Unpacking the CAA

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 ❏ View Test Examiner Tutorial,

Test Examiner print the certificate, and

submit it to the LEA

Roles & ❏ Read and Submit CAASPP Test

Security Affidavit for Test

Responsibility Examiners to test site

(Must be completed prior to
administering test)
coordinator
❏ Make sure student is assigned
to “CAA” in Toms
❏ Ensure student’s accessibility
resources in Toms are
consistent with student’s IEP
 Test Examiner ❏ Download DFAs in TOMS

Roles & ❏
❏
Read DFAs before testing
Administer SRC

Responsibility ❏ Administer test according to

result of SRC
(Prior to testing/Testing period) ❏ Securely destroy all testing
materials upon completion
 Students may be stopped after stage 1

ELA & Math

Non-embedded calculators allowed on
all math tests except specific items on
gr 3 math

Changes Practice tests updated with new items

A rubric is provided in the DFA to score

items
 Student and administrator testing
devices

Grade and version specific DFA

Find it here:

Testing Materials
http://www.caaspp.org/administration/about/
caa/caa-science-assignments.2019-20.html

Science only- items listed in DFAs

(varies by grade level)
Find it here:
http://www.caaspp.org/administration/
about/caa/caa-assignments.2018-19.html
DFA-Directions for
Administration
● Download & review prior to testing from TOMS
○ TOMS>>Resource Tab>>Secure Materials>>CAA DFAs for ____
● Secure Documents--make sure they are shredded/deleted permanently after finished
● Each school assigned a version
○ School not listed= Version 1

caaspp.org/administration/about/caa/
Log-in
 TOMS- Test Operations Management System

● Teacher device
You should have received ○ Verify embedded supports and
your log-in link via e- accommodations
mail to log in to the Test ○ Start test sessions by
Administrator Interface generating a session ID
● Student device
○ will need a secure browser
SSIDs are available from your test site coordinator
or you can get it from the student’s IEP/Aeries
Student Response Check (SRC)
Student Response Check
-End test if student does
not orient or respond to
Q1
-End test if student
orients but does not
respond to the first 4
questions.
Possible Response Modes
● Response Modes:
○ Independent use of mouse, touchscreen, or keyboard
○ Verbal response
○ Pointing independently to indicate a response
○ Print-on-demand accomodation and indicating responses using paper
○ Gestures
○ AAC
○ Eye gaze (http://www.caaspp.org/rsc/pdfs/CAASPP.eye-gazing-guidance.2019-20.pdf)
○ Other
○ Cannot use hand-over-hand
AAC Devices Test examiners may preview the
test within a stage prior to
administering it to make necessary
configurations

Stage 1 must be configured and

administered before Stage 2 can be

Accessibility
Any instructional supports in IEP may be
used during testing
caaspp.org/administration/accessibility/
There are embedded and non-
embedded resources
Non-embedded calculator allowed
except specific items explicitly
noted in 3rd grade DFA
Embedded accessibility configured
in TOMS-Test Settings and
Unlisted Resources tabs
Check two days before
administration to ensure that test
setting is correct for student
24 hours for changes to appear
 Summary of Changes:

Streamline Accomodation is now a

Universal Tools, designated support

Designated
Medical Device designated support
has been added

Supports, and Abacus includes expanded

recommendation for use
Accomodations Scratch Paper includes the use of
non-digital graph paper
https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ai/caasppmatrix1.asp
Administering the Test
Student Choice in Stage One Determines Stage 2

Stage 2-
Tier 1
Stage
One

Stage 2-
Tier 2
Pauses and Stops

● Test can be paused as many times as necessary, test will resume where you
left off
● Test will automatically log-out after 20 minutes of inactivity
● Approx 95 minutes per content area
● Pause or skip when student is no longer engaged, actively participating, or
showing signs of behavioral or functional concerns
● End test if student’s engagement and productivity has significantly decline
even after allowing multiple breaks across multiple days
Test Security
Science Test
 Testing is operational

Testing can begin in September 2019

CAA Science There will be 4 embedded PTs instead of 3

Changes
“N0 Response” option for each question

Test examiner will answer 1 of 2 survey at

the end about student

Scores released Winter 2020

CAA for Science: How To Administer an Embedded No Student Response Check for science
this year
Performance Task Video Available

http://www.caaspp.org/rsc/videos/archived-training_caa-
how-to-administer-an-embedded-performance-
task.2019.html
 What’s new for 2019-2010
“No Response” Option
If the item has been presented to the
student and the student has not
provided a response despite best
efforts, select the “no response”
option.

1. Right click on the screen

or

1. Select the content menu (upper

right corner of screen)
 What’s new for 2019-2010
Surveys
-At the end of each
embedded PT

-No Student Response

Check (SRC)

-Only complete one

survey at the end of
each PT

-3 to 4 questions per
survey
 Who takes the CAA for Science?
Elementary- High School-

5th grade whichever grade your

school has designated for
science (10th or 11th)

Middle School- High School only takes

science once in their high
8th grade school career
Administration Planning Guide

● Identifies science connectors

aligned with PTs
● Includes a schedule template for
use or reference
● Includes FAQs about the CAA
Science Test
● Available at
http://www.caaspp.org/administr
ation/about/caa/index.html
How do students take the tests?
● 4 separate embedded
Performance Tasks that can
be given in any order during
the instructional calendar
AFTER related content
instruction
● Online test given 1:1
● Use DFAs to guide each PT
● PTs expire 45 calendar days
after logging a student into
the test delivery system for
the given PT
● All students must attempt all
four CAA Science
● Plan on up to 1 hour per PT
per student
Test can be given from September 3, 2019-July 15, 2020
Individualization
Adapting the orienting activity or items based on individual student need.
DFA contains what can and cannot be individualized.
The Process- After Content Instruction Delivery
Conduct
Orienting Administer PT Answer survey Repeat
Activity

Complete the Administer the Survey questions Destroy test

orienting Performance to be completed materials and
activities Task following on the student repeat the
according to DFA the provided device and process for the
guidelines and submitted with remaining
script student Performance
responses to the Tasks
test questions
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