Testing and Assessment

Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics

• The SBAC is taken in the spring of 11th Grade.
• The Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments are part of the state testing system called the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress or CAASPP.

Statement of Purpose for Interim Assessments 

Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICAs) - given to grades 9, 10 and 11 for progress monitoring of standard mastery in ELA and Math. The ICAs follow the blueprint of the summative SBAC and use the same testing interface, item types, formats, conditions, protocols and achievement level descriptors.

Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs) - given as needed in response to ICA scores to focus on a smaller set of standards and learning targets. 

For more information please visit https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/sbacinterimassess.asp

The Smarter Balanced Digital Library is an online collection of instructional, professional, and formative assessment resources aligned with the Common Core State Standards. The library content is created by educators and is intended to support the formative assessment component of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System. Resources are designed to support existing curriculum. Each submission is vetted by educators using quality criteria review and is designed to provide users with opportunities to learn from and use formative assessment practices to improve instruction.

The Digital Library’s over 3,000 resources provide subject- and gradespecific content for educators to use and customize based on the needs of
their students. The Digital Library also offers opportunities for professional growth by allowing users to share expertise through online forums, as well as access to professional learning resources that focus on topics for educator professional development.

Accessing the Smarter Balanced Tools for Teachers.   

The Digital Library is available to K–12 educators, including teachers, instructional coaches, and assessment coordinators, working in California local education agencies. New users can create a Digital Library account using the self-registration feature.

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Once users create their account profiles, including specifying their areas of educational expertise, relevant Digital Library resources will display upon login. Users can modify filters to broaden and narrow search criteria as needed.

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