Assessment Spotlight, Issue 282

Focusing on the CAASPP System and English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)—and including, when timely, updates on California’s other statewide assessments. For questions related to test administration, coordination, and trainings, visit the CAASPP and ELPAC website .

Systems Downtime Reminder

Final reminder that the following CAASPP and ELPAC systems will be unavailable from Friday, June 28, at 5 p.m. to Wednesday, July 3, at 8 a.m. for a scheduled downtime:

• Test Operations Management System
• Test Delivery System, including Test Administrator Interface
• Completion Status System
• Data Entry Interface
• Teacher Hand Scoring System

Visit the 2024–25 CAASPP-ELPAC Planned System Downtime web page for more information.

Register Now for the 2024 California Assessment Conference

The sixth annual California Assessment Conference (CAC) will take place on October 15–17, 2024, at the Riverside Convention Center in Riverside, CA, with a focus on Empowering Educators: Leveraging Assessment Data and Tools for Classroom Success.

Customize your learning by selecting from over 80 sessions presented by educators from across California, and hear from an outstanding keynote speaker, Dr. John Hodge, who will reflect on his educational experience and the life-changing power of educators.

For more information and a link to registration, visit the CAC website .

Register for the 2024 August Summer Convenings

Join us for a professional development opportunity, hosted by the California Department of Education (CDE), designed for equivalency and proficiency program chief examiners, test site administrators, school counselors, and others with a connection to alternatives to high school graduation. These trainings will include updates from GED® Testing Service, HiSET® Equivalency, HiSET® Proficiency, and the CDE.

• Monday, August 5, 2024—Sacramento
• Tuesday, August 6, 2024—Fresno
• Thursday, August 8, 2024—San Diego
• Friday, August 9, 2024—Los Angeles

2024 Summer Convenings Informational Flyer (PDF) and registration .

Questions can be sent to Melissa Stockbridge of the Sacramento County Office of Education at mstockbridge@scoe.net.

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