Cal. Code Regs. tit. 5 § 855

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 855 - Available Testing Window and Selected Testing Period(s)

(a) Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, the CAASPP operational achievement tests pursuant to Education Code section 60640(b) shall be administered to each pupil at some time during the following available testing windows:

(1) Unless otherwise stated in these regulations, the available testing window shall begin on the day in which 66 percent of the school's or track's annual instructional days have been completed, but no earlier than the second Tuesday in January of each year, and testing may continue up to and including the last day of instruction for the regular school's or track's annual calendar, but in no case later than June 30 or the weekday preceding the 30th if the 30th is not a weekday.

(2) The CAA for science shall be administered annually beginning on a date in September as determined by the CDE through the last day of instruction for the regular school's or track's annual calendar, but in no case later than June 30 or the weekday preceding the 30th if the 30th is not a weekday.

(b) An LEA may designate one selected testing period for each school or track within the available testing window set forth in subdivision (a) above, subject to the following conditions:

(1) If a school has multiple tracks, a selected testing period may be designated for each track. (i.e., a year-round school with three tracks may select three different selected testing periods);

(2) An LEA shall not exceed 6 selected testing periods within the available testing window;

(3) A selected testing period shall be no fewer than 25 consecutive instructional days; and

(4) An LEA may extend a selected testing period up to an additional 10 consecutive instructional days if still within the available testing window set forth in subdivision (a) above.

(c) If an LEA does not designate a selected testing period for a school or track, then the available testing window, pursuant to subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) above, shall be the selected testing period for that school or track.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 855

Note: Authority cited: Sections 33031, 60605 and 60640, Education Code. Reference: Sections 60605, 60640, 60641 and 60642.5, Education Code.

1. New section adopted by the State Board of Education and filed 1-2-98 as an emergency; operative 1-2-98 (Register 98, No. 1). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-2-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 5-5-98 as an emergency; operative 5-5-98 (Register 98, No. 19). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-2-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-5-98 order, including amendment of subsection (c), transmitted to OAL 9-2-98 and filed 10-14-98 (Register 98, No. 42).
4. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 12-16-99 as an emergency; operative 12-16-99 (Register 99, No. 51). A Certificate of Compliance must be trans- mitted to OAL by 4-14-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-16-99 order transmitted to OAL 4-14-2000 and filed 5-26-2000 (Register 2000, No. 21).
6. Amendment filed 11-27-2000 as an emergency; operative 1-1-2001 (Register 2000, No. 48). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-1-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-27-2000 order, including further amendment of subsection (a) and Note, transmitted to OAL 3-28-2001 and filed 5-9-2001 (Register 2001, No. 19).
8. Amendment of section and Note filed 8-22-2005; operative 9-21-2005 (Register 2005, No. 34).
9. Amendment filed 11-8-2006; operative 12-8-2006 (Register 2006, No. 45).
10. Amendment of section and Note filed 4-13-2011; operative 5-13-2011 (Register 2011, No. 15).
11. Repealer and new section and amendment of Note filed 2-3-2014 as an emergency; operative 2-3-2014 (Register 2014, No. 6). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-4-2014 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
12. Repealer and new section and amendment of Note refiled 7-23-2014 as an emergency; operative 7-23-2014 (Register 2014, No. 30). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-21-2014 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
13. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-23-2014 order, including amendment of subsection (b)(3), transmitted to OAL 7-16-2014 and filed 8-27-2014; amendments effective 8/27/2014 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2014, No. 35).
14. Amendment of section heading and section filed 11-23-2015 as an emergency; operative 11/23/2015 (Register 2015, No. 48). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-23-2016 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
15. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-23-2015 order, including repealer of subsection (a)(2) and subsection renumbering, transmitted to OAL 4-6-2016 and filed 5-18-2016; amendments effective 5-18-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2016, No. 21).
16. Amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) filed 2-2-2017 as an emergency; operative 2-2-2017 (Register 2017, No. 5). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-1-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
17. Amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) refiled 7-18-2017 as an emergency; operative 8-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 29). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-30-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
18. Amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) refiled 10-18-2017 as an emergency; operative 10-31-2017 (Register 2017, No. 42). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-29-2018 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
19. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-18-2017 order, including amendment of subsections (a)-(a)(1), repealer of subsections (a)(2)-(a)(3) and new subsection (a)(2), transmitted to OAL 12-12-2017 and filed 1-25-2018; amendments operative 1/25/2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 4).
20. Repealer of subsection (d) filed 10-31-2022; operative 1/1/2023 (Register 2022, No. 44).
21. Amendment of subsections (a)-(a)(2) filed 4-2-2024 as an emergency; operative 4/2/2024 (Register 2024, No. 14). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-30-2024 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
22. Amendment of subsections (a)-(a)(2) refiled 9-23-2024 as an emergency; operative 10/1/2024 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.1(d) (Register 2024, No. 39).
23. Certificate of Compliance as to 9-23-2024 order transmitted to OAL 9-26-2024 and filed 11/6/2024 (Register 2024, No. 45).