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Nobel Charter Middle School 1

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OVERVIEW

CAASPP Spring 2017 Testing• April 18, 2017 – Math• April 25, 2017 – ELA

q Overview

q What is New

q Testing Schedule

q Roles and Responsibilities

q MiSiS Student Rosters and Labels

q Test Administration

q Test Security

Student Participation:Smarter Balanced Summative

¨ Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment:¤ Grades: 6 - 8¤ The Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments consist of

the following:n English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) and Mathematics testsn Includes computer-adaptive portion of the test, AND a

Performance Task in each content area

Note: We will only be addressing the grades and tests administered at Nobel

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Informing Parents and Guardians About Testing

Pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 852: ¨ Each year, schools are required to notify parents or

guardians of their pupil's participation in the CAASPP tests¨ Schools are also required to inform parents of their right to

exempt their child from taking the CAASPP tests¤ Parents must annually submit a written request specifying the tests

to be exempted¤ Parents must submit request before students start testing¤ Tests taken before parents submit exemption will be scored

¨ Information is posted on Nobel’s website¨ Announced in TWAN messages and included in emails

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MiSiS: Smarter Balanced Exemption

¨ English Learners enrolled in a U.S. school less than 12 consecutive months as of April 15, 2016:¤ Not required to take the ELA Smarter Balanced Test¤ Must still take the Mathematics Smarter Balanced Test¤ CAASPP Coordinator must verify enrollment records

and MiSiS SBA Exemption Roster

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WHAT IS NEW IN 2017?

q Overview

q What is New in 2017?

q Testing Schedule




q Test Security CAASPP Spring 2017 Testing• April 18, 2017 – Math• April 25, 2017 – ELA

What is New For 2017?

¨ New Pilot Assessments¤ CAST (California Science Test) & CAA for Science

¨ Classroom activities have been eliminated for both summative and interim assessments.

¨ The California Student Statewide Identifier (SSID) number no longer includes the prefix “CA-.”

¨ There are two new non-embedded accessibility resources:¤ Simplified Test Directions (designated support)¤ 100s Number Table (accommodation)

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¨ Assessments Color-Coding

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Assessments Color Assignment

Smarter Balanced Interim Green

Smarter Balanced Summative Red

Smarter Balanced Practice Tests Pink

Smarter Balanced Training Tests Purple

CAAs for ELA, mathematics, and science Indigo

CAA Practice Tests Blue

CAA Training Tests Teal

CAST Summative (i.e., pilot tests) Brown

CAST Training Tests Orange


¨ Selection of Tests

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¨ Test Delivery System¤ Expandable Items¤ Video Playback Controls¤ Enhanced Contrast¤ Larger Zoom Levels for students with visual

impairments¤ Desmos Calculator - available at

https://www.desmos.com/

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¨ Desmos Calculator

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Desmos Standard Calculator Previous Standard Calculator



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Desmos Scientific Calculator Previous Scientific Calculator



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Desmos Graphing Calculator Previous Graphing Calculator

What is New for 2017?

Desmos Calculator¨ Students’ familiarity with online calculator¨ Accessible to a broader range of students¨ More reliable¨ Improved response times¨ Sleeker design¨ Training resources for the Desmos Calculator

available at https://www.desmos.com/

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TESTING SCHEDULE

q Overview

q What is New

q Testing Schedule





Smarter Balanced Summative: Testing Times

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¨ Estimated Testing Times

Content Area GradesCAT questions

hrs:minsPT

hrs:minsTotal

hrs:mins

ELA 6–8 1:30 2:00 3:30

Mathematics 6–8 2:00 1:00 3:00

Both 6–8 3:30 3:00 6:30

Science 8 1:00 1:00

Smarter Balanced Summative:Bell Schedule

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¨ Testing Block 1-2-3 (Monday and Thursday)

