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Latest News and Tips for the CAASPP Administration

1. Planned System Downtime
Various CAASPP and ELPAC systems will be unavailable for scheduled system downtime Thursday, January 5, at 5 p.m., through Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 8 a.m. For additional details, refer to the CAASPP Planned System Downtime web page.

2. SSID Swap Criteria for MIDs and Retired SSIDs
Important information regarding SSID swap criteria for MIDs is available on the SSID Swap Criteria for MIDs and Retired SSIDs web page. Review the scenarios for next steps in transferring completed assessments to a new SSID.

3. Useful Reference Guides
The Pause Rules Guide and the Expiration Rules Guide were updated and can be found on the Videos and Quick Reference Guides web page.

Testing in California

California local educational agency (LEA) testing coordinators can use this website to find helpful information, instructions, training, forms, and external links for test administration.

LEAs are administering the following tests:

English language arts/literacy and mathematics assessments (grades three through eight and grade eleven):

Smarter Balanced

California Alternate Assessments (CAAs)

Science assessments (grades five and eight and high school):

California Science Test

CAA for Science

Spanish assessments (grades three through eight and high school):

California Spanish Assessment

About California Testing >

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Various CAASPP and ELPAC systems will be unavailable for scheduled system downtime Thursday, January 5, at 5 p.m., through Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 8 a.m. For additional details, refer to the CAASPP Planned System Downtime web page. Important information regarding SSID swap criteria for MIDs is available on the SSID Swap Criteria for MIDs and Retired SSIDs web page.

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CAASPP Test Security Agreement for 2017-18 - Formstack

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Formstack Form - CAASPP Test Security Agreement for 2017-18

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8th Grade CAST Periodic Table of the Elements

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TA Resources for Administration of the Online CAASPP Summative Assessments-Translated Test Directions

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Links for Translated Test Directions for the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments.

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Quickstart Guides

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Links to Quick Start Guides for the CAASPP Test Administrations.

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Quick Guide to Starting a Testing Session

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Quick Guide to Starting a Testing Session

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Embedded Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations Video Tutorials

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Embedded Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations Video Tutorials.

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