Title III - English Learners

• ELPAC stands for: English Learner Proficiency