Identified: 03/18/26; Resolved: Targeting January 2027; Issue: In the Grades 6–8 Speaking DFAs (Forms 1–6) for the Summarize an Academic Presentation task, the first SAY line in each of two passages contains partially incorrect wording. "You will listen to another recorded presentation," and the incorrect text in the second passage SAY line reads, "In this part of the test, you will listen to a recorded presentation." Resolution: The DFA will be corrected for the 2026–27 administration. Workaround None. This is a directional issue only. It does not impact the student’s ability to answer the question. Identified: 02/15/26; Resolved: Targeting August 2026; Issue: In the High School CAST Interim Assessment–Life Sciences I, item number 3, there is a typo in the image depicting a formula. Resolution: The image will be corrected for the 2026–27 administration. Workaround None. This is a display issue only. It does not affect test delivery, student responses, scoring, or reporting. Identified: 07/25/25; Resolved: Targeting April 2026; The California Educator Reporting System (CERS), Custom Aggregate Reports for high school mathematics are displaying “NA” for the Target description. In this case, the NA stands for “Not Available” meaning the data is not available to render in CERS. Resolution: Smarter Balanced is working towards a solution that will make these descriptions available in CERS. Workaround Users may utilize the Smarter Balanced Content Explorer to access the relevant target descriptions.
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Our team discovered an issue that causes phone messages using “Text to Speech” to not deliver as expected. Call-In to Record as well as all other delivery methods are functioning as expected. If you are unable to record an audio message, please reach out to support and we will assist you in creating the message. Our development team is working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
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Issue: In the Grades 6–8 Speaking DFAs (Forms 1–6) for the Summarize an Academic Presentation task, the first SAY line in each of two passages contains partially incorrect wording. "You will listen to another recorded presentation," and the incorrect text in the second passage SAY line reads, "In this part of the test, you will listen to a recorded presentation."; Issue: In the High School CAST Interim Assessment–Life Sciences I, item number 3, there is a typo in the image depicting a formula.; The California Educator Reporting System (CERS), Custom Aggregate Reports for high school mathematics are displaying “NA” for the Target description. In this case, the NA stands for “Not Available” meaning the data is not available to render in CERS.
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