Announcements

CDE Technology Updates

2023-2024

SAT and PSAT Technology Update 10/03/2023 - Topics include:
- Spring 2024 SAT and PSAT Testing – Technology Coordinator Overview Webinar – Updated Dates
Technology Update 9/27/2023 - Topics include:
- 2022-23 DTC Kickoff Webinar October 11, 2023, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
ACCESS Technology Update 09/05/2023- Topics include:
- ACCESS: Test Security Change for DRC INSIGHT

2022-2023

ACCESS Technology Update 05/26/2023- Topics include:
- ACCESS: Test Security Change for DRC INSIGHT
Technology Update 03/31/2023- Topics include:
- CMAS: TestNav app adds support for Chrome OS 111 for the 2023 CMAS Administration
- CMAS: TestNav and PearsonAccessⁿ^ext Status Website
- CMAS: TestNav Technology Support
Technology Update 03/03/2023- Topics include:
- CMAS: Proctor Caching
- CMAS: TestNav app adds support for Chrome OS 109 for the 2023 CMAS Administration
- CMAS: TestNav app adds support for Windows 11- 21H2 and 22H2 for the 2023 CMAS Administration
- CMAS: TestNav and Pearson Access Next Status Website
- CMAS: TestNav Technology Support
Technology Update12/21/2022- Topics include:
- 2023 CDE DTC Site Readiness Pearson TestNav Technical Training Webinar Recordings
ACCESS Technology Update 12/12/2022- Topics include:
- ACCESS: Test Window Opening
- ACCESS: DRC System Status Webpage
- ACCESS: DRC Insight System Readiness Check
- ACCESS: DRC Device Toolkit Dashboard
Technology Update12/01/2022- Topics include:
- 2023 CDE DTC Site Readiness Pearson TestNav Technical Training Webinar Registration
Technology Update 10/11/2022- Topics include:
- 2022-23 DTC Kickoff Webinar that is scheduled for November 1, 2022, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
ACCESS Technology Update 09/28/2022- Topics include:
- ACCESS: Technology Webinars for 2022-23
- ACCESS: DRC INSIGHT Secure Application Version 13
- ACCESS: Central Office Services (COS) Service Device Version 6
- ACCESS: DRC Additional Whitelisting Requirements
- ACCESS: DRC Enhancements
- ACCESS: DRC Additional Resources
Technology Update 07/29/2022- Topics include:
- CMAS: 2022 Administration Debrief for DTCs
Technology Update 06/30/2022- Topics include:
- Access: 2022-23 Technology Documentation Updates
- CMAS: TestNav Minimum Version Support for 2022-23 School Year

2021-2022

Technology Update 03/24/2022- Topics include:
- CMAS: TestNav app adds support for Chrome OS 99 for the 2022 CMAS Administration
Technology Update 03/03/2022- Topics include:
- CMAS: Proctor Caching
- CMAS: iOS 15 and Secure Testing with TestNav for the 2022 CMAS Administration
- CMAS: TestNav app adds support for Chrome OS 98 for the 2022 CMAS Administration
- CMAS: TestNav app adds support for Windows 11 for the 2022 CMAS Administration
- CMAS: TestNav Technology Office Hour – Thursday March 10th
TU ACCESS for ELLs 12-16-2021- Topics include:
- ACCESS: Test Window Opening
- ACCESS: DRC System Status Webpage
- ACCESS: DRC Insight System Readiness Check
- ACCESS: DRC Device Toolkit Dashboard
Technology Update 12/13/2021- Topics include:
- 2022 CDE DTC Site Readiness Pearson TestNav Technical Training Webinar Reminder
Technology Update 12/01/2021- Topics include:
- 2022 CDE DTC Site Readiness Pearson TestNav Technical Training Webinar Registration
Technology Update 07/19/2021- Topics include:
- CMAS: Pearson’s TestNav 1.10 Available
- DLM: New Kite Client Available

2020-2021

Technology Update 06/03/2021- Topics include:
- CMAS: 2021 Administration Debrief for DTCs
- CMAS: Pearson OS Support Starting and Ending for the 2021-2022 School Year
- ACCESS: DRC 2021-22 Technology Releases
Technology Update Technology Update 04/09/2021- Topics include:
- CMAS: TestNav Error Code 8031
Technology Update 04/05/2021- Topics include:
- CMAS: TestNav app adds support for Chrome 89 for the 2021 CMAS Administration
- CMAS: 2021 Pearson TestNav and PearsonAccess Next Status
- CMAS: 2021 CMAS Grade 5 and 11 science content removed from Proctor Cache servers
Technology Update 02/19/2021- Topics include:
- CMAS: TestNav App for Chrome OS version 1.9.109
- CMAS: TestNav app adds support for Chrome 88 for the 2021 CMAS Administration
- CMAS: TestNav app adds support for macOS 11 (Big Sur) for the 2021 CMAS Administration
Technology Update 11/16/2020- Topics include:
- ACCESS: DRC ACCES Supported System Requirements
- CMAS: TestNav Supported System Requirements
Technology Update 12/01/2020- Topics include:
- 2021 CDE DTC Site Readiness Pearson TestNav Technical Training Webinar
ACCESS for ELLs Technology Update 12/16/2020- Topics include:
- ACCESS: Test Window Opening
- ACCESS: DRC System Status Webpage
- ACCESS: DRC Insight System Readiness Check
- ACCESS: DRC Device Toolkit Dashboard
ACCESS for ELLs Technology Update 06/15/2020- Topics include:
- ACCESS: DRC ACCESS and WIDA Screener Notification of Requirements for 2020-21
- ACCESS: Insight Version 11
- ACCESS: DRC Additional Whitelisting Requirements
- ACCESS: DRC Central Office Services Version 4
- ACCESS: COS Service Device System Requirements - CPU Benchmark Ratings

2019-2020

Technology Update 03/11/2020- Topics include:
- CMAS: Pearson Adds Support for Chrome OS 80 for the 2020 CMAS Administration
- CMAS: Text-to-speech Rate on iOS Devices
Technology Update 02/19/2020- Topics include:
- CMAS: Chrome OS 80 not yet approved for CMAS testing.
- CMAS: TestNav app support for Chrome OS extended through the 2020-2021 school year.
- ACCESS: Chrome 80 OS Release Compatibility Concern Resolved.
ACCESS for ELLs Technology Update 02/07/2020- Topics include:
- ACCESS: Chrome 80 Operating System issue with DRC Insight Test engine.
ACCESS for ELLs Technology Update 01/06/2020- Topics include:
- ACCESS: Test Window Opening
- ACCESS: DRC System Status Webpage
- ACCESS: DRC Insight System Readiness Check
- ACCESS: Central Office Services-Service Device (COS-SD) Replaces TSM
- ACCESS: DRC Device Toolkit Dashboard
Technology Update 11/21/2019- Topics include:
- ACCESS- WIDA Screener: 2019-2020 Support for iPadOS 13.x
- The 2019-20 DTC Site Readiness Pearson TestNav Technical Training Webinar.
Technology Update 09/30/2019- Topics include:
- ACCESS- WIDA Screener: Apple's iPadOS 13.x Release not compatible with Insight
- DTC Kick-Off 2019-2020 webinar
Technology Update 07/30/2019- Topics include:
- ACCESS- WIDA Screener: COS-Service Device Technology Training for Transition
- ACCESS- WIDA Screener: 2019-2020 OS Support Starting and Ending
- CMAS: 2019-2020 OS Support Starting and Ending