1. Moving Forward with the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California and the California Spanish Assessment
2017 Assessment and Accountability Information Meeting Traci Albee, Administrator English Language Proficiency and Spanish Assessments for California

2. ELPAC: Overview September 2017 State Board of Education Item
New Changes to the ELPAC
ELPAC Practice Tests
ELPAC Administration and Scoring Trainings
ELPAC Academy
Preparing for the ELPAC Summative Assessment
Upcoming ELPAC Educator Opportunities
Standards-based Tests in Spanish

3. September 2017 State Board of Education Item
Approved reporting hierarchy of the Summative Assessment (SA) and Initial Assessment (IA)
Approved revisions to the
general performance level
descriptors (PLDs)

4. Approved Reporting Hierarchies
Address the integrated skills of the new 2012 California English Language Development Standards (2012 ELD Standards).
Generate valid and reliable information for
parents, teachers, and schools/districts.
A dimensionality study determined which domains could be combined for reporting purposes.

5. K–12 Reporting Hierarchy for the Summative Assessment
Overall Scale Score
Four Performance Levels
Oral Language
Scale Score
Listening
Three Performance Levels
Speaking
Written Language Scale Score
Reading
Writing

6. K–12 Reporting Hierarchy for the Initial Assessment
Overall Scale Score
Three Performance Levels
Oral Language
Listening
Speaking
Written Language
Reading
Writing

7. Approved Revisions to the General PLDs
Level
Description 4
English learners at this level have well developed oral (listening and speaking) and written (reading and writing) skills. They can use English to learn and communicate in meaningful ways that are appropriate to different tasks, purposes, and audiences in a variety of social and academic contexts. They may need occasional linguistic support to engage in familiar social and academic contexts; they may need light support to communicate on less familiar tasks and topics. This test performance level corresponds to the upper range of the “Bridging” proficiency level, as described in the California English Language Development Standards, Kindergarten Through Grade 12 (2012 ELD Standards). 3
English learners at this level have moderately developed oral (listening and speaking) and written (reading and writing) skills. They can sometimes use English to learn and communicate in meaningful ways in a range of topics and content areas. They need light to minimal linguistic support to engage in familiar social and academic contexts; they need moderate support to communicate on less familiar tasks and topics. This test performance level corresponds to the upper range of the “Expanding” proficiency level through the lower range of the “Bridging” proficiency level, as described in the ELD Standards.

8. Approved Revisions to the General PLDs (cont.)
Level
Description 2
English learners at this level have somewhat developed oral (listening and speaking) and written (reading and writing) skills. They can use English to meet immediate communication needs but often are not able to use English to learn and communicate on topics and content areas. They need moderate-to-light linguistic support to engage in familiar social and academic contexts; they need substantial-to-moderate support to communicate on less familiar tasks and topics. This test performance level corresponds to the mid- to low-range of the “Expanding” proficiency level, as described in the 2012 ELD Standards. 1
English learners at this level have minimally developed oral (listening and speaking) and written (reading and writing) English skills. They tend to rely on learned words and phrases to communicate meaning at a basic level. They need substantial-to-moderate linguistic support to communicate in familiar social and academic contexts; they need substantial linguistic support to communicate on less familiar tasks and topics. This test performance level corresponds to the “Emerging” proficiency level, as described in the 2012 ELD Standards.

9. New Changes to the ELPAC
Audio recordings for Speaking Task Type–– Summarize an Academic Presentation Grades 3– 12
In grades 3–12, students will be able to write in Test Books.
Stopping points and break times have been added.
In grades 6–12, graphics for the Speaking task types (Present and Discuss Information, Summarize, and Academic Presentation) have been added to the Test Book.

10. ELPAC Practice Test Enhancements
Practice tests will be posted on by
October 30.
Provide examples of task types that are administered in each grade/grade span.
Provide a sense of how the 2012 ELD Standards are assessed.
Available to students, parents, teachers and other educators, and interested members of the public.

11. ELPAC Practice Test Features
Language Domain
Features
Listening
Listening items will include scripts that can be read aloud. No audio recordings will be developed to accompany the practice tests.
Listening stimuli (and items) will represent the general style and alignment with standards found on the ELPAC.
Listening items will be accompanied by a key of correct responses.
Speaking
Speaking items will be accompanied by their corresponding rubrics, which describe the criteria for performance at each score point.
Speaking items will not be accompanied by scripts or recordings of sample responses.
Reading
Reading passages (and items) will represent the general style and alignment with standards found on the ELPAC.
Reading items will be accompanied by a key of correct responses.
Writing
Writing items will be followed by write-on-lines that are the same length as the write-on- lines in operational tests.
Writing items will be accompanied by their corresponding rubrics, which describe the criteria for performance at each score point. Writing items will not be accompanied by sample responses.
For All Domains
Information about the standard(s) that the task type is designed to assess will be included.