First Lunch - Gr 6 Mins Second Lunch – Gr 7/8 Mins

1st Bell 7:49 1st Bell 7:49

Period 1 7:56 9:55 119 Period 1 7:56 9:55 119

Nutrition 9:55 10:12 17 Nutrition 9:55 10:12 17

Period 3 10:18 12:06 108 Period 3 10:18 12:06 108

Lunch 1 12:06 12:36 30 PLEDGE 12:12 12:36 24

PLEDGE 12:42 1:06 24 Lunch 2 12:36 1:06 30

Period 5 1:12 3:00 108 Period 5 1:12 3:00 108

Math Assessment Dates: Wed, Apr 26, Thu, Apr 28, and Wed, May 3

ELA Assessment Dates: Thu, May 4, Mon, May 8, and Thu, May 11

Smarter Balanced Summative:Bell Schedule

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¨ Testing Block 2-4-6 (Wednesday and Friday)

First Lunch - Gr 6 Mins Second Lunch – Gr 7/8 Mins

1st Bell 7:49 1st Bell 7:49

Period 1 7:56 9:55 119 Period 1 7:56 9:55 119

Nutrition 9:55 10:12 17 Nutrition 9:55 10:12 17

Period 3 10:18 12:06 108 Period 3 10:18 12:06 108

Lunch 1 12:06 12:36 30 PLEDGE 12:12 12:36 24

PLEDGE 12:42 1:06 24 Lunch 2 12:36 1:06 30

Period 5 1:12 3:00 108 Period 5 1:12 3:00 108

Math Assessment Dates: Wed, April 26, Fri, April 28, and Wed, May 3

ELA Assessment Dates: Fri, May 5, Wed, May 10, and Fri, May 12


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ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

q Overview

q What is New

q Testing Schedule





Test Administrator (TA) Responsibilities

Test Administrators (TA) administer Smarter Balanced Summative Assessmentsq Complete all required trainings and review all Smarter

Balanced policy and administration documents prior to administering any Smarter Balanced Assessments

q Review student information prior to testing to ensure that student receives the proper test with the appropriate supports and test settings

q Report all potential test security incidents to the CAASPP Coordinator

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District Policy – Test Administration20


NCMSMISIS STUDENT ROSTERS AND LABELS

q Overview

q What is New

q Testing Schedule





MiSiS:Student Rosters

¨ CAASPP Coordinators generate for each teacher administering Smarter Balanced Assessments

¨ For students who are having problems signing in, verify the data with the information in TOMS

¨ Roster:¤ Column B: Preferred Name: Preferred names must be used when reading names

out loud. If the student does not have a preferred name, the column remains blank

¤ Columns D and E: Logon Credentials: First Name (Legal Name) and SSID¤ Column J: Same (*) First Name: A “Y” for any student indicates that there are

two or more students with the same first name enrolled in the class

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A B C D E F G H I J

Last Name

Preferred Name (P)

Middle Name

Smarter BalancedLogon Credentials Grade Teacher Period District ID

Same (*) First

NameFirst Name SSID

MiSiS:Labels – Student Logon Credentials

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Label Details• 30 labels per page• AVERY 5160, MACO 3000

or equivalent • Type: Address Label

Height: 1”Width: 2.63”

• Page size: 8.5” x 11”• Smarter Balanced Labels

Job Aid

Logon Credentials:• First Name (Legal)• SSID Number

There are two or more students with the same

name in the class

• Grade• Period• LAUSD ID #• Teacher Name

• Student’s Last Name• Preferred Name:

• If preferred name exists, it is bold, underlined, and followed by (P).

• If preferred name does not exist, only last name and MI are displayed

RANJITHA9999999123 (*)

CHITURI V. RANJIT (P)G:10 P:01 010101F001 Leng C.

