California Overview
Free Pilot for California Career Ready Assessment
CTECS is offering a free California Career Ready Assessment (CCRA) pilot. For more on the test characteristics and blueprints, click:
Free pilot windows for both tests:
- March 12 – June 29, 2018
- Sept. 21 – Dec. 21, 2018
To join the pilot: Go to Get Started and complete the Test Site Administrator form.
During the pilot: Tests will not have passing scores and will not be used for credit in any way.
After the pilot: Official tests are $5 per student beginning January 1, 2019.
For help with any step, please email Robyn Marshall (rmarshall@ctecs.org).
CTECS has crafted a new form of the WRS Assessment tailored just for California's needs, based on California's Standards for Career Ready Practice (crosswalk provided here). That means, the assessment covers only the 12 Career Ready Standards most valued by California.
California/CTECS handouts:
- Instructional Modules (use with the Crosswalk)
- Career Ready Crosswalk
- CCRA Sample Questions
- Are They Career-Ready?
- Get Ready
- Weldon-Cooper Research White Paper
- CTECS Technical Assessment System Design Model and Graphics
- Why Do We Assess--Checklist