12. ELPAC SA Administration and Scoring Trainings
California Department of Education- sponsored statewide trainings: October 24 through December 13
Optional half-day training to provide regional training hosts with additional support: October 25
To register, access the registration link on at:

13. ELPAC Academy Two models: Educator ELPAC Academy Oct. 12 Oct. 17
Nov. 3
Train-the-Trainers
Oct. 6
Oct. 11
Contact your county office of education
for information regarding dates and
locations of county-sponsored ELPAC
Academy sessions in your region.

14. Preparing for the ELPAC SA
Test Operations Management System (TOMS) opens mid-October.
SA test materials ordering window:
Training Webcast mid-October
Round 1, mid-October–November 17, 2017
Round 2, November 18–December 21, 2017
Supplemental, January 23–May 15, 2018

15. Preparing for the ELPAC SA (cont.)
Pre-identification (Pre-ID) window:
Training Webcast mid-October
Round 1 Pre-ID Label order period (38¢ each)
January 2–April 9, 2018
Round 2 Pre-ID label order period (52¢ each)
April 10–May 14, 2018
Pre-ID highlights
No set up fees are charged to LEAs.
Pre-ID labels are ordered through TOMS.
Purchase order required.

16. New ELPAC Resources
“Do We Administer the California English Language Development Test (CELDT) or the ELPAC in 2017–18?”
“A Parent Guide to Understanding the ELPAC”
Translated into seven languages
ELPAC Assessments Fact Sheet
Domain Information Sheets
Matrix 4: Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations for the ELPAC
These resources are located at

17. New Resources http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/documents/howtotestel.pdf

18. New Resources (cont.)

19. New Resources (cont.)

20. Upcoming Opportunities for Educators
ELPAC SA Standard Setting October 17–20 (K–2)– October 23–26, (grades 3–12)
IA Field Test Writing Range Finding
October 30–November 3 (K–12)
We are still looking for additional
Participants.
for more
Information.

21. Upcoming Opportunities for Educators (cont.)
March 2018; SA and IA Item Alignment Meeting
Application deadline November 8, 2017
March 2018; Speaking Range Finding
July 2018; Speaking Range Finding
Application Deadline March 2, 2018
To apply, submit application at:

22. California Spanish Assessment

23. Overview California Spanish Assessment (CSA) Development Process
CSA Pilot Test
CSA Field Test Item and Passage Review
California Educator Reflections

24. CSA Development Process
October 2016-July 2017: Item development and item & passage review
September 2016: State Board of Education (SBE) approval of the high level test design
January 2018: SBE approval of achievement level descriptors (ALDs) and test blueprint
September 2017: Pilot Test
We are here
Fall 2018: Field Test
Spring 2019: Operational CSA 24

25. CSA Pilot Test
The purpose of the pilot is to test the functionality of the technology-enhanced items.
The administration window is September 18– October 6, 2017.
Six local educational agencies are participating.
To participate in the CSA field test in fall 2018, please Marques Barron, CAASPP, Program Administrator, at

26. CSA Field Test Item and Passage Review
CSA Item and Passage Review Meetings were held in Sacramento from July 17–21, 2017.
Twenty eight California educators participated in reviewing approximately 800 field test items.
California educators who participated included educators native to the following Spanish- speaking countries: Chile, Spain, Mexico, Guatemala, Argentina, Panama, and Peru.

27. California Educator Reflections
“The test items are rigorous and are comparable to the SBAC.”
Otilia Vargascorona,
Victor Valley Unified High School District (UHSD)
Providing a rigorous test will increase the quality of the Spanish taught in California.”
Claudia Flores,
Palmdale SD
“It is obvious that a great deal of time and thought were invested in the development of the CSA test items.”
Karla Diaz,
Beaumont USD
“Technology enhanced-items are a must in education in the 21st century and must be reflected in [assessments].”
Sandy Barrientos, Victor Valley UHSD

28. Standards-based Tests in Spanish

29. 2017–18 Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS)
STS will be transitioning to an online test.
The assessment window will open in January
This is a one-time administration as we transition to the CSA in 2019.
More information will follow in upcoming issues of the CAASPP Update.

30. English Language Proficiency
Contact Information
English Language Proficiency
and Spanish Language Assessments Office
Phone:
CELDT
CELDT Web page:
ELPAC
ELPAC Web page:
CSA
CSA Web page: (under the Test Administration tab)
Join the CDE’s ELPAC list by sending a blank to: 30