CAASPP OPT OUT
Every spring, the Willits Unified School District administers the California Assessment of Student
Performance and Progress (CAASPP) to students in grades three through eighth, and eleventh.
It includes three types of mandated tests: Smarter Balanced Assessments, California Alternate
Assessments and California Science Assessments. The Smarter Balanced Assessments are in
English language arts and mathematics.
While the district must plan to administer the assessment to all students within the 3rd-8th
grade range, parents do have the option of opting out of this standardized testing per California
Education Code section 60615. If you would like to exclude your child from any or all parts of
this year's state-mandated assessments, please print and complete the CAASPP Opt-Out Form
below and submit it to the main office of your child's school prior to the CAASPP testing window
which begins the second week of May.