The Quick Reference Guides provide step-by-step instructions for how to accomplish a task or activity within California’s assessment programs. These documents have been consolidated for all assessments, including:
- Smarter Balanced Assessments for English language arts/literacy (ELA) and math
- California Science Test
- California Alternate Assessments for ELA, math, and science
- California Spanish Assessment
- English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)
- Summative
- Initial
- Alternate
Start a Test Session, Practice Test, or Training Test
- How to Start a Test Session
(PDF) - How to Access a Practice or Training Test Through the Student Interface
(PDF)
- How to Administer a Practice or Training Test with a Session ID
(PDF)
Access Test Results
- How to View Overall Test Results
(PDF)
- How to Compare Test Results
(PDF)
- How to View Change Over Time for Test Results
(PDF)
- How to View Test Results for Student Groups
(PDF)
Test Operations Management System (TOMS)
- How to Register Individual Students for the Alternate Assessments
(PDF)
- How to Register Students in Bulk for the Alternate Assessments
(PDF)
- How to Bulk Download Student Score Reports
(PDF)
- How to Submit a Security Incident
(PDF)
- How to Complete the Rotating Score Validation Process
(PDF)
- How to Generate Credentials for Student Information System Vendors
(PDF)
- How to Regenerate Credentials for Student Information System Vendors
(PDF)
- How to View a Distribution Report: Student Score Reports (PDF)
- How to Enter Domain Exemptions
(PDF)
- How to Check the Status of a STAIRS Case
(PDF)
California Educator Reporting System (CERS)
- How to Access Results by Group or School and Grade Level (PDF)
- How to Access the Student Test History Report Page (PDF)
- How to Create a Custom Group as a Teacher (PDF)
- How to Access Smarter Balanced Target Reports as a Teacher (PDF)
- How to Access Smarter Balanced Target Reports as an Administrator (PDF)
- How to Create a Custom Aggregate Report as an Administrator (PDF)
- How to Manage Student Groups with Bulk Actions as an Administrator (PDF)
- How to Create a Single Individual Student Report (PDF)
- How to Create Individual Student Reports in Bulk (PDF)
- How to Access Lexile® and Quantile® Data (PDF)
- How to Access Smarter Balanced Writing Trait Scores (PDF)
- How to Access Interim Assessment Results by Item or Key/Distractor Analysis (PDF)
Data Entry Interface (DEI)
Tools for Teachers
Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments
Lexile and Quantile Hub
California Physical Fitness Test (PFT)
Questions:
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress Office | caaspp@cde.ca.gov | 916-445-8765
Last Reviewed: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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