Directions for Administration (DFAs) of Summative Assessments
Online Assessments
Smarter Balanced and California Science Test
- Directions for Administration of the Smarter Balanced Online Summative Assessments and California Science Test (Posted 02/04/20)
- CAASPP Online Test Administration Manual
California Spanish Assessment
- Directions for Administration of the California Spanish Assessment (Posted 02/04/20)
California Alternate Assessment (CAA) DFAs
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 (Posted 02/23/21)
- Data Entry Interface User Guide (Posted 02/16/21)
Smarter Balanced
- Grade three DFA (Posted 02/01/21)
- Grade four DFA (Posted 02/01/21)
- Grade five DFA (Posted 02/01/21)
- Grade six DFA (Posted 02/01/21)
- Grade seven DFA (Posted 02/01/21)
- Grade eight DFA (Posted 02/01/21)
- Grade eleven DFA (Posted 02/01/21)
California Science Test
- Grade five DFA (Posted 02/01/21)
- Grade eight DFA (Posted 02/01/21)
- High school DFA (Posted 02/01/21)
Last Reviewed: Monday, March 23, 2020