Administering and Scoring the ELPA Initial Screening

1. Administering and Scoring the ELPA Initial Screening Fall 2006 Michigan Department of Education

2. Welcome Marilyn Roberts, Director Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability (OEAA)

3. Welcome To Download this Power Point, Go to www.mistreamnet.com

4. Welcome To order Videotapes or DVDs Contact Brenda Hose E-mail: hoseb@resa.net Phone: 734-334-1437

5. Welcome Questions? E-mail: answers@resa.net Fax: 734-334-1857

6. Part 1: ELPA Initial Screening First statewide administration Meeting Federal Requirements Which students are assessed Assessment Accommodations

7. Part 1: ELPA Initial Screening Administration Schedule Who can Administer the ELPA Security

8. Part 1: ELPA Initial ScreeningFirst Statewide Administration Second step in improving assessment of English language learners (ELLs) Creates a more uniform standards-based measure for eligibility

9. Part 1: ELPA Initial ScreeningMeeting Federal Requirements 3 Proficiency levels are linked to required annual administration Based on state-adopted English language proficiency standards Reporting of listening, reading, writing, speaking, & comprehension

10. Part 1: ELPA Initial ScreeningMeeting Federal Requirements Title VI requires the use of the Home Language Survey to determine potential eligibility for services at the time of enrollment.

11. Part 1: ELPA Initial ScreeningMeeting Federal Requirements Home language survey— Is your child’s native tongue a language other than English? Is the primary language used in your child’s home or environment a language other than English?

12. Part 1: ELPA Initial ScreeningMeeting Federal Requirements Home language survey— If the answer to either question is “YES”, the child is assessed to determine eligibility of services.

13. Part 1: ELPA Initial ScreeningWhich Students Are Assessed Student is assessed with English language proficiency assessment—ELPA Initial Screening Students scoring below proficient are eligible for Title III services.

14. Part 1: ELPA Initial ScreeningWhich Students Are Assessed All students in grades K-12 who are eligible for Title III services and were not assessed with ELPA last spring. Public schools, charter schools, private schools with public school assessment agreements.

15. Part 1:ELPA Initial ScreeningAssessment Accommodations All students with disabilities who are potential ELLs are to be screened Refer to Assessment Accommodations Summary Table for ELPA specifics

16. Part 1: ELPA Initial ScreeningAssessment Accommodations Use of an accommodation is based on documentation in school record. Decision to be made on student-by-student basis

17. Part 1: ELPA Initial ScreeningAssessment Accommodations Nonstandard accommodations change construct being measured. Students using nonstandard accommodations will not count as being assessed for participation

18. Part 1: ELPA Initial ScreeningAdministration Schedule Continuous session for each part or section Writing section has two parts Reading for K-2 has two parts

19. Part 1: ELPA Initial Screening ELPA is untimed, numbers of items provide guide for administrative planning purposes.

20. Part 1:ELPA Initial ScreeningWho can Administer the ELPA ELPA District Coordinator ELPA Building Coordinator ELPA Assessment Administrators ELPA Assessment Proctors

21. Part 1:ELPA Initial ScreeningSecurity ELPA is a secure assessment. All ELPA materials must be kept secure. All materials are to be returned to MDE/ELPA in Lansing.

22. Plan: ELPA Initial ScreeningSecurity ELPA Confidentiality and Security Agreement For all involved in ELPA administration process For everyone handling ELPA materials

23. Part 1: ELPA Initial Screening To Download this Power Point, Go to www.mistreamnet.com

24. Part 1: ELPA Initial Screening Questions? E-mail: answers@resa.net Fax: 734-334-1857

25. Part 2: Preparing for the ELPA ELPA Features and Materials Mary Bowles, Assessment Development Manager Harcourt Assessment, Inc. Marilyn Roberts, Director Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability (OEAA)

26. ELPA Features and Materials Manual for Building and District Coordinators with Directions for Administration and Scoring Audiotapes or CDs for Listening

27. ELPA Features and Materials Manual for Building and District Coordinators with Directions for Administration and Scoring: Table of Contents Part A Chart - Page 8 Part B Chart – Page 9 Sample Demographic Page – Page 16 Will be linked on web site

28. Part 2: ELPA Initial Screening Two Parts Part A— Initial screening Part B— Item Pilots

29. Features of the ELPAPart A Sections and Items SectionItems Listening 8-9 Reading 8 Writing 4-6 Speaking 4

30. ELPA Features and Materials Part A: Contains all four domains: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking Contains existing items

31. ELPA Features and Materials Part B: Short sections, or forms (you’ll administer only one form per level) Will cover one, or possibly two, domains Contains newly developed items

32. ELPA Features and Materials LEVELS: Level I Pilot = for fall Kindergarten students; Listening and Speaking only Level I = for fall Grade 1 students

33. ELPA Features and Materials LEVELS (contd): Level II = for fall students in Grades 2-3 Level III = for fall students in Grades 4-6 Level IV = for fall students in Grades 7-9 Level V = for fall students in Grades 10-12

34. ELPA Features and MaterialsPart A - Levels I - II (Grades 1-3): Students write in Test Booklets Contains Demographic Page on back of Test Booklet Separate Speaking booklets (reusable)

35. ELPA Features and MaterialsPart A - Levels I - II (contd) Speaking Test Scoring Form (in Test Booklet) A box is provided at end of each section for recording score

36. ELPA Features and MaterialsPart A – Levels III-V: All 4 domains are in student Test Booklet Students will write all answers for Part A and Part B in Answer Document

37. ELPA Features and MaterialsPart A – All Levels: Answer Key (in Manual/DFA) Test Administrator will score all sections Optional Student Record Sheet (in Manual DFA)

38. ELPA Features and MaterialsPart B – Levels I-II: Students write in Test Booklet Students take only one form Covers only one language domain Demographic Page on back

39. ELPA Features and Materials Part B – Level III: Students take only one form Students write in corresponding Answer Document Covers only one language domain

40. ELPA Features and Materials Part B – Levels IV and V: Students take only one form Students write in corresponding Answer Document May cover one language domain or students may take a combination of Listening and Speaking, or Reading and Writing

41. ELPA Features and Materials Answer Document: Use for Levels III - V Contains both Parts A and B Contains Table of Contents Contains Demographic Page Contains Rubrics for Writing and Speaking, Part A and Speaking, Part B

42. ELPA Features and Materials Manual for Building and District Coordinators Student Record Sheet – Page 19 Part A Answer Key – Page 20 Specific Directions for Administering include tabs

43. ELPA Features and Materials Manual for Building and District Coordinators Contains both Writing and Speaking Rubrics for Part A Contains Speaking Rubrics for Part B

44. Features of the ELPA Four Sections: Listening Reading Writing Speaking

45. Preparing for ELPA: Part 2 Questions? E-mail: answers@resa.net Fax: 734-334-1857

46. Part 2: Administering the ELPAScoring the Speaking Section Types of Speaking Responses Sentence Completion Storytelling Story Retell

47. Grades 9-12 Copyright 2006 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

48. Speaking Scoring FormExample Copyright 2006 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

49. Grades K-2 Copyright 2006 by Harcourt Assessment, Inc.

50. Part 2: Preparing for ELPA Questions? E-mail: answers@resa.net Fax: 734-334-1857