Overview

An Appeal is an action that changes the state of an online assessment or score so that testing and scoring are completed in a fair and valid manner. A user can file an Appeal when prompted during submission of a case in STAIRS. The step-by-step processes for submitting a STAIRS case in TOMS are described in the STAIRS/Appeals chapter of the CAASPP and ELPAC TOMS User Guide.

Appeals are either approved or denied within four business days of submittal.