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
2021–22 Checklists:
- LEA CAASPP Coordinator Checklist (Posted 06/09/21)
- Site CAASPP Coordinator Checklist (Posted 06/07/21)
- CAASPP Test Administrator Checklist (Posted 09/03/21)
- CAASPP Test Examiner Checklist (Posted 09/03/21)
- Technology Coordinator Checklist (Posted 10/20/21)
CAASPP Administration Instructions:
Test Administration Instructions
- Smarter Balanced Summative and CAST Scripts
- CSA Scripts
- Data Entry Interface User Guide
—For use with Smarter Balanced paper-pencil tests
Using Materials for Special Versions
- Large-Print and Braille Instructions—For use with Smarter Balanced paper-pencil tests (Posted 03/18/20)
Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations:
Accessibility Resources
- 2021–22 CAASPP Student Test Settings Template for Batch Upload—Includes information, specifications, and instructions tabs (Updated 01/12/22)
- 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:
Tools:
- Data Dictionary for Reporting System Exports–March 2019 (Posted 03/26/19)
General
- Testing Session Notice: The Unauthorized Electronic Devices May Not Be Used at Any Time During the Testing Session sign may be hung where clearly visible to students in the testing environment as a test security reminder.
Last Reviewed: Thursday, March 26, 2020