CBEST: Reporting to the Test Site

Because the CBEST examination is so critical to the development of teachers in California and Oregon, there are certain rules and regulations that need to be followed to ensure that all the testing is carried out in a fair environment that is suitable to all the candidates that take the test.

Standardizing how all the candidates report to the test site is just one of the ways that the administrators of the CBEST examinations ensure the veracity of the results. All these candidates will be given a test ticket that will have some important information on it that will include your test site, test date and reporting time. You should also be aware that the testing times in both California and Oregon is 8 a.m. and that most of the sessions will end between 12:45 and 1:15 p.m.

The administrators suggest that you dress comfortable in layers. In this way you’ll be able to add or subtract as the weather dictates. As well, the administrators suggest that you wear soft soles of shoes so that there is not any unnecessary noise in any of the examination rooms. Water bottles are also allowed into the examination rooms under tightly controlled conditions.

Because of the serious nature of these examinations, extra security measures might also be in place. In addition to these extra measures, the California CBEST examinations only allow screened persons into the test site. Unfortunately, if you do not go through the entire screening procedure you will not be allowed into the test site.

There is also a very strict late arrival policy that makes it essential for you to show up at the designated area at the time indicated on your admission ticket. If you are late for whatever reason you might not be allowed into the examination at all, and you will certainly not be allowed any extra time if you do manage to gain entrance.

Late arrivals that are not admitted to the examination will not be given any extra credit or refund. It will be their responsibility to report for the examination at a later date at their own cost.

However, if it becomes necessary to cancel one of the CBEST tests due to a natural disaster of some description, the notice will be posted at the CBEST website. In the event that the test needs to be canceled completely, you will be advised by either e-mail or snail mail as to when the rescheduled event will take place.