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 depend 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). In the event of a breach, it should be noted whether any photos, videos, or screen captures were made during testing; and whether they were removed from both the device and any social media platform. In addition, if test content was exposed, LEA staff should provide the question numbers that were compromised. LEAs reporting ELPAC exposure should provide the test type.