CERS User Guide Overview

CERS allows teachers and administrators to access detailed student performance information for the following state interim and summative assessments:

  • Interim assessments:
    • Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment Blocks for ELA (IABs)
    • Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment Blocks for Mathematics (IABs)
    • Smarter Balanced Focused Interim Assessment Blocks for ELA (FIABs)
    • Smarter Balanced Focused Interim Assessment Blocks for Mathematics (FIABs)
    • Smarter Balanced Interim Comprehensive Assessments for ELA (ICAs)
    • Smarter Balanced Interim Comprehensive Assessments for Mathematics (ICAs)
    • California Science Test Interim Assessments (CAST IAs)
    • English Language Proficiency Assessments for California Interim Assessments (ELPAC IAs)
  • Summative assessments:
    • Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment for English Language Arts/literacy (SB ELA)
    • Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment for Mathematics (SB Math)
    • California Science Test (CAST)
    • California Alternate Assessments for English Language Arts/literacy (CAA for ELA)
    • California Alternate Assessments for Mathematics (CAA for Math)
    • California Alternate Assessments for Science (CAA for Science)
    • California Spanish Assessment for grades 3-8 (CSA 3-8)
    • California Spanish Assessment for high school (CSA HS)
    • Summative English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)
    • Summative Alternate English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (Summative Alternate ELPAC)

Authorized system users can view student data at their associated district, school, and grade levels. Users with the required permissions may also view, download, and print Individual Student Reports (ISRs).

Browser Requirements

CERS is intended to be accessed using a web browser from a computer or tablet. It is compatible with the current stable version of all modern browsers, including Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge Chromium, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari.