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California Alternate Assessments (CAA): ELA, Math & Science

The summative California Alternate Assessments (CAAs) for English language arts (ELA) and mathematics are to be administered to students in grades three through eight and grade eleven whose individualized education program teams designate the use of an alternate assessment on statewide assessments and who have a cognitive disability that prevents him or her from taking the online California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments. This population of students has, in previous years, been assigned to take the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA) for ELA and mathematics. Students in grades five, eight and once in high school will also take the CAA Science test.

Assessment Fact Sheet

This flyer provides answers to general questions you might have about various aspects and objectives of the CAA assessments.

Parent Guide to Understanding the CAST

This guide provides answers to key questions, such as who takes the assessments and why, when, and how they are administered, and other questions parents and guardians might have.