CAASPP link added to sidebar...

UPDATE 2/20/20: With testing about one month away, the CAASPP/CAST practice and training items remain in "Coming Soon" status. Will we run through the administration of the tests before practice and training items are posted? Time will tell.

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress is the part of the California Department of Education responsible for the statewide tests administered to students, such as the CAST (California Science Test).

They ostensibly publish training and practice exams ahead of the operational administration in March. As we close out January and head toward February, the training and practice exam status is as follows:

Scoring Guides for CAASPP: CAST, Smarter Balanced, CAA Practice Tests, and CSA

California Science Test (CAST)

Practice Tests

• CAST Practice Items Scoring Guide—Grade Five (Coming Soon)
• CAST Practice Items Scoring Guide—Grade Five, Braille (Coming Soon)
• CAST Practice Items Scoring Guide—Grade Eight (Coming Soon)
• CAST Practice Items Scoring Guide—Grade Eight, Braille (Coming Soon)
• CAST Practice Items Scoring Guide—High School (Coming Soon)
• CAST Practice Items Scoring Guide—High School, Braille (Coming Soon)

Training Tests

• CAST Training Items Scoring Guide—Grade Five (Coming Soon)
• CAST Training Items Scoring Guide—Grade Five, Braille (Coming Soon)
• CAST Training Items Scoring Guide—Grade Eight (Coming Soon)
• CAST Training Items Scoring Guide—Grade Eight, Braille (Coming Soon)
• CAST Training Items Scoring Guide—High School (Coming Soon)
• CAST Training Items Scoring Guide—High School, Braille (Coming Soon)

I added a permanent link in the sidebar to the right to make it easy to check in and determine CAASPP's definition of "Coming Soon").

The administration is, once again, scheduled for March. Fingers crossed that these items will post prior to that administration.