Online Scoring

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)

The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System was established on January 1, 2014. The CAASPP System replaced the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, which became inoperative on July 1, 2013.

ETS® Performance Assessment for School Leaders (PASL)

Educational Testing Service (ETS) invites Texas school leaders to participate in the scoring of the ETS Performance Assessment for School Leaders (PASL). The PASL assessment allows a test taker to demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills identified as relevant and important for beginning school leaders. Successful school leaders with a passion for strong instructional leadership and experience implementing practices that drive consistent, transformational growth are encouraged to apply. 

High School Equivalency Test

Educational Testing Service (ETS) and Iowa Testing Programs (ITP), two highly respected nonprofit assessment organizations, proudly introduced the new ETS High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), a national testing program that launched in January 2014.

The HiSET program provides an accessible, affordable alternative to the GED test for states, educators, test takers and test center administrators.

PPAT

The PPAT evaluates test takers on their abilities to impact student learning as it relates to the InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards, demonstrating that they have the basic pedagogical content knowledge and application for the classroom to begin teaching as an entry-level teacher. It is designed to develop more effective teachers in the classroom, identify strengths and areas for improvement of practice, allow student teachers to continually refine their teaching practices, and contribute to a development plan for professional growth in the profession.

Test of English as a Foreign Language™ Internet-based Testing (TOEFL iBT)

Test of English as a Foreign Language™ Internet-based Testing (TOEFL iBT) Speaking and Writing.  The TOEFL^® test measures a candidate’s ability to communicate in English in colleges and universities.

The TOEFL iBT^® test measures the ability of test takers to use and understand English at the university level. And it evaluates how well they combine their reading, listening, speaking and writing skills to perform academic tasks.

More than 35 million people from all over the world have taken the TOEFL test to demonstrate their English-language proficiency. The average English skill level ranges between Intermediate and Advanced.

• Students planning to study at a higher education institution
• English-language learning program admissions and exit
• Scholarship and certification candidates
• English-language learners who want to track their progress
• Students and workers applying for visas

The California Science Test (CAST)

The California Science Test (CAST) is an online assessment based on the California Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). All local educational agencies (LEAs) with eligible students in grades five and eight and in high school will administer the CAST operational test. The CAST operational test uses the current California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) test delivery system and will be only administered online.

The CAST is administered in grades five and eight and once to each student while that student is in high school. All students must take the CAST by the end of grade twelve, but have the option of testing in grade ten or grade eleven. Only eligible students may participate in the administration of the CAST.