California Assessment of Student
Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
End-of-Field-Test Webcast
May 28, 2014
1 – 2 p.m.
Agenda
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Field Test statewide participation summary
Plans for collecting feedback from your local
educational agency (LEA)
Availability of updated Practice Tests
Tips for using the Online Reporting System (ORS)
Introduction of Digital Library
Reporting preview for paper-pencil tests
July Science Stakeholder Meetings
Questions
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Field Test Statewide
Participation Summary
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Over 3.1 million students have completed
testing
California represents three-fourths of all
Smarter Balanced testing
A huge achievement for schools and LEAs
across the state
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Plans for Collecting Feedback
From Your LEA
• Mid-testing survey (already distributed)
• Post-testing survey
– Forward to technology coordinators, site
coordinators, and Test Administrators
– Optional topic areas for feedback
– Template versions will be available for LEA use
• Focus groups
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Availability of Updated
Practice Tests
• Updated Practice Tests were released on
May 19
• Continued availability of Practice Tests after
Field Test
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Tips for using ORS
• Use “Plan and Manage Testing” for accurate
picture of tests taken by grade.
• Remember that some exempted students will
appear in the ORS.
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Introduction of Digital Library
• Available in June
• Planning dedicated Webinar/Webcast
– CDE will have a Webinar on May 29 from 3–4
p.m.
– ETS will have Webcast in August
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Score Reporting Preview for 2014
Paper-pencil Tests
Task Name
CALPADS demographics used to update
tested students information
Electronic Scores Posted to CAASPP
Management System
2014 Reporting for
CAASPP Paper Tests
Mid-August
By 8/8/14
Ship Post-Test Guide to LEAs
Late September
Deliver Web reporting data
Ship paper score reports to LEAs
Late September
9/19 – 10/28/14
Complete delivery of all paper score
reports to LEAs
10/28/14
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Individual Student Reports
• CST / CMA Science Grades 5, 8, and 10
• CAPA Grades 2–11
• STS RLA Grades 2–11
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Aggregate Reports
• Will appear the same as 2013 (STAR)
• End of Course aggregate reports not available
• Data file will come on CD per administration
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July Science Stakeholder Meetings
• First step in the process of developing new
science assessments aligned to the Next
Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
• Recruiting teachers and parents
• Taking place from July 15–18, 2014
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Questions
Resources
Help Desk Support
• The California Technical Assistance Center
(CalTAC) is there to support all LEA CAASPP
coordinators!
Available Monday – Friday from 7 a.m.– 5 p.m. PT
E-mail: caltac@ets.org
Phone: 800-955-2954
Web site: http://californiatac.org
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