CAASPP Communication: July 2025
Email Update, July 1, 2025
This communication includes information and updates about CAASPP.
Notice
July 7: TOMS User Rollover
The rollover of TOMS user roles for the 2025–26 school year will happen on July 7, 2025, for both the CAASPP and ELPAC. The 2025–26 TOMS roles will be made available, and all roles from 2024–25 will be deactivated.
July 31: Last Day for 2024–25 Interim Assessments
The 2024–25 CAASPP and ELPAC interim assessments will remain available until July 31, 2025, at 5 p.m. Student responses for the interim assessments will be cleared from the Teacher Hand Scoring System (THSS) after 5 p.m. and will no longer be available for hand scoring.
To ensure that student results from all completed 2024–25 interim assessments appear in the California Educator Reporting System (CERS), all outstanding hand scoring must be completed in the THSS before 5 p.m. on July 31. If the LEA intends for some interim assessment administrations not to have scores sent to CERS, no action is needed, and the responses will be cleared as scheduled.
To prepare for 2025–26 interim assessments, CAASPP and ELPAC systems will be updated from Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 5 p.m. to Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at 8 a.m. During this time, all CAASPP and ELPAC interim assessments will be unavailable for administration, local scoring, and viewing in the following systems:
- Test Delivery System (TDS)
- Data Entry Interface
- THSS
- Interim Assessment Viewing System
The interim assessments will become available for the 2025–26 school year at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
Smarter Balanced and CAST—Results Available
The Smarter Balanced and California Science Test (CAST) Student Score Reports (SSRs) are available in TOMS for students who have completed testing. The ongoing release of updated data files and SSRs will occur every weekday. Per Section Title 5, Section 863 of the California Code of Regulations, if scores are received after the last day of the school year, the reports must be distributed no later than the first 20 working days of the next school year.
New data is available in the California Educator Reporting System (CERS)! With a recent enhancement to CERS, prior-year statewide aggregate data is now available.
Upcoming Trainings
To register or locate additional details about upcoming trainings, including dates, times, and content, visit the Upcoming and On-Demand Trainings web page.
July 8–August 6: Interim and Formative Assessment Training Series Summer Sessions
The CDE invites you to attend the 2025 Interim and Formative Assessment Training Series summer sessions. This free training consists of facilitated online professional learning focused on the interim and formative components of the CAASPP and ELPAC. All sessions are designed for teachers, instructional coaches, and educators on special assignment, but LEA test coordinators and administrators may also find this training series useful to support educators. More details, including session options and the link to register, are available on the Register for the 2025 IFA Training Series web page.
July 8: Coffee Session, 2–3 p.m.
The 2025–26 virtual monthly Coffee Sessions, hosted by the CDE and ETS, offer opportunities for LEA staff to ask questions and get answers about assessments, trainings, resources, and more. LEA coordinators are recommended to register annually on the Coffee Session Series registration web page. By registering once, you will be eligible to attend all upcoming sessions.
July 17: New Coordinator Training Webinar #3, 3–4 p.m.
This webinar is the third in the New Coordinator Training Webinar Series. This webinar will provide information about which assessment results will be received from 2024–25, next steps for LEAs receiving results, and the opt-out process. This webinar will also end with a question and answer session with experienced coordinators. Register for one or more sessions in this series on the 2025–26 New Coordinator Training Webinar Series registration web page.
Educator Opportunities
The 2025–26 assessment development meetings have been posted!
Do not miss out on these exciting opportunities to help shape the future of California’s assessments.
To apply for educator meetings, go to the Educator Opportunities Portal. Those without an Educator Opportunities Portal account can create an account via the Educator Opportunities Portal Account Creation Form. For any questions, please contact the Educator Opportunities Team by phone at 916-228-2682 or by email at edopportunities@scoe.net.
More information is available on the Get Involved web page.
August Site Administrator Assessment Convenings
Please let your site administrators know that registration is now open for next month’s Site Administrator Assessment Convenings! The August convenings—which will be held virtually—will focus on the 2025–26 CAASPP and ELPAC interim assessments as well as upcoming professional learning opportunities for administrators and teachers. In addition, there will be time for attendees to ask questions of CDE assessment staff and network with other site administrators.
The same content will be presented during each of the two available sessions, so administrators can choose whichever session works best for them.
- Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 9–10 AM
- Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 12–1 PM
Site administrators can register here for one of the convenings.
Available Now!
On-Demand Trainings
A recording of the June Coffee Session is now available on the Upcoming and On-Demand Trainings web page.
Security Forms
A new sample Interim Assessment Test Security Agreement was recently added to the Test Security web page. Although a test security agreement is not required for interim assessments, this form can be used at the discretion of the LEA and can be modified as needed for local use.
CAA for Science Resources
CAA for Science Form Assignments, Preparing for Administration (PFAs) and Administration Planning Guides are now available on the California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) web page.
Ongoing Reminders
Coordinator How-To Hub Resources for Accessing Summative Assessment Results in CERS
The 2024–25 summative assessment results for CAASPP (Smarter Balanced for English Language Arts/Literacy [ELA], Smarter Balanced for Mathematics, and CAST) and ELPAC (Summative ELPAC and Summative Alternate ELPAC) have started flowing into the California Educator Reporting System (CERS). Educators with access to CERS can begin exploring the data now.
To support LEA coordinators in accessing these results in CERS, the Coordinator How-To Hub includes a section under the Late Spring time frame called Access Summative Assessment Results in CERS. This section provides helpful resources, including quick reference guides and demonstration videos that can be shared with teachers to guide them on how they can access student results in CERS.
As a reminder, CERS provides access to individual summative assessment student results and partial aggregated summative assessment results at the group, school, and LEA levels. Prior to the public release of all summative assessment student results in the fall, aggregated results in CERS are partial and may not reflect final LEA outcomes. These partial results are not appropriate for public release but can be used for the purposes of local planning.
The analysis and scoring processes for the California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) for ELA, mathematics, and science and the California Spanish Assessment (CSA) are still underway. Results for the CAAs will be available in CERS in early fall 2025, and results for the CSA are expected to be available in early 2026.
Visit the Coordinator How-To Hub to explore these resources.
Additional Help
Previous CAASPP monthly communications, as well as other email communications, are located on the Coordinator Emails web page.
- Direct questions about policies, regulations, and requirements to caaspp@cde.ca.gov.
- Contact your region’s Success Agent for answers to questions about assessment coordination, development, and administration, as well as for technical support.
- Direct questions about Moodle, certification, and calibration to moodlesupport@scoe.net.
- Get Answers from a user-friendly lookup tool available to help LEA coordinators quickly find answers to the most common testing questions. Users can also suggest Additional Questions for the FAQ, which will be reviewed on a regular basis.
For further support, visit the Contact Us web page.
Sincerely,
California Outreach Team
CAASPP & ELPAC Website