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TOM TORLAKSONSTATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Moving Forward with the English Language Proficiency Assessments
for California and the California Spanish Assessment
2017 Assessment and Accountability Information Meeting
Traci Albee, AdministratorEnglish Language Proficiency and
Spanish Assessments for California
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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
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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)
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Approved Reporting Hierarchies
• Address the integrated skills of the new 2012California English Language DevelopmentStandards (2012 ELD Standards).
• Generate valid and reliable information forparents, teachers, and schools/districts.
• A dimensionality study determined whichdomains could be combined for reportingpurposes.
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K–12 Reporting Hierarchy for the Summative Assessment
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K–12 Reporting Hierarchy for the Initial Assessment
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Approved Revisions to the General PLDs
Level Description
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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).
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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 2012 ELD Standards. 7
Approved Revisions to the General PLDs (cont.)
Level Description
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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.
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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. 8
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 an Academic Presentation) have been added to the Test Book.
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ELPAC Practice Test Enhancements
Practice tests will be posted on http://www.ELPAC.org 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 areassessed.
• Available to students, parents, teachers and othereducators, and interested members of the public.
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ELPAC Practice Test FeaturesLanguage Domain Features
Listening
• Listening items will include scripts that can be read aloud. No audio recordings will bedeveloped to accompany the practice tests.
• Listening stimuli (and items) will represent the general style and alignment with standardsfound 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 thecriteria 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 standardsfound 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 thecriteria for performance at each score point. Writing items will not be accompanied bysample responses.
For All Domains
• Information about the standard(s) that the task type is designed to assess will be included.
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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 http://www.ELPAC.org at:https://ord.scoe.net/elpac/pg00.php.
ELPAC AcademyTwo models:• Educator ELPAC Academy
– Oct. 12– Oct. 17– Nov. 3
• Train-the-Trainers– Oct. 6– Oct. 11
• Contact your county office of educationfor information regarding dates andlocations of county-sponsored ELPACAcademy sessions in your region. 13
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
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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 highlightso No set up fees are charged to LEAs.o Pre-ID labels are ordered through TOMS.o Purchase order required.
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New ELPAC Resources
• “Do We Administer the California EnglishLanguage Development Test (CELDT) or theELPAC in 2017–18?”
• “A Parent Guide to Understanding the ELPAC”o Translated into seven languages
• ELPAC Assessments Fact Sheet• Domain Information Sheets• Matrix 4: Universal Tools, Designated Supports,
and Accommodations for the ELPACThese resources are located at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/
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New Resources
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http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/documents/howtotestel.pdf http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/documents/elpacassessmenrfs.pdf
New Resources (cont.)
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New Resources (cont.)
19http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/elpacparentguide.asp
Upcoming Opportunities for Educators
• ELPAC SA Standard Setting October 17–20 (K–2)–October 23–26, (grades 3–12)
• IA Field Test Writing Range FindingOctober 30–November 3 (K–12)
We are still looking for additionalParticipants. [email protected] for moreInformation.
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Upcoming Opportunities for Educators (cont.)
• March 2018; SA and IA Item Alignment MeetingApplication deadline November 8, 2017
• March 2018; Speaking Range FindingApplication deadline November 8, 2017
• July 2018; Speaking Range FindingApplication Deadline March 2, 2018
To apply, submit application at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/elpacapp2017
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TOM TORLAKSONState Superintendent of Public Instruction
California Spanish Assessment
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Overview
• California Spanish Assessment (CSA) Development Process
• CSA Pilot Test
• CSA Field Test Item and Passage Review
• California Educator Reflections
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CSA Development Process
September 2016: State Board of Education (SBE)
approval of the high level test design
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October 2016-July 2017: Item
development and item & passage
review
We are here
September 2017: Pilot Test
Nov. 2017 or Jan 2018: SBE approval of achievement level descriptors (ALDs)
and test blueprint
Fall 2018: Field Test
Spring 2019: Operational CSA
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 e-mail Marques Barron, CAASPP, Program Administrator, at [email protected].
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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.
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California Educator Reflections“The test items are
rigorous and are comparable to the
SBAC.”Otilia Vargascorona,Victor Valley Unified High School District
(UHSD)
“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
Providing a rigorous test will
increase the quality of the
Spanish taught in California.”
Claudia Flores,Palmdale SD
“Technology enhanced-items are a must in education in the 21st century and must be
reflected in [assessments].” Sandy Barrientos, Victor Valley UHSD
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TOM TORLAKSONState Superintendent of Public Instruction
Standards-based Tests in Spanish
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2017–18 Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS)
• STS will be transitioning to an online test.
• The assessment window will open in January 2018.
• 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.
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Contact InformationEnglish Language Proficiency
and Spanish Language Assessments OfficePhone: 916-319-0784
CELDT e-mail: [email protected]
CELDT Web page: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/el/
ELPAC e-mail: [email protected]
ELPAC Web page: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/
CSA e-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://www.caaspp.org/ (under the Test Administration tab)
Join the CDE’s ELPAC e-mail list by sending a blank e-mail to: [email protected].
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