Unlocking the Potential to Positive Student Engagement

Promising Practice: Beginning in the fall of 2010, the Corona-Norco Adult School English as a Second Language (ESL) Leadership Team sought to improve student performance outcomes by actively examining student engagement. The primary goals for improving student engagement in the classroom were to increase student persistence rates, increase student attendance hours and increase student outcomes. Corona-Norco implemented a number of programmatic changes to pursue this goal, including creating a level specific pacing guide, an objective observation checklist, and student feedback forms. This project has positively affected 35 classes and 1100 students and has increased persistence over the past two program years.

Agency awarded: Corona-Norco Adult School.

CASAS – Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems, provides testing of basic and academic skills for youth and adults and curriculum tools for you to design instruction.

Our Brochure

Our tests are valid and reliable for native and non-native English speakers and assess reading, math, listening, speaking, and writing from the lowest literacy levels to high school exit and transition to postsecondary education, training, and the workforce.

The United States Department of Education and the United States Department of Labor have approved our tests.

Administrators and instructors value CASAS because tests track longitudinal progress and certify attainment of benchmark proficiency levels.

Employers value CASAS because test results provide an international standardized benchmark system to certify work-related skills and English-language proficiency.

Test-takers value CASAS because tests cover everyday situations relating to their lives, employment, and goals.

Federal and state government agencies, business and industry, colleges, education and training providers, and correctional facilities use CASAS.

You may choose to administer tests online or with paper booklets.