The Assessment division is a part of Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District's Technology and Assessment Department.
Staff members of this division are responsible for the district-wide coordination of state and federally mandated assessments. Staff in this division are also responsible for providing support to site level assessment coordinators at the public and private non-profit schools that serve the K-12 students living in the cities of Yucaipa and Calimesa.
California Assessment of Progress and Performance (CAASPP), which includes Smarter Balanced Assessment Program (SBAC), California Science Test (CAST) and California Spanish Assessment (CSA), in addition to the English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC), the state's Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments are administered from this office.