Welcome to the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California ELPAC Academy

1. Welcome to the English Language Proficiency Assessments for CaliforniaELPAC Academy Fall 2017

2. ELPAC Academy

3. ELPAC Academy Overview Implications to Classroom Instruction and Student Learning

4. ELPAC Academy Agenda • Session 1: Overview of the ELPAC • Session 2: ELPAC Data • Session 3: California 2012 English Language Development (ELD) Standards • Activity: Deconstruct a Task Type • Session 4: Review Existing Classroom Practices • Session 5: Interim Assessments and Formative Tools

5. Icons Activity Learning Goal Met Printed Resource Discussion

6. Questions https://ord.scoe.net/ac

7. Your Training Team

8. Certificate of Completion

9. Let’s Begin!

10. Session 1: Overview of the ELPAC

11. Learning Goals Educators will understand • differences and similarities between the CELDT and the ELPAC; • ELPAC tasks types and how they connect to classroom instruction; and • some of the 2012 ELD standards assessed with the ELPAC.

12. Success Criteria Educators can • explain the differences and similarities between the CELDT and the ELPAC; • deconstruct ELPAC tasks to reflect on current practice and implications in the classroom; and • identify ELD standards within an ELPAC-like performance task.

13. Activity: What Are You Wondering? Step 1: On a sticky note, please complete the following frame: I’m (name) and I’m wondering if the ELPAC ... Step 2: When the music plays, take your sticky note, introduce yourself to someone that you don’t know, and share your “Wondering”. Step 3: Continue to introduce yourself and share your “Wondering” with as many people as possible while the music plays. Step 4: When the music ends, place your sticky note on any “Wondering” chart and return to your seats.

14. EL Facts and Figures True or False? Students are designated as an English Learner (EL) or Initial Fluent English Proficient (IFEP) from the responses in the Home Language Survey (HLS).

15. Why? The answer on the HLS determines if there is a need to assess the student with the CELDT Initial Assessment Remember: Beginning July 1, 2018 students will be assessed with the ELPAC Initial Assessment. The results of the CELDT Initial Assessment determine if a student is classified as EL or IFEP.

16. EL Facts and Figures (cont.) True or False? All long-term English learners (LTELs) struggle academically and socially in both their home language and in English.

17. Why? LTELs struggle academically, often they have gaps in reading, writing and/or language; however, they tend to be high functioning in social situations.

18. EL Facts and Figures (cont.) True or False? For ELs, instruction solely in English accelerates the language acquisition process.

19. Why? Primary language is a valuable resource that adds to and enhances the learning of English.

20. EL Facts and Figures (cont.) True or False? English learners come to California schools from all over the world and from within California.

21. Why? English Learners come with a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, experiences with formal schooling, levels of native language and English literacy, immigrant experiences, and socioeconomic levels, as well as other experiences in the home, school, and community.

22. The ELPAC Development Process Item Writing Content Bias and Sensitivity Review Field Testing Range Finding Standard Setting • Educators from throughout the state participated in:

23. CELDT vs ELPAC

24. CELDT vs ELPAC *TK is tested on K assessment

25. CELDT vs ELPAC

26. Let’s Talk: Discuss Key Differences Step 1: With an elbow partner, discuss your “Key Takeaways” from the comparison between the CELDT and the ELPAC. Step 2: Discuss what you think is the most exciting change taking place with the ELPAC.

27. The ELPAC Structure Initial Assessment (IA) Summative Assessment (SA) • Field testing took place in fall, 2017 • Will be operational in 2018-19 • Shorter than the SA • Administered within 30 days of student eligibility • Locally scored • Operational in the 2017–18 school year • Administered in the spring of each year • Administered to ELs only • No local scoring

28. ELPAC Updates Practice Tests Oct. 30th

29. ELPAC Updates • Parent Guide to Understanding the ELPAC http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/elpacparentguide.asp • Matrix Four: Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations for the ELPAC http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ai/elpacmatrix4.asp

30. The ELPAC TimeLine

31. What Test Do We Give to Which Students?

32. Learning Goal Review What sits square What are 3 points you want to remember What is rolling around in your head

33. Session 2:Overview of ELPAC Data

34. ELPAC General Performance Levels and ELD Proficiency Levels

35. Connecting the ELPAC Summative Assessment General Performance Levels to the 2012 ELD Standards

36. Additional Key Points • There will NOT be a comparison between the Initial Assessment and the Summative Assessment. • They are two different assessments with two different purposes. • Threshold scores will go before the State Board of Education for approval. • The SA will go in November • The IA will go in March

37. ELPAC General Performance Level Descriptors

38. Let’s Compare Step 1: Find a partner. Step 2: Read the ELPAC General Performance Level Descriptors and the ELD Proficiency Level Descriptors. Step 3: Highlight and discuss connections between the two documents. Step 4: Group share out

39. ELPAC Scores and Accountability

40. Overall Score4 Performance Levels ELPAC Score Information-Summative Oral Language Scale Score4 Performance Levels Written Language Scale Score4 Performance Levels Listening 3 Performance Levels Speaking3 Performance Levels Reading3 Performance Levels Writing3 Performance Levels

41. Overall Score3 Performance Levels ELPAC Score Information-Initial Oral Language3 Performance Levels Written Language3 Performance Levels Listening Speaking Reading Writing

43. CA School Dashboard Indicators Chronic Absenteeism Suspension Rate English Learner Progress Indicator (ELPI) Local Indicators Academic Performance Graduation Rate College / Career

44. ELPI Definition Annual CELDT Test Takers Who Increased at least 1 CELDT Level + Annual CELDT Test Takers Who Maintained the Early Advanced/ Advanced CELDT Levels + ELs Who Were Reclassified in the Prior Year + LTEL CELDT Test Takers Who Increased at Least 1 CELDT Level - - - - -Divided by- - - - - Total Number of Annual CELDT Test Takers in the Current Year + ELs Who Were Reclassified in the Prior Year

45. Learning Goal Review What sits square What are 3 points you want to remember What is rolling around in your head

46. Session 3:2012 California English Language Development Standards

47. A Quick Quiz The three Proficiency Level Descriptors for the ELD Standards are: Em_______ Ex________ Br________

48. A Quick Quiz Part I: Interacting in ______________ Ways A. Co__________ B. Inter________ C. Prod________

49. A Quick Quiz Part II: Learning about how _________ Works • Structuring Co_________ Texts • Expanding and En_________ Ideas • Co_________ and Co__________ Ideas

50. A Quick Quiz Part III: Using Foundational Literacy S________