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1. Student logon labels will be signed out each morning and returned daily during summative testing

2. The Student Rosters and Labels contain the State Student ID (SSID) and other personally identifying information

3. Do not assist students by logging in for them or asking another student to help

4. Do not let the students keep the logon labels


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TEST ADMINISTRATION

q Overview

q What is New

q Testing Schedule





Materials Needed

1. Students Logon Credentials2. Directions For Administration (DFAs)3. Student Roster of students to be tested4. Scratch paper for students5. Pencils6. Test security signs7. Earphones (See next slide)

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Earphones

¨ earphones are required for: ¤ English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) tests

¤ Text-to-speech accommodation/support

¤ Job Access with Speech (JAWS)n Version 16 supported

n Contact Division of Special Education

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PT and Non-PT (CAT):Establishing Appropriate Testing Conditions

¨ Remove or cover displayed information (on bulletin boards, chalkboards, and dry-erase boards, etc.) that may be used by students to help answer questions:¤ Rubrics, vocabulary charts, student work, posters,

graphs, charts, etc.

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¨ Make appropriate seating arrangements prior to test administration:¤ Students should be seated so that they cannot view the

answers of others

¨ Establish procedures to maintain a quiet testing environment:¤ Remember that some students may finish more quickly

than others. Have a separate silent activity not related to any subjects being tested

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¨ Cell phones or other electronic devices are not allowed to be used during testing (e.g., they must be turned off and put away)

¨ Post an “Unauthorized Electronic Devices May Not Be Used at Any Time During the Testing Session” sign so that it is clearly visible to all students and adults

¨ Place a “TESTING—DO NOT DISTURB” sign on the door

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PT and Non-PT (CAT):General Test Rules

¨ Students:¤ Must answer all test questions on a page (i.e., screen) before

moving on to the next page¤ May not return to a test segment once it has been

completed and submitted¤ Must answer all test questions before the test can be

submitted¤ May not return to a test once it has been submitted

¨ Test administrators:¤ Must follow the “SAY” script exactly each time a test session

is administered

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General Pause Rules

¨ Test administrators may pause an individual student’s test in the Students in Your Test Session table.¤ This will not impact other students’ tests.

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General Pause Rules

¨ If there is a technical issue (e.g., power outage or network failure), students will be logged off, and the tests will be paused automatically.

¨ If a test is paused, the student must log on again to resume testing.

¨ Highlighted text is preserved during test sessions.

¨ Student comments entered on a notepad are preserved.

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Smarter Balanced CAT Pause Rules

¨ If the CAT is paused for more than 20 minutes, the student is:¤ Required to log back on to the student interface¤ Presented with the page containing the question last worked on

(if the page contains at least one unanswered question) or¤ Presented with the next page (if all questions on the previous

page were answered) ¤ Not permitted to review or change any previously answered

questions (except questions on a page that contains at least one unanswered question)

¨ If paused for fewer than 20 minutes, the student is:¤ Presented with the question or passage he or she was working on

when the test was paused¤ Permitted to answer previously shown questions within a segment

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Smarter Balanced PT Pause Rules

¨ ELA PTs are divided into two segments. ¤ After a student completes the first segment, he or she

cannot return to it.

¨ There are no pause rules for PTs.¤ The PT allows a student to return to the current segment

and revisit the questions in that segment until the test expiration (10 days from start of PT) or submission.

¤ However, if a test is paused, the student must log on again to resume testing.

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CAST Pause Rules¨ If paused for more than 20 minutes, the student is:

¤ Required to log back on to the student interface¤ Presented with the page containing the question last worked on

(if the page contains at least one unanswered question) or¤ Presented with the next page (if all questions on the previous

page were answered) ¤ Not permitted to review or change any previously answered

questions (except questions on a page that contains at least one unanswered question)

¨ If paused for fewer than 20 minutes, the student is:¤ Presented with the question he or she was working on when the

test was paused¤ Permitted to answer previously shown questions

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Test Timeout Due to Inactivity

¨ Students are automatically logged off of the test after 30 minutes of inactivity.¤ “Activity” means selecting an answer or using a navigation

option in the test (e.g., selecting [Next] or [Back], using the Questions drop-down list).

