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March 2021: CAASPP and ELPAC Office Hours & Coffee Sessions

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March 2021: CAASPP and ELPAC Office Hours & Coffee Sessions

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These virtual office hours and coffee sessions, hosted by the CDE and ETS, will offer opportunities for LEA staff to ask questions and get answers about the spring assessments and multiple administration options.

During Office Hours, the CDE and ETS will present updates, cover a topic of interest, and allow time for questions and answers. Coffee Sessions are entirely dedicated to answering questions about the assessments from testing coordinators at schools, districts, and county offices of education.

Audience for Office Hours: LEA CAASPP and ELPAC coordinators, and anyone interested in learning more about the CAASPP and ELPAC administrations this spring.

Office Hour Dates on Thursdays:

March 4, 2021, 12-1 p.m.

March 11, 2021, 12-1 p.m.

Registration: These sessions are optional. Visit the March Office Hour Webinar Registration  web page to select and register for one or multiple dates.

Streaming on YouTube: Watch these presentations live on YouTube  without registration.

Audience for Coffee Sessions: LEA CAASPP and ELPAC coordinators.

Coffee Session Dates on Fridays:

March 5, 2021, 2-3 p.m.

March 12, 2021, 2-3 p.m.

March 19, 2021, 2-3 p.m.

March 26, 2021, 2-3 p.m.

Registration: These sessions are optional. Visit the March Coffee Session Webinar Registration  web page to select and register for one or multiple dates.

Streaming on YouTube: Watch these presentations live on YouTube  without registration.

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Guidance letter from the U.S. Department of Education

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Guidance letter from the U.S. Department of Education

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Has the California Science Test been waived?

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Has the California Science Test been waived?

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No, the CDE will be submitting a waiver to the federal government for their approval later this month.

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Just to confirm, we have until the end of July to complete testing?

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Just to confirm, we have until the end of July to complete testing?

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The request to extend the test administration window to July 30 is going to the State Board of Education this month for approval through the emergency test regulations. Once approved, it must go to the Office of Administrative Law for approval before it can be enacted.

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Are districts giving the 4 components in 1 sitting if they are doing it remotely?

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Are districts giving the 4 components in 1 sitting if they are doing it remotely?

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CDE: There is so requirement or expectation to administer all domains in one day during remote testing. Testing one domain at a time is acceptable.

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Add your policy questions in the padlet and the CDE will continue to respond daily throughout the Item Review Meeting.

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Add your policy questions in the padlet and the CDE will continue to respond daily throughout the Item Review Meeting.

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I had hoped to eventually see the research from ETS indicating that computerized items for testing did not pose major issues for English Learners, especially students who are newcomers who have less formal education.

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I had hoped to eventually see the research from ETS indicating that computerized items for testing did not pose major issues for English Learners, especially students who are newcomers who have less formal education.

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Are students who are in an adult transition program and are designated as grade 12+ still required to take the ELPAC/Alt. ELPAC? The mod/sev students who are on a certificate of completion.

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Stay up to date on information from the CDE. Join the CDE listservs. https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/cd/listservs.asp

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Grades K-2 have uncontracted braille files and grades 3+ have contracted braille files.  It is really important to have both options for all grade levels because students learn braille (and contractions) at different points in their lives.  They may not have any braille skills in their primary language; they may become blind later in life; they may learn contractions before third grade.   Is it possible to give the options for uncontracted and contracted braille for all grade levels?

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Grades K-2 have uncontracted braille files and grades 3+ have contracted braille files.  It is really important to have both options for all grade levels because students learn braille (and contractions) at different points in their lives.  They may not have any braille skills in their primary language; they may become blind later in life; they may learn contractions before third grade.   Is it possible to give the options for uncontracted and contracted braille for all grade levels?

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For remote testing, test sessions are limited to a max of 20 students. Is there a similar cap if students are reporting to a site for in-person testing? We plan to follow our local public health department guidance and follow the rule of 20 students:1 proctor. For example, would it be possible to open up a single testing, in-person testing session for ~30 students if they are socially distanced and we have 2 adults proctoring?

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This is the PPT that was shared by Traci during the IRM touchbase this morning.