Assessment Spotlight, Issue 255

Focusing on the CAASPP System and English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)—and including, when timely, updates on California’s other statewide assessments. For questions related to test administration, coordination, and trainings, visit the CAASPP website and the ELPAC website .

Latest Update on Interim Assessment Video Series

The CAASPP and ELPAC Interim Assessment Video Series consists of six modules covering the content and purpose of the interim assessments as well as how to use related systems and resources. Some components of this video series are available now while others are under production. These videos will complement the Interim Assessment User Guide , which contains more details for educators using the CAASPP and ELPAC Interim Assessments.

This series includes:

• Introduction to the Interim Assessments—Available Now
• Interim Assessment Viewing System—Coming Soon
• How to Administer the CAASPP Interim Assessments—Coming Soon
• How to Score the Interim Assessments
  • How to Use the Teaching Hand Scoring System for the Interim Assessments—Coming Soon
  • Data Entry Interface for ELPAC Interim Assessments—Available Now
• How to Administer the ELPAC Interim Assessments—Available Now
  • How to Administer the ELPAC Interim Assessments: Overview
  • How to Administer the ELPAC Interim Assessments: Speaking Domain
  • How to Administer the ELPAC Interim Assessments: Kindergarten through second grade Listening, Reading, and Writing Domains
  • How to Administer the ELPAC Interim Assessments: Third through twelfth grade Listening, Reading, and Writing Domains
• California Educator Reporting System (CERS)—Available now

California Spanish Assessment

Applications are still open to participate in the continued development of the California Spanish Assessment (CSA). If you are bilingual and biliterate in Spanish and English and have at least two years’ experience teaching Spanish, consider joining one of these opportunities to have powerful input on the development and administration of the CSA.

Exciting opportunities to choose from include:

• Item Review Meeting—March 5–March 26, 2024
  • One full day, two afterschool meetings and independent work time
  • Review items for issues related to content, bias, and sensitivity
• Speaking Range Finding—There are two tracks to choose from:
  • Track 1 afterschool on Thursdays, March 7–April 25, 2024
  • Track 2 afterschool on Tuesdays, March 12–April 30, 2024
  • Score speaking student samples and identify benchmark responses
• Writing Range Finding—April 24–June 5, 2024
  • Five weekly afterschool meetings and independent work time
  • Score student writing samples and identify benchmark responses

Find information about CSA opportunities for educators on the CAASPP Opportunities to Get Involved web page .

Substitute teacher expenses will be reimbursed, and stipends may be available. To apply, complete the Educator Opportunities Portal Account Creation Form or contact the CAASPP Project Team at 916-228-2682 or at edopportunities@scoe.net.

To receive future CAASPP updates and notifications, subscribe to the CAASPP mailing list by sending a blank email message to subscribe-caaspp@mlist.cde.ca.gov. For previous Assessment Spotlight issues, visit the California Department of Education Assessment Spotlight web page.