Prepare for the CAST with the following resources:

General

• Latest Updates on CAASPP can be found here: CAASPP Update, Issue 223 (added 15-Sep-2017) California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) e-mail update, September 13, 2017.
• Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
  • Visit the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium page for the latest assessment news and resources.

CAST Testing Information

• CISC Science Assessment Updates - access the PowerPoint slides that have information and updates from CDE regarding the CAST Science Assessment.
• California Science Teachers Association - Assessment Updates
• CAST Practice Test
• 2017 CAST Pilot Assessment Fact Sheet (PDF) – Who, What, When, Why, and How
• View the CAST Informational Video (8:19)  or download the video to learn more about CAST’s alignment to the California NGSS.
  • 2017-2018: NGSS Assessment Field Test
  • 2018-2019: NGSS Operational Assessment
• CAST Training Items Scoring Guide (PDF) (Updated 03/15/17)—Note: The purpose of the CAST training test is to introduce students and test administrators to new item types. This is the first generation of CAST training test; future versions will include corrections, new test items, and other improvements.
• California Alternate Assessment for Science 
  • This report establishes the accessibility guidelines used during the development of the CAST operational test.
• The California Alternate Assessment for Science is for students in grades five, eight, and high school identified for alternate assessment by an Individualized Education Program (IEP).

For Schools

• California School Dashboard
• Calfornia Model Five-by-Five Placement Reports & Data
  • See how your district's schools are performing, by state indicator.

Achieve Evidence Statements by Grade Level

• Evidence of Learning Statements (Elementary School): Published by Achieve, NGSS Evidence Statements provide educators with additional detail on what students should know and be able to do. 
• Evidence of Learning Statements (Middle School): Published by Achieve, NGSS Evidence Statements provide educators with additional detail on what students should know and be able to do. 
• Evidence of Learning Statements (High School):Published by Achieve, NGSS Evidence Statements provide educators with additional detail on what students should know and be able to do.

For Teachers

• CAASPP  contains California’s Smarter Balanced Assessment practice and training tests.
• NGSS Assessments Online from the Concord Consortium 
  • Click the "Try out the NGSS assessment items" button to see the items
• Stanford NGSS Assessment Project (SNAP)  This site has up to date information about NGSS Assessments and professional development. 
• NGSS Science Assessment (NGSA): Next Generation Science Assessment (NGSA) is a set of projects that are designing formative assessments for classroom use aligned with the NGSS
• Classroom Assessment Tasks- Achieve, November 2014
• Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards, NRC Committee Report, June 2014