¤ Note: Moving the mouse or selecting an empty space on the screen is not considered activity.

¤ Before the system logs off, a warning message is displayed.

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Test Expiration Rules

¨ The CAT remains active until:¤ Student completes and submits the test,¤ Selected test administration window ends, or¤ 45 calendar days after the student has begun the CAT.

¨ The PT remains active for 10 calendar days after the student has started it.

¨ An expired PT may be reopened by submitting an appeal.

¨ The test expires at the end of the selected test administration window.

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PT and Non-PT (CAT):Administering a Test Session

1. The test administrator logs on to the Test Administrator Interface from http://www.caaspp.org on a standard Web browser

Tablets are not recommended for Test Adminstrators!

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2. The test administrator selects the test category or the grade level and content area

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3. The test administrator selects the tests to administer.

Additional tests can be added to a session; you will receive a confirmation message box

4. The test administratorstarts a test session

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5. The test administrator informs students of the TestSession ID

¤ Write or display it clearly in a place all students can see¤ Keep a record of the Test Session ID for future reference¤ Test Session IDs are automatically generated upon selecting

the Start Session button

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¨ Test administrators need to distribute Student Logon Information providing students with their Statewide Student Identifier (SSID) and confirmation code (student first name in CALPADS) for logon along with the Session ID ¤ The information will be provided on a sheet of labels that

will need to be cut apart (i.e., logon ticket)¤ Always use Preferred Name/s when reading names out loud

or addressing student

Important: Student personal information is secure and must be collected and securely stored at the end of a test session, then securely destroyed at the end of the test administration

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6. Students log on through the secure browser¤ Recommended: Secure browsers are already launched on

testing devices before students sit down to test¤ To log on, students need:

n First Name (Confirmation Code): Student’s legal first name as spelled in CALPADS

n SSIDn Session ID: Test administrator-generated Session ID

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7. Students verify their identity¤ After logging on, students will see the “Is This You?”

screen¤ Students should select Yes to continue if the information

on the screen is correct

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8. Student selects the test¤ All grade-level tests that the student is eligible to take are

displayed¤ Only the tests that the test administrator has selected for the

test session and those that have not been completed are selectable by students

Note: Only the tests that have been selected by the test administrator will appear active. Others will be grayed out.

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9. Upon selecting a test, students wait for test administrator approval

10. As students select tests, the test administrator can see approvals populate in the Approvals queue of the Test Administrator Interface

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11.The test administrator selects the Approvals (#) button to access the Approvals and Student Test Settings screen


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12.The test administrator verifies that the students have selected the appropriate test and reviews the students’ test settings by selecting See Details button next to each student

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13.The test administrator selects Set to confirm the current test settings and return to the list of students awaiting approval. The test administrator still must approve the student for testing, or

14.The test administrator selects Set & Approve to establish the existing settings and approve the student for testing

Note: If a student’s test settings are incorrect, test administrators should deny the student, contact the CAASPP Coordinator to correct the test settings in TOMS, and test the student at a later time.

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15. Upon reviewing test settings for all students, the test administrator approves students to test on the Approvals and Student Test Settings screen

¤ Select Approve to approve a specific student for testing¤ Select Approve All Students to approve all students

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16.After the test administrator has approved a student for testing, the student verifies the test information and settings

The student will selectYes, Start My Testto begin testing or No if the settingsare incorrect

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17.If a student has a text-to-speech Accommodation or is taking a test with ELA listening questions, he or she will verify the audio checks through earphones

Text-to-speech audio check

Test with listening questions audio check

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18.Finally, students will see the Test Instructions and Help page before they begin testing. Students will select Begin Test Now to begin testing

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PT and Non-PT (CAT):Monitoring Student Progress

