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New or Updated Features of TOMS: Overview

Welcome to the 2022–23 CAASPP and ELPAC TOMS User Guide. The chapter menu is on the left side of the screen, with the in-chapter sections listed on the right. The TOMS User Guide is accessible on a desktop web browser, tablet, or smartphone. The sections that follow describe some of the changes for the current CAASPP and ELPAC administrations. The newest changes are listed first.

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Features Added July and August 2022

Select a link for details about the new features added to the TOMS User Interface for July and August 2022.

MyTOMS at a Glance

Initial Alternate ELPAC

MyTOMS at a Glance

The download report [CAASPP download report icon] icon is now displayed in each section of the MyTOMS at a Glance screen for which an appropriate report exists in TOMS. Selection of the download report [CAASPP download report icon] icon for CAASPP and the download report [ELPAC download report icon] icon for ELPAC will open the appropriate “Reports” screen with the corresponding report selected. See MyTOMS at a Glance: Overview for details.

Initial Alternate ELPAC

The Initial Alternate ELPAC is now supported throughout the TOMS user interface. See the Initial Alternate ELPAC Online Test Administration Manual for details about this assessment.

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