2015-16 CAASPP Winter 2016
Training
March 2016
CAASPP 2015-16
CAASPP 2016
Paper and Pencil
Tests
Computer-Based
Tests
CST, CMA, CAPA
Science
Grades 5, 8 and 10
Smarter Balanced
Summative
ELA and Math
Grades 3-8 & 11
Standards-based Test
in Spanish
Reading Language Arts
Grades 2-11
California Alternate
Assessment
ELA and Math
Grades 3-8 & 11
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Informing Parents and Guardians
About Testing
Pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 852:
 Each year, schools are required to notify parents or guardians
of their pupil's participation in the CAASPP tests
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Use parent District template.
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Posted on the Student Testing Branch Website
 Schools are also required to inform parents of their right to
exempt their child from taking the CAASPP tests
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Parents must annually submit a written request specifying the
tests to be exempted
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Parents must submit request before students start testing
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Tests taken before parents submit exemption will be scored
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What is new for 2015-16
 Changes to http://www.caaspp.org
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What is new for 2015-16
 Changes to http://www.caaspp.org
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Scheduling Testing Time
 Estimated Testing Times
Computer
Adaptive Test
(CAT)
questions
Content Area
English
Language
Arts/Literacy
Mathematics
Both
Grades
hrs : mins
Performance
Task (PT)
Total
Classroom
Activity
(administered
prior to the
PT)*
hrs : mins
hrs : mins
hrs : mins
hrs : mins
Total
3–5
1:30
2:00
3:30
:30
4:00
6–8
1:30
2:00
3:30
:30
4:00
11
2:00
2:00
4:00
:30
4:30
3–5
1:30
1:00
2:30
:30
3:00
6–8
2:00
1:00
3:00
:30
3:30
11
2:00
1:30
3:30
:30
4:00
3–5
3:00
3:00
6:00
1:00
7:00
6–8
3:30
3:00
6:30
1:00
7:30
11
4:00
3:30
7:30
1:00
8:30
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Smarter Balanced Summative:
Components
 Computer-Adaptive Test (CAT):
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Also know as Non-Performance Task (Non-PT)
Students complete the CAT portion of the
assessment for both ELA and Mathematics
The CAT includes a wide variety of question
types
As a student progresses, the difficulty of
questions is adjusted on the basis of the student’s
responses
 A student who answers a question correctly will receive
a more challenging question
 An incorrect answer will generate an easier question
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Smarter Balanced Summative:
Components
 Classroom Activity:
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is administered before the Performance Task
(PT)
there should be no more than a three-day lapse
between the Classroom Activity and the PT
administration
should only be administered to students once and
is designed to be completed in approximately 30
minutes
student notes from the Classroom Activity are not
accessible or used during the PT
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Factors Impacting Testing Schedule
 Student absences
 Number of make-up sessions per week
 School events
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Sports activities

Field trips

Graduation
 Bandwidth
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Week 2
Week 1
Testing Schedule - Sample 1
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
ELA
Computer
Adaptive
Test
ELA
Classroom
Activity
ELA
Performance
Task - Part 1
ELA
Performance
Task - Part 2
Make-Up
Sessions
1 ½ to 2 hrs
30 min
45-60 min
45-60 min
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Math
Computer
Adaptive
Test
Math
Classroom
Activity
Math
Performance
Task
Make-Up
Sessions
Make-Up
Sessions
1 ½ to 2 hrs
30 min
1 to 1 ½ hrs
One Content Area Tested per Week - Session Duration 40 to 60 Minutes
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Test Administrator (TA) and
Test Examiner (TE) Responsibilities
Test Administrators (TA) administer Smarter Balanced
Summative Assessments
 Read and sign the CAASPP Test Security Affidavit
 Complete all required trainings and review all Smarter
Balanced policy and administration documents prior to
administering any Smarter Balanced Assessments
 Review student information prior to testing to ensure that
student receives the proper test with the appropriate supports
and test settings
 Report all potential test security incidents to the CAASPP
Coordinator
 View CAA administration tutorial conducted by CDE, print the
certificate, and submit it to the CAASPP Coordinator. (TE
Only)
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Test Administration
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TOMS Dashboard:
Creating/Updating User Roles
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TOMS Dashboard:
Students - Test Settings Tab
 Universal Tools:
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Available to all; based on student preference and
selection (e.g., strikethrough, highlighter)
Not entered in TOMS
 Designated Supports:
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Available to all; need to be indicated by an
educator or guardian (e.g., color contrast, read
aloud, glossary, magnification)
IEP, 504 Plan, REF-6420.1 (Att. A, B, C)
 Accommodations:
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Based on IEP or 504 Plan ONLY (e.g., American
Sign Language, scribe)
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MiSIS
Smarter Balanced Exemption Roster
 English Learners enrolled in a U.S. school
less than 12 cumulative months as of first
day of testing window:
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Not required to take the ELA Smarter
Balanced Test
Must still take the Mathematics Smarter
Balanced Test
CAASPP Coordinator must verify enrollment
records and MiSIS SBA Exemption Roster
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Reporting Incidents
Report all potential test security incidents before
the end of the school day to the Student Testing
Branch by calling (213) 241-4104.
Within
24 hours
District will inform school if incident must be
submitted to CDE using the online STAIRS form.
CDE ([email protected]) will send an email
to the coordinator containing a case number and
action steps.
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