California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
(CAASPP) Testing 2015
This year’s state testing season includes…
Assessment
Smarter Balanced
Assessment (EnglishLanguage Arts and
Mathematics)
Who takes it
grade 11 (ELs in the US
Life Science
CST/CMA/CAPA
grade 10 (CMA or CAPA
California Alternate
Assessment (EnglishLanguage Arts and
Mathematics)
grade 11 “CAPA
students”
< 1 year take math only)
for students designated by
IEP team only)
Format
computer-adaptive and
performance tasks
w/classroom activity
Test window
4/8-5/19
Paper-pencil (CAPA
includes manipulatives)
4/8-5/19
computer-based, oneon-one
4/15-6/08
Meet your new best friend…the CAASPP Portal:
http://caaspp.org/
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Access all systems through the CAASPP “portal” to avoid confusion
Check System Status Alerts and Known Issues log regularly
Note “chain of command” for questions/issues: site users > Site Coordinators > District
Coordinator > state testing office. If you jump up the chain they will send you back.
Yes, there are many systems and many links and different logins to go with them…so here’s a
cheat sheet for you…
FUHSD Teaching and Learning
2.25.2015
CAASPP Systems and Logins Cheat Sheet
All systems can be accessed via the CAASPP “Portal” at http://www.caaspp.org.
Username is firstname.lastname
Username is FUHSD email address.
Password minimum 8 characters
Password minimum 6 characters
(must change password upon first login)
(must change password upon first login)
How do I get my user account?
Site Coordinator will upload users into TOMS;
login info and temporary password sent from
CAASPP@ets.org.
How do I get my user account?
Site admin will notify DO to load users; login
info and temporary password sent from
Smarter-donotreply@opentestsystem.org
Forgot password? Use link on login page, or see Site
Coordinator for a reset.
Forgot password? Use link on login page, or contact
District Coordinator for a reset.
Test Operations Management System (TOMS)
User management (site coordinator)
CALPADS*
Student data: demographics, test settings
Test Administrator Interface
Set up and administer interim assessments
Set up and administer summative assessments
Digital Library
Access resources for curriculum and
professional development.
Completion Status
View completion status for interim assessments
View completion status for summative
assessments
Interim Assessment Hand-Scoring System
Hand-score constructed response items. Scoring
system includes rubrics and exemplars to guide
scoring. (Note: all results will be held until hand-scored
items have been submitted.)
Data Warehouse
Receive/view interim assessment results. (Note:
all results will be held until hand-scored items have been
submitted.)
Receive/view summative assessment results.
(Note: Tentative. CDE still working on details, but
estimates results will be available 4-6 weeks after
completion of testing.)
Red arrows indicate flow of data.
*Student demographic information comes from CALPADS. New student data in IC > CALPADS may take up to 48 hours to show in TOMS.
The host determines what you get to do at the party…
CAASPP
Do / Input / Manipulate data
FUHSD Teaching and Learning
Smarter Balanced
Receive / View data
2.25.2015