Resources for the CAASPP and ELPAC Assessments

State Testing Links and Resources

General Assessment Information

CAASPP Home Page

Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBAC) General Information

California Alternative Assessments (CAAs) General Information

ELPAC Home Page

ELPAC General Information

Accessibility, Training, and Planning Information

CAASPP and ELPAC Accessibility Guide

Scribe Protocol

Read Aloud Protocol

Moodle Login Page

CAA Science Administration Planning Guides

CSB Created Resources

CSB Smarter Balanced Resources

How to guides (some below), presentations, installation files, etc.

• Configure Job Access With Speeech (JAWS) to Recognize the Secure Browser
• Configure JAWS Settings for Smarter Balanced Assessments
• Download and Install the Secure Browser
• Logging in to the Practice Test
• Navigating the Test with JAWS Cheat Sheet
• Navigating the Test with JAWS and a Braille Display
• Test Settings for Braille and Magnification Users

State Testing Modules

• Configuring JAWS Settings for the Smarter Balance Tests (Video; 3:05)
• Emboss Request from the Student Testing Interface (Video; 2:36)
• Embossing a .brf file with Duxbury (Video; 1:42)
• Embossing a .brf file with file with no Default Program to open .brf files (Video; 2:35)
• Embossing a .prn file with a Default Program (Video; 1:18)
• Embossing a .prn file with no default program to open (Video; 2:17)
• Navigating a Training Test with JAWS (Video; 11:25)
• Setting Up a Training or Practice Test (Video; 5:12)
• Setting Up Testing Accommodations for a Student who Reads Braille (ELA) (Video; 2:05)
• Setting Up Testing Accommodations for a Student who Reads Braille (Math) (Video; 2:33)
• Setting Up Testing Accommodations for a Student who Uses Magnification (Video; 2:50)

Tips for Optimizing Your Students’ Testing Experience

Review Google Slides presentations on:

• Types of Tests & What's New 2021-2022
• Important Reminders and Accessibility Considerations

2021-2022 Virtual Office Hours links

Office Hours 1: Types of Tests and What's New (Video; 14:00)

Office Hours 1: Google Slides Presentation

Office Hours 2: Important Reminders and Accessibility Considerations (Video; 18:21)

Office Hours 2: Google Slides Presentation

Office Hours 3: Configuring JAWS to Recognize the Secure Browser and Configuring JAWS Settings (Video; 6:08)

Office Hours 4: Navigating the Secure Browser with JAWS (Video; 14:02)

Office Hours 5: Navigating the Secure Browser with Magnification (Video; 8:14)

Contact Information

For additional information or questions, please contact:

Veronica Gunn, MA

Curriculum and Outcomes Specialist, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments

vgunn@csb-cde.ca.gov

(510) 936-5515