Skip to main content
California Department of Education Logo

2018 Assessment and Accountability Info Meeting

The 2018 North-South Assessment and Accountability Information Meeting hosted by the California Department of Education (CDE) will be held in Sacramento and Ontario in the fall. These meetings will provide California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), English Language Proficiency Assessments of California (ELPAC), and Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) coordinators with the latest information and updates on California's assessment and accountability systems.

North Meeting

Thursday, September 20, 2018
Doubletree Hotel Sacramento
2001 Point West Way
Sacramento, California 95815

South Meeting

Thursday, September 27, 2018
Doubletree Hotel Ontario
Empire Ballroom
222 North Vineyard Avenue
Ontario, California 91764

The South Meeting will also be offered as a live Webcast on September 27, 2018, and will be archived for later viewing.

Information on how to register for these meetings will be coming in late May.

2017 Assessment and Accountability Information Meeting

Archived Webcast Videos
  1. Deputy Superintendent's Message External link opens in new window or tab. (Video; 06:58)
  2. Deputy Superintendent's Every Student Succeeds Act Message External link opens in new window or tab. (Video; 19:07)
  3. Director's Message External link opens in new window or tab. (Video; 08:08)
  4. Smarter Ready: Big Ideas for Implementation External link opens in new window or tab. (Video; 06:29)
  5. California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP): Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments Update for 2017–18 External link opens in new window or tab. (Video; 11:07)
  6. CAASPP Question and Answer Panel External link opens in new window or tab. (Video; 33:48)
  7. Smarter Balanced Digital Library and Interim Assessments Update External link opens in new window or tab. (Video; 26:19)
  8. California Science Test External link opens in new window or tab. (Video; 14:39)
  9. The California Alternate Assessments: What's New in 2017–18? External link opens in new window or tab. (Video; 12:43)
  10. Moving Forward with the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) and the California Spanish Assessment External link opens in new window or tab. (Video; 18:40)
  11. California Spanish Assessment Question and Answer Panel External link opens in new window or tab. (Video; 10:07)
  12. Accountability and the Fall 2017 California School Dashboard Release External link opens in new window or tab. (Video; 50:46)
  13. Accountability Question and Answer Panel External link opens in new window or tab. (Video; 20:00)
Presentation (PowerPoint slides)
  1. Director’s Message (PDF)
  2. Smarter Balanced Ready: Big Ideas for Implementation (PDF)
  3. CAASPP: Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments Update for 2017–18 (PDF; 2MB)
  4. Smarter Balanced Digital Library and Interim Assessments Update (PDF; 2MB)
  5. California Science Test (PDF)
  6. The California Alternate Assessments: What’s New in 2017–18? (PDF)
  7. Moving Forward with the ELPAC and the CSA (PDF; 2MB)
  8. Accountability and the Fall 2017 California School Dashboard Release (PDF)
Questions:   Assessment Development and Administration Division | 916-319-0803
Last Reviewed: Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Share this Page
Trending in Testing
Recently Posted in Testing
  • CAASPP Update, Issue 256 (added 24-May-2018)
    California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) e-mail update, May 16, 2018.
  • Assessment Professional Development Trainings (added 15-May-2018)
    This page provides information on all assessment, professional development related training opportunities.
  • CAASPP Update, Issue 255 (added 14-May-2018)
    California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) e-mail update, May 9, 2018.
  • CAASPP Update, Issue 250 (added 11-May-2018)
    California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) e-mail update, April 4, 2018.
  • CAASPP Update, Issue 251 (added 11-May-2018)
    California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) e-mail update, April 11, 2018.

  • CAASPP Update, Issue 252 (added 11-May-2018)
    California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) e-mail update, April 18, 2018.
  • CAASPP Update, Issue 253 (added 11-May-2018)
    California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) e-mail update, April 25, 2018.
  • CAASPP Update, Issue 254 (added 11-May-2018)
    California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) e-mail update, May 2, 2018.
  • 2017-18 CAASPP Apportionment Information (added 08-May-2018)
    Approved apportionment rates for local educational agency administration of the 2017–18 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress System (CAASPP).
  • CAASPP Update, Issue 249 (added 08-May-2018)
    California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) e-mail update, March 29, 2018.