Directions for Administration, Preparing for Administration, and Scripts for Summative Assessments
This page contains materials to aid in the administration of the CAASPP assessments.
- Directions for Administration (DFAs) to be used on the day of administering the CAAs
- Preparing for Administration (PFAs) to be used in early and advance of administering the CAAs
- Scripts to be used on the day of administering the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments, California Science Test (CAST), and California Spanish Assessment (CSA)
Computer-based Assessments
Smarter Balanced and California Science Test Scripts
- Smarter Balanced Summative and CAST scripts
—web-based manual chapter - Smarter Balanced Summative and CAST scripts —stand-alone document
California Spanish Assessment (CSA)
- CSA scripts —web-based manual chapter
- CSA scripts —stand-alone document
California Alternate Assessment (CAA)
New in 2022–23 are the PFA documents, which contain nonsecure information that was originally in the first section of the DFAs but is now separate.
- CAAs for ELA and Mathematics Preparing for Administration (Posted 12/14/22)
- CAA for Science Preparing for Administration (Posted 07/26/22)
Secure DFAs for the CAAs for English language Arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics and the CAA for Science are located in the Test Operation Management System (TOMS) ; select the [Secure Materials] button in the left navigation bar and then the [CAA Secure Materials] button to access. You must log on to TOMS to download these materials.
Smarter Balanced and CAST Paper–Pencil Test Administration
Paper–Pencil Tests
- CAASPP Paper–Pencil Testing Test Administration Manual
- DEI Instructions for CAASPP Paper–Pencil Testing
Smarter Balanced
- Grade three DFA
- Grade four DFA
- Grade five DFA
- Grade six DFA
- Grade seven DFA
- Grade eight DFA
- Grade eleven DFA
California Science Test
Last Reviewed: January 11, 2023