CAASPP and ELPAC: NEW--Assessment Office Hours and Coffee Sessions
CAASPP and ELPAC email update, January 12, 2021.
Dear California Educator:
As we get closer to spring testing, we want to make sure that local educational agencies (LEAs) are receiving all the support they need for successful 2020–21 CAASPP and ELPAC administrations. The CDE and its contractor, ETS, will offer multiple opportunities for LEA staff to ask questions and get answers about the spring assessments and multiple administration options at the Assessment Office Hours and Coffee Sessions in January and February 2021.
The Assessment Office Hours are open to anyone interested in learning more about the CAASPP and ELPAC administrations this spring. During Office Hours, the CDE and ETS will present updates, provide technical support, and allow time for questions and answers. Each week, we will cover a topic of interest about the assessment process in California. Help us focus each session by completing an Office Hour Topics Survey 
prior to the first Office Hours session.
Coffee Sessions will be held every other week and are entirely dedicated to answering questions posed about the assessments by testing coordinators at schools, districts, and county offices of education.
If you find that the Office Hour Zoom meetings are full, we will be posting live stream links on the spring websites as needed.
These opportunities may continue through the spring, if additional support is needed.
Select a link in the table that follows to register to participate in one or more of these optional opportunities.
|
Event |
Date |
Time |
Registration Link |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Office Hours: Kick-off and Introductions |
January 21, 2021 | 12−1 p.m. | Register Here |
|
Coffee Session |
January 22, 2021 | 2−3 p.m. | Livestream link will be posted on our website prior to the session |
|
Office Hours |
January 28, 2021 | 12−1 p.m. | Register Here |
|
Office Hours |
February 4, 2021 | 12−1 p.m. | Register Here |
|
Coffee Session |
February 5, 2021 | 2−3 p.m. | Livestream link will be posted on our website prior to the session |
|
Office Hours |
February 11, 2021 | 12−1 p.m. | Register Here |
|
Office Hours |
February 18, 2021 | 12−1 p.m. | Register Here |
|
Coffee Session |
February 19, 2021 | 2−3 p.m. | Livestream link will be posted on our website prior to the session |
|
Office Hours |
February 25, 2021 | 12−1 p.m. | Register Here |
Websites to Bookmark
To assist LEAs with the spring administrations, ETS has published two new websites—one for educators and the other, for parents, guardians, and students. You may want to bookmark these sites, as more information and materials will be added as they are available. Visit the following links for information about CAASPP and ELPAC testing in spring 2021:
LEA coordinators can direct questions regarding these opportunities or questions about the 2020–21 CAASPP and ELPAC administrations to CalTAC, by phone at 800-955-2954 or by email at caltac@ets.org.
Sincerely,
California Technical Assistance Center
Phone: 800-955-2954
Fax: 800-541-8455
Email: caltac@ets.org
Websites: https://www.caaspp.org/ and https://www.elpac.org/