manuals and Instructions
Go to: Summative Post-Test and Reporting Interim General
All CAASPP Quick Reference Guides have been moved to the CAASPP Quick Reference Guides and Videos web page.
Administration of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
Manuals:
- CAASPP Online Test Administration Manual
- CAASPP and ELPAC Test Operations Management System User Guide
- CAASPP and ELPAC Security Incidents and Appeals Procedure Guide
- CAASPP and ELPAC Completion Status Guide
- CAASPP and ELPAC Technical Specifications and Configuration Guide for Online Testing
Checklists:
- 2023–24 LEA CAASPP Coordinator Checklist (Posted 06/23/23)
- 2023–24 Site CAASPP Coordinator Checklist (Posted 06/23/23)
- 2023–24 CAASPP Test Administrator Checklist (Posted 06/23/23)
- 2023–24 CAASPP Test Examiner Checklist (Posted 06/23/23)
CAASPP Administration Instructions:
Test Administration Instructions
- Smarter Balanced Summative and CAST Scripts
- CSA Scripts
- DEI Instructions for CAASPP Paper–Pencil Testing
Using Materials for Special Versions
- Large-Print and Braille Instructions—For use with Smarter Balanced paper-pencil tests (Posted 03/18/20)
- Instructions for Using Online Braille Supplemental Materials for Smarter Balanced and the CAST (Posted 01/18/23)
Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations:
Accessibility Resources
- 2023–24 CAASPP Student Test Settings Template for Batch Upload—Includes information, specifications, and instructions tabs (Updated 08/02/23)
- Instructions for Using Embedded Glossaries
- Smarter Balanced Guidelines for Read Aloud
- Smarter Balanced Read Aloud Guidelines in Spanish
- Scribing Protocol for Smarter Balanced Assessments
- Multiplication Table
- 100s Number Table
Guides and Guidelines
For more information regarding student accessibility, visit the California Department of Education CAASPP Student Accessibility Resources web page .
Post-Test and Reporting
Manuals:
Administration of the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments
Manuals:
General
- Testing Session Notice: The “TESTING—DO NOT DISTURB” and “Unauthorized Electronic Devices May Not Be Used at Any Time During the Testing Session” signs may be hung where clearly visible to students in the testing environment as a test security reminder.
Last Reviewed: Thursday, March 26, 2020