1. English Language Proficiency Assessment
E L P A
English Language Proficiency Assessment

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ELPA
Objectives
Understand the definition and purpose of the English Language Proficiency Assessment
Administer ELPA appropriately
For more information about the English Language Proficiency Assessment, see the Test Administration Manual ( Part VI Student and Assessment Options, Part VII English Language Learners, and Appendix H ELPA.
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ELPA
Purpose and Use
The ELPA (English Language Proficiency Assessment) measures the proficiency of English Language Learners (ELL) in reading, writing, speaking and listening English based on Oregon’s English Language Proficiency Content Standards.
Used as part of Title I accountability to document which students are Limited English Proficient and as part of Title III Accountability incorporated into the Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO).
Must be used as one part of district’s process to exit ELL students receiving English Language Development (ELD) services.
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ELPA
Schedule and Scoring
The ELPA will be available January 11 – May 10, 2012.
ELPA scores will be loaded into ODE’s system within approximately 6 weeks of the end of the month in which a test is completed. For example: If a student completes the ELPA anytime in March, the student scores will be available after May 15th.
-The ELPA scoring and data delivery schedule is included in Appendix H of the Test Administration Manual, available at
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ELPA
Test Administration
ELPA is a Test Subject that can be selected for inclusion in a test session from the TA Interface.
ELPA will be one adaptive test, with the speaking domain segmented at the end.
Schools should estimate that it will take 75 minutes to complete. Note: Tests that are not completed within 45 days of starting will expire.
-Students will be presented with a combination of listening, reading, and writing items first, followed by the Speaking segment. How a student performs on these domains will determine the difficulty level at which a student starts when they switch to the speaking segment. Note: TAs will need to approve a student to switch to the speaking segment of the ELPA.
-45-day expiration period applies to the ELPA. Students who do not complete the test within 45 days of starting it will have the test expire. As there is only 1 ELPA test opportunity per student, it’s important that districts monitor ELPA tests that are nearing their expiration date to ensure that students have an opportunity to complete the test.
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6. Test Administration ELPA Student Login
Log in using First Name, SSID, Session ID
Confirm identity – “Is This You?” screen
First Name (same as in SSID upload), Enrolled Grade, DOB, School, SSID
Select Test
If logging into an ELPA session, will only see ELPA test opportunity
If logging into multiple subject session, will see multiple subject tests
TA Approval required to start test
Confirm test -- “Is this your test?” screen 1 2 3 4 5

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ELPA
Dos and Don’ts
Dos
Schools must use Oregon’s ELPA for ALL students eligible for services under the NCLB criteria for an English Language Learner, regardless of whether student actually receives services.
If a student arrived at a U.S. school on or before May 1, 2011, the student must take the ELPA and all state assessments: Reading, Math, Writing, and Science (as appropriate for his/her grade).
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ELPA
Do’s and Don’ts (cont)
Do’s (cont)
If a student arrived at a U.S. school after May 1, 2011, the student must take the ELPA and state assessments in Math and Science (as appropriate for his/her grade).
Districts must set the LEP Flag to Y in the SSID system for students to be eligible to take an ELPA test.
LEP students with disabilities must participate in the ELPA according to their IEP. Special codes are added in Student Centered Staging for the ELPA by the District Test Coordinator. The testing manual has specific directions for how to administer the ELPA to a student with a disability.
-After setting the LEP flag in the SSID system, it can take a number of days before the change takes effect in the OAKS system.
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ELPA
Do’s and Don’ts (cont)
Don’ts
Districts may not exempt an ELL student from taking ELPA based on their Language Proficiency Level. (See previous slide)
Districts may not assess a student on monitor status (Exited within the last two years) in ELPA.
Test administrators may not translate any of the items on ELPA except audio instructions if needed.
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ELPA
Do’s and Don’ts (cont)
Don’ts (cont)
Students may not use resources such as a dictionary, a thesaurus, literature texts, or literary glossaries. Remember that wall charts that contain literary definitions or vocabulary must be removed or covered during the testing session.
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ELPA
Promising Practices
You may need to provide additional support for students as compared to the other OAKS tests. Especially when taking the speaking domain of ELPA.
Provide students with practice on how the headset and microphone work in ELPA prior to administering the test. The ELPA practice test will be available for this purpose at
Some students may benefit in having their testing broken up over a couple of days.
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ELPA
Promising Practices
Newcomer ELL students and those unfamiliar with Oregon’s ELPA may benefit from multiple opportunities to take the practice test.
A Test Administrator may pause the ELPA at the beginning of the speaking domain and have the student resume later, being sure to keep in mind the 45-day test expiration period.
At the elementary level, teachers might choose to provide students with a name tag with picture to avoid confusion.
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ELPA
Promising Practices (cont)
Test administrators may choose to assess all Beginning level and Newcomer ELL students later in the testing window as students need more language acquisition time to demonstrate their ability on ELPA.
Early Advanced ELL students should take the ELPA earlier in the assessment window in order to receive scores back during the school year.
Any student who may have moved up a proficiency level should take the assessment early in the assessment window in order to receive scores back during the school year.
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ELPA
In a Nutshell
ELPA will be one, adaptive test consisting of two segments, with the Speaking segment administered second.
All LEP students in grades K-12 must take the test.
Only those students with a valid ELPA score and a valid submission in the LEP collection will be counted as LEP for accountability reports.
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ELPA
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What is the process for deciding which students should take the ELPA?
What are some of the similarities and differences between the ELPA and the other OAKS Online assessments?
How should a TA determine which accommodations should be provided for a student taking the ELPA?
How should results from the ELPA be used?
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