General Information

Parent Guides to Understanding – These guides provide parents with answers to key questions about the what, why, who, how, and when. They are available for each assessment program.

CAASPP Student Score Report Information – An optional letter that may be sent along with the student score report.

Getting Familiar with the Test

Practice and Training Tests – This link accesses both the practice and training tests portal. The practice tests provide students with grade-specific testing experiences that are similar in structure and format to the summative assessments. The training tests provide students with the opportunity to quickly become familiar with the software and interface features. The training tests are organized by grade bands (e.g., 3–5).

Informational Video

Smarter Balanced Assessment System

Information About Student Scores

Starting Smarter – The Starting Smarter website includes information on student score reports, sample test questions, parent-teacher conferences, and other no-cost resources in English and Spanish.

Resources For Parents

Starting Smarter  families have a new website for resources to support their child’s learning. The Starting Smarter website includes information on student score reports, sample test questions, parent-teacher conferences, and other no-cost resources in English and Spanish.

Starting Smarter Parent Informational Flyer(PDF) – This flyer provides information about the Starting Smarter website.

Starting Smarter Parent Informational Flyer, Spanish version(PDF) – This flyer provides information about the Starting Smarter website.

The Smarter Balanced Assessments results for grades 3-8 by county, district, and school are available for viewing on the CA Department of Education Reporting Website at CA Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Results.