Manuals and Instructions

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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

2022–23 Checklists:

• LEA CAASPP Coordinator Checklist (Updated 06/21/22)
• Site CAASPP Coordinator Checklist (Updated 06/21/22)
• CAASPP Test Administrator Checklist (Updated 06/21/22)
• CAASPP Test Examiner Checklist (Updated 06/21/22)

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

• 2022–23 CAASPP Student Test Settings Template for Batch Upload—Includes information, specifications, and instructions tabs (Updated 11/14/22)
• 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

• CAASPP and ELPAC Accessibility Guide for Online Testing

For more information regarding student accessibility, visit the California Department of Education CAASPP Student Accessibility Resources web page .

Post-Test and Reporting

Manuals:

• California Educator Reporting System (CERS) User Guide
• CAASPP Post-Test Guide

Administration of the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments

Manuals:

• Interim Assessment User Guide

Tools:

• Data Dictionary for Reporting System Exports–March 2019 (Posted 03/26/19)

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