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\nCONTENTS  \nKey Resources ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 2  \nAssessment System Overview Resources .............................................................................................................................................. 3  \nAccessibility & Fairness Resources ......................................................................................................................................................... 4  \nContent Resources ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6  \nSummative Test Blueprints ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9  \nInterim Assessment Resources ............................................................................................................................................................. 10  \nAdministration Resources ...................................................................................................................................................................... 12  \nReporting Resources ............................................................................................................................................................................... 13  \nINTRODUCTION  \nIn the 2026-27 school year, the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) will launch DC CAPE 2.0, the next generation of the District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessments of Progress in Education (DC CAPE) . The DC CAPE 2.0 assessments in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics will use content and assessment design from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.  \nThis document lists a number of publicly available resources that provide detailed information about the Smarter Balanced assessment system to help educators understand some of the key features of the system, including summative and interim assessment blueprints, assessment claims, achievement level descriptors, and sample items at each grade level.  \nKEY RESOURCES  \nThis section provides links to some of the key resources within this document. Terms to Know-frequently-used terms across the Smarter Balanced system  \nIntroduction to the Assessment System  \n•  Understanding the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment  \n•  Understanding the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments  \n• Tools for Teachers Video Introduction  \nAssessment Blueprints  \n•  Summative blueprints  \n•  Interim blueprints  \nContent Resources  \n•  Content Explorer – how assessment claims and targets connect to academic content standards  \n•  Sample Items  \n•  Smarter Annotated Response Tool (SmART)  \nAccessibility  \n•  Accessibility Fact Sheet  \nASSESSMENT SYSTEM OVERVIEW RESOURCES  \nThe Smarter Balanced Assessment System consists of three components:  \n• Interim Assessments designed to support teaching and learning throughout the year;  \n• A suite of tools and resources in Tools for Teachers that support classroom-based formative assessment practices; and  \n• End-of-year Summative Assessments designed for accountability purposes.  \nThe resources in this section provide an overview of each of the components.  \n\n| Resource | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| Understanding the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments (YouTube video, 7 minutes) | This video explores Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments. 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