About This User Guide
This user guide provides guidance on the overall process for the administration of the CAASPP and ELPAC interim assessments. It supports any LEA personnel who administer the CAASPP and ELPAC interim assessments, use the Teacher Hand Scoring System (THSS) to score interim assessment responses, and access and use the California Educator Reporting System (CERS).
Resources and Training
LEA and school staff involved in the administration of the interim assessments may visit the CAASPP & ELPAC Website for links to all interim assessment manuals and guides as well as other resources such as the Practice and Training Tests web page, the TA Interface, secure browsers, and Tools for Teachers.
Other resources include the following:
- Interim Assessment Viewing System—The Interim Assessment Viewing System contains all CAASPP and ELPAC interim assessments. It is designed to allow educators to access the interim assessments in a preview mode and understand the types of items and the scope of the content for each interim assessment. It can also be used to display interim assessment items to students. Access to the Interim Assessment Viewing System is secure and requires a user logon. Please note that the Interim Assessment Viewing System does not capture and transmit student responses for scoring.
- CAASPP and ELPAC Interim Assessments web page—This web page contains systems and resources to assist educators in the administration of the CAASPP and ELPAC interim assessments.
- Hand Scoring Training Guides and Exemplars—These materials consist of the training guides, rubrics, and example responses to assist educators in hand scoring the constructed-response items as well as the performance tasks. They can be found in TOMS by logging on and selecting the [Resources] tab in the top navigation bar.
- CDE Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments web page—This web page provides LEAs with information and resources for planning and implementing the interim assessments. Resources on this web page include the Interim Assessment Blueprints, Interim Assessments Fact Sheet, At-a-Glance documents, Interim Assessments Overview, Interim Assessment Video Series, and Interim Assessment FAQs.
- CAASPP and ELPAC Interim Assessment Lookup Tool—This resource provides a list of all interim assessments available by assessment program and grade level, the total number of items, and the number of items that must be hand scored. This information is intended to assist LEAs in planning for the administration and local hand scoring of the interim assessments.
- Administration resources for LEA CAASPP Coordinators, LEA ELPAC Coordinators, Site CAASPP Coordinators, and Site ELPAC Coordinators
- Technical Specifications and Configuration Guide for Online Testing
- TOMS User Guide
- Using the Test Administrator Interface section and Student Testing Application chapter in the CAASPP Online Test Administration Manual
- Using the Test Administrator Interface section in the ELPAC Online Test Administration Manual
- Accessibility Resources for LEA CAASPP Coordinators, LEA ELPAC Coordinators, Site CAASPP Coordinators, and Site ELPAC Coordinators—Additional resources can also be found on the California Assessment Accessibility Resources Matrix web page as well as on the Accessibility Resources web page, where links include the following: