Resources to Prepare for the 2026–27 California Alternate Assessments

Email Update, August 13, 2026

Dear LEA CAASPP Coordinator:

This email contains information about resources to prepare for administering the 2026–27 California Alternate Assessments (CAAs).

Form Assignments

Form assignments are available on the following web pages, which are searchable by LEA, school, or county-district-school (CDS) code:

• CAA for Science Form Assignments
• CAAs for ELA and Mathematics Form Assignments

Form assignments for the CAA for Science and the CAAs for English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics are the same.

CAA for Science Planning Guides

The CAA for Science Administration Planning Guides are available to help with early planning and scheduling the embedded performance tasks (PTs). The three embedded PTs should be administered immediately after the student has received related science instruction. The embedded PTs can be administered in any order beginning September 15, 2026, through the end of the school year or June 30, 2027, whichever comes first.

Second Scoring for the CAA for ELA

For the CAA for ELA administration, some LEAs and schools assigned to Form 2 for grades six through eight and grade eleven will be required to participate in second scoring. Please use the Search for Second Scoring Assignments tool on the CAA for ELA Second Scoring web page to confirm whether your LEA has been assigned second scoring. Second scoring will require both a test examiner and a second scorer to be present during testing.

Second scorers are not required to be a credentialed teacher or licensed educator. Second scorers for the CAA for ELA must

• be an LEA employee or contractor;
• be familiar with the individual needs of the student, as well as the student’s preferred communication mode(s);
• have completed the CAA for ELA Second Scorer Tutorial;
• have signed the Test Security Affidavit electronically in the Test Operations Management System (TOMS); and
• be assigned the Test Examiner or the Test Administrator user role in TOMS.

Note that test examiners are still required to be a credentialed teacher or licensed educator and must complete the General Requirements section and the CAAs for ELA and Mathematics section of the Test Examiner Tutorial.

CAA Test Examiner Tutorial

The CAA Test Examiner Tutorial was made available on the Moodle Training Site (Moodle) on Monday, July 27, 2026.

The tutorial covers general information and highlights best practices for administering the CAAs. The CAA Test Examiner Tutorial does not contain any secure content.

Test examiners who have an account in TOMS will receive an announcement email on August 19, 2026, regarding the availability of the tutorial, completion requirements, and how to access Moodle. LEA CAASPP coordinators are responsible for ensuring that test examiners have a TOMS account.

Completion Requirements

The CAA Test Examiner Tutorial contains three sections—General Requirements, CAA for Science, and CAAs for ELA and Mathematics. All CAA test examiners must complete the General Requirements section of the tutorial and at least one subject area section to receive a certificate of completion prior to administering the CAAs in that subject area.

Test examiners will receive the CAA for Science Certificate of Completion upon completing both the General Requirements and the CAA for Science sections, and the CAAs for ELA and Mathematics Certificate of Completion upon completing both the General Requirements and the CAAs for ELA and Mathematics sections.

Moodle User Accounts

A Moodle user account is necessary to access the tutorial. People who already have accounts do not need to create new ones. User accounts can be created individually by users through the Moodle logon web page or in bulk by the LEA CAASPP coordinator.

Creating Moodle User Accounts in Bulk

Take the following steps to create Moodle user accounts in bulk:

• Access the Administration and Scoring Training (AST) website.
• Populate the template with names and email addresses.
• Email the populated template to moodlesupport@scoe.net.

Access Codes and Enrollment Key

The LEA CAASPP coordinator is responsible for distributing the Moodle enrollment key to appropriate staff. To find the enrollment key, take the following steps:

1. Access the AST website.
2. Enter the following access code for {{LEA}}: {{CAASPP_Access_Code}}.
3. Select the [CAA Moodle Training Site] button.

The CAA Test Examiner Tutorial Moodle Template Letter is available on the Test Administration Trainings and Tutorials web page. Customize and distribute this letter to communicate with staff about accessing the tutorial.

Moodle Completion Reports

LEA coordinators can designate access to staff members to monitor test examiner completion of the tutorial.

Take the following steps to designate access to Moodle Completion Reports:

1. Identify the personnel who require reporting access.
2. Log on to the AST website.
3. Select the [CAA Moodle Training Site] button.
4. Submit the appropriate names and email addresses and select the [Save] button.

Moodle Resources

Course information, template letters, and Moodle resources can be found on the Test Administration Trainings and Tutorials web page on the CAASPP & ELPAC Website.

For further support, visit the Contact Us web page.

Sincerely,

California Outreach Team
CAASPP & ELPAC Website