Required Information

The STAIRS/Appeals process requires the following information from coordinators:

• Date of the incident
• School name
• Grade affected
• Test name
  • Users with designated CAASPP roles can select CAA ELA and CAA Math, CAA for Science, CAST, CSA, and Smarter Balanced.
  • Users with designated ELPAC roles can select Initial ELPAC, Summative ELPAC, Summative Alternate ELPAC, or Initial Alternate ELPAC.
• Test type or domain (The selections for this drop-down list are dependent on the test name selected.)
  • The Initial ELPAC and Summative ELPAC—Reading, Listening, Speaking, or Writing
  • The CAA—ELA or mathematics
  • Smarter Balanced—ELA—PT, ELA—Non PT, ELA—Special Version or Emergency Form, Math—PT, Math—Non PT, and Math—Special Version or Emergency Form
  • Either an online or paper–pencil test administration for CAST, Smarter Balanced, the Initial ELPAC, and the Summative ELPAC
• Type of testing issue, which is listed in the Testing Incident Types chapter
• Total number of students involved in this incident
• SSID(s) for the student(s) involved when the testing incident type requires an SSID
• A brief description of the incident
  • The description should contain additional pertinent information about the case and not just restate the testing issue selected on the previous screen(s).