15th Annual Accountability Leadership Institute for English Learners and Immigrant Students Moving Forward Together: Transitioning to the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California December 8, 2014 Lily Roberts, Ph.D., Administrator Gaye Lauritzen, Consultant Assessment Development and Administration Division CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Overview TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Transition to the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) • California English Language Development Test (CELDT)/ELPAC Contract Activities • Future Considerations for the ELPAC 2 Overview (cont.) TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction • • • • What’s New in 2014–15 CELDT Key Dates Stakeholder Involvement in the ELPAC Stakeholder Involvement: Annual Assessment Window • Contact Information • Questions? 3 TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Transition to the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) • Moving toward a common definition of English learner (EL) – Four-stage framework – California’s efforts to date – Implications for the development of the ELPAC 4 Transition to the ELPAC (cont.) TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Summer/Fall 2013: Conducted the Item Alignment Meeting and Study • Spring/Fall 2014: Convened the ELPAC technical advisory group • Fall 2014: Released the ELPAC request for proposals 5 Transition to the ELPAC (cont.) CELDT TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction ELPAC Aligned with the 1999 ELD Standards with five proficiency levels (Beginning, Early Intermediate, Intermediate, Early Advanced, Advanced). Must be aligned with the 2012 ELD Standards, which have three proficiency levels (Emerging, Expanding, and Bridging). Paper-pencil tests Paper-pencil tests transitioning to computer-based tests One test used for two purposes: Two separate tests for two Initial Assessment (IA) and purposes: (1) initial Annual Assessment (AA) identification; and (2) annual summative Five grades/grade spans: K–1, 2, 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12 Seven grades/grade spans: K, 1, 2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–10, and 11–12 6 Transition to the ELPAC (cont.) CELDT ELPAC July 1–October 31 AA window Annual summative assessment window to be a four-month period after January 1 July 1–June 30 IA window July 1–June 30 initial identification assessment window Reported in five performance levels Number of performance levels to be determined TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Reporting domains: Listening, Reporting domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing Speaking, Reading, and Writing 7 CELDT/ELPAC Contract Activities CELDT ELPAC Initial ELPAC Summative TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction March–June 2015 • Continue administration of the 2014–15 CELDT Edition • K–12 test blueprints development • Item development • K–12 test blueprints development • Item development 8 CELDT/ELPAC Contract Activities (cont.) CELDT ELPAC Initial ELPAC Summative TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction July 2015–June 2016 • Administration of the 2015–16 CELDT Edition • Continuation of item development • Pilot testing of items for paper-pencil format • Training LEAs to field-test the paper-pencil format • Continuation of item development • Pilot testing of items for paper-pencil format 9 CELDT/ELPAC Contract Activities (cont.) CELDT ELPAC Initial ELPAC Summative TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction July 2016–June 2017 • Closing CELDT contract on December 31, 2016 • Training LEAs to • Continuation of field-test item paper-pencil development, format pilot testing, and • Stand-alone field training test in spring • Stand-alone field 2017 test in fall 2016 • Standard setting to establish performance level cut scores 10 ELPAC Contract Activities ELPAC Initial ELPAC Summative TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction July 2017–June 2018 • Operational paper-pencil Initial • Hand off to the next contractor • Standard setting to establish performance level cut scores • Operational paper-pencil Summative • Hand off 2018–19 Edition to the next contractor 11 ELPAC Contract Activities (cont.) ELPAC Initial ELPAC Summative TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction July 2018–December 2018 • Transition to the next contractor • Closing 2015–18 ELPAC contract on December 31, 2018 • Transition to the next contractor • Closing 2015–18 ELPAC contract on December 31, 2018 12 Future Considerations for the ELPAC TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Assembly Bill 899: Correspondence to mathematics and the Next Generation Science Standards • Accountability waiver request to the U.S. Department of Education during the 2016– 17 school year • Approval of a technical hosting solution for computer-based assessments • Development of computer-based assessments 13 What’s New in 2014–15 TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Federal Guidance for English Learners with Disabilities from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) – Transmittal letter and guidance can be found at: http://www.bruman.com/index.php/guidance-testingels-with-ieps/ • Selective Mutism – Information can be found at the following Web sites: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC353887 0/ http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/ selectivemutism/ 14 What’s New in 2014–15 (cont.) TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction • CELDT 2014–15 Data Merge with the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) – CALPADS will populate some data fields previously collected on the CELDT answer documents. • CELDT District Coordinators and CALPADS Coordinators will need to collaborate. • The Student Score Files (SSF) have been revised to indicate which data have been pulled from CALPADS. 15 What’s New in 2014–15 (cont.) TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Updated CELDT 201A and 201B – Available on the CELDT Web site at http://www.celdt.org/training/201series/ • Web Application Tutorials – Available on the CELDT Web site at http://celdt.org/training/tutorials/ • CELDT Fundamentals Videos – Available on the CELDT Web site at http://celdt.org/training/fundamentals 16 What’s New in 2014–15 (cont.) TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 17 CELDT Key Dates TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction • February 18, 2015: 2014–15 CELDT Data Review Module (DRM) opens. • March 17, 2015: 2014–15 DRM closes. • April 7–29, 2015: Scoring Training of Trainers workshops • July 1, 2015: CELDT annual assessment and initial assessment windows open. 18 Stakeholder Involvement in the ELPAC TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Item writing training • Item content and bias/sensitivity reviews • Possible school field test site • Range finding • Standard setting study – Performance level descriptors – Recommended cut points • Cut score validation study 19 TOM TORLAKSON Stakeholder Involvement: Annual Assessment Window State Superintendent of Public Instruction Table 1. Individual Preference for the Four-Month Annual Assessment Window Potential Resulting Timeframe Possible Four-Month Annual Assessment Window Student Score Reports Data Review Module Online Posting of State Data 1 January 2–May 1 March–June July September 2 February 1–May 31 April–July August October 3 March 1–June 30 May–August September November 4 Alternate Window 20 TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Stakeholder Involvement: Annual Assessment Window (cont.) Table 2. Pair/Group Consensus for the Four-Month Annual Assessment Window FourMonth Window Notes (optional): 21 Contact Information TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction English Language Proficiency and Alternate Assessments Office Phone: 916-319-0784 CELDT e-mail: [email protected] ELPAC e-mail: [email protected] Alternate Assessment e-mail: [email protected] CELDT and ELPAC Web page: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/el/ Alternate Assessment Web page: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/altassessment.asp 22 Questions TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 23
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