2015–16 CAASPP POST-TEST WORKSHOP

Your California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) local educational agency (LEA) coordinator recently received an invitation from Educational Testing Service to attend the 2015–16 CAASPP Post-Test Workshop, “Connecting Assessment to Instruction.” This one-day workshop will be presented this month and next in various locations to facilitate attendance by LEA staff throughout the state.

This year, the post-test workshop will focus specifically on connecting the summative assessment data to teaching and learning. During the first half, we will cover the types of reports available, how to access those reports, and what each report provides. During the second half, we will focus on connecting the available reports and the data to the instructional learning cycle in appropriate ways.

In contrast to previous years’ post-test workshops, “Connecting Assessment to Instruction” has been designed on the premise that multiple staff within the LEA will be responsible for sharing how the summative assessment data are best and most effectively used. To that end, we are inviting teams from each LEA to attend. We are asking that you send a team of up to three staff—your testing coordinator, a curriculum and/or instructional coach, and/or someone who will be responsible for helping to impart this knowledge to both the administrative and teaching staff at your LEA.

Tying the summative assessment to teaching and learning and making the data useful and timely are prime considerations for State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson. We are most pleased to offer this professional learning opportunity. Please encourage your team to participate.

Thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions regarding the 2015–16 CAASPP Post-Test Workshop, please contact the California Technical Assistance Center by phone at 800-955-2954 or by e-mail at caltac@ets.org.

Register at: https://etsforms.formstack.com/forms/_caaspp_post_test_workshop_registration_2016