Videos and Quick Reference Guides
Parent/Guardian and Student Resources
Videos and quick reference guides for parents/guardians and students are available in English and Spanish on the Spring Administration for Parents/Guardians website.
CAASPP and ELPAC Office Hours & Coffee Sessions
Virtual office hours and coffee sessions, hosted by the CDE and ETS, offer opportunities for LEA staff to ask questions and get answers about the spring assessments and multiple administration options. Subscribe to the CAASPP & ELPAC YouTube channel to receive notifications when archived presentations are posted and when a live-stream presentation begins. Past recordings can be found on the Assessment Office Hours and Coffee Sessions Spring 2021 Playlist. Resources shared during Office Hours and Coffee Sessions can be found on Office Hours & Coffee Sessions Resources Padlet.
Test Administrator/Examiner Resources
- How to Schedule a Remote Test Session (Posted 02/12/21)
- How to Start a Remote Test Session (Posted 02/12/21)
- Expiration and Pause Rules Guide (Posted 03/15/21)
- Test Administrator/Test Examiner Remote Testing Checklist (Posted 05/18/21)
CAASPP Test Administrators—Grades K–12
- Scheduling, Starting, and Stopping a Remote Test Session (Video; 12:05) (Posted 02/03/21)
- Monitoring a Remote Test Session (Video; 07:14) (Posted 01/29/21)
- How to Give a Remote Test (Video; 11:31) (Posted 02/02/21)
- How to Take a Remote Test for Students—English (Video; 07:44) (Posted 02/04/21)
- How to Take a Remote Test for Students—Spanish (Video; 09:39) (Posted 02/04/21)
- Conducting a Practice Test Session with Students (Video; 12:47) (Posted 03/01/21)
ELPAC Test Examiners—Grades K–2
In addition to viewing the following videos, test examiners should download the Directions for Administration from TOMS and the K–2 Direction for Administration—Remote Testing Addendum and Testing Resources from the Moodle site. The K–2 Remote Testing Addendum and Testing Resources should be used alongside the regular Directions for Administration if the assessment is administered remotely.
- ELPAC K–2 Remote Testing: Writing (Video; 20:46) (Posted 02/09/21)
- ELPAC K–2 Remote Testing: Listening and Reading (Video; 15:01) (Updated 02/16/21)
- ELPAC K–12 Remote Testing: Speaking (Video; 16:28) (Posted 02/16/21)
- ELPAC: Starting a One-on-One Remote Test Session (Video; 07:40) (Posted 03/03/21)
ELPAC Test Examiners—Grades 3–12
In addition to viewing the following videos, test examiners should download the Directions for Administration from TOMS and the Grades 3–12 Direction for Administration—Remote Testing Addendum from the Moodle site. The 3–12 Remote Testing Addendum should be used alongside the regular Directions for Administration if the assessment is administered remotely.
- Scheduling, Starting, and Stopping a Remote Test Session (Video; 12:05) (Posted 02/03/21)
- Monitoring a Remote Test Session (Video; 07:14) (Posted 01/29/21)
- How to Give a Remote Test (Video; 11:31) (Posted 02/02/21)
- How to Take a Remote Test for Students—English (Video; 07:44) (Posted 02/04/21)
- How to Take a Remote Test for Students—Spanish (Video; 09:39) (Posted 02/04/21)
- ELPAC K–12 Remote Testing: Speaking (Video; 16:28) (Posted 02/16/21)
- ELPAC: Starting a One-on-One Remote Test Session (Video; 07:40) (Posted 03/03/21)
- Conducting a Practice Test Session with Students (Video; 12:47) (Posted 03/01/21)