¨ Test administrators can monitor student testing through the Students in Your Test Session table on the Test Administrator Interface:¤ Displays students who have logged on and been

approved for testing

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Pausing Tests

¨ Test administrators may pause an individual student’s test in the Students in Your Test Session table¤ This will not affect other students’ tests¤ There are different pausing rules for the CAAs

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Stopping an Entire Test Session

¨ Test administrators can stop a test session (and therefore, pause tests for all students in the session)¤ Select the Stop Session button in the upper-right corner

of the Test Administrator Interface

¤ An “Important!” box will appear, requesting verification to end the session and log students out

¤ Select OK to continue or Cancel to keep the test session open

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Reaching the End of the Test

1. After students answer the last question on the test, the End Test button will appear in the upper-left corner of the screen

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2. Upon selecting the End Test button, an “Attention” message will appear

¤ Students will select [Yes] to proceed with reviewing answers and submitting the test

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3. Students may review answers before submitting a test

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4. When a student is ready to submit the test, he or she will receive a confirmation screen

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TEST SECURITY

q Overview

q What is New

q Testing Schedule





Testing Incidents

¨ Test security incidents, such as improprieties, irregularities, and breaches, are behaviors prohibited because they either give a student an unfair advantage or compromise the secure administration of the assessments.

¨ Whether intentional or unintentional, failure by staff or students to comply with security rules constitutes a test security incident.

¨ All test security incidents shall be documented by means of the Security and Test Administration Incident Reporting System (STAIRS) by coordinator.

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Testing Incidents

¨ Accessibility Issue - All¨ Accidental Summative Access – SB Only¨ Administrator Error - All¨ Disruption or Technical Issue – Not CAA¨ Exposing Secure Materials - All¨ Incorrect Statewide Student Identifier (SSID) - All¨ Cheating / Accessing Unauthorized Devices – Not CAA¨ Student Disruption - All¨ Test Expiration – Not CAA¨ Validity Issue – Not CAA Science¨ Special Case - All

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Reporting Incidents Flowchart

1- Testing Incident Occurs

2- Gather Information

3- Coordinator completesLAUSD Incident Report Form

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4a- Fax Incident Report form to the STB at (213) 241-8461.

4b- If breach of test security, contact STB at (213) 241-4104 before school dismissal.

5- Submit STAIRS Form in TOMS before the end of the school day.

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6- CDE ([email protected]) will send an email to the coordinator containing a case

number and action steps.

7- File Appeal request in TOMS, if needed.

8- Retain STAIRS response email in school records.

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Action Items:Test Security

1. Remain calm in front of students, stop the occurrence, and immediately contact person monitoring your room during testing or the main office.

2. Ms. Yankie and/or Mr. Weldon will assist in gathering information and submit the appropriate report.

3. Check back, as needed, with Yankie or Weldon with follow-up questions or concerns.

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Training Videos

¨ Setting Up a Test Session (video: 12:21) http://www.caaspp.org/rsc/videos/archived-training_setting-up-a-test-session.2017.html

¨ TOMS Adding Users¤ One By One (video 2:46) http://www.caaspp.org/rsc/videos/archived-training_toms-adding-users-one-

by-one.2017.html

¤ Batch Entry (video 5:00) http://www.caaspp.org/rsc/videos/archived-training_toms-adding-users-by-batch-file-upload.2017.html

¨ Configuring Online Student Test Settings¤ One by One (video 3:02) http://www.caaspp.org/rsc/videos/archived-training_configuring-student-

test-settings-one-by-one.2017.html

¤ Batch File Upload (video 4:04) http://www.caaspp.org/rsc/videos/archived-training_configuring-student-test-settings-batch-file-upload.2017.html

¨ Embedded Universal Tools, Designated Supports and Accommodations Video Tutorials http://www.caaspp.org/training/caaspp/uaag.html

¨ Standard-based Test in Spanish http://www.caaspp.org/training/paper-pencil/captioned/index.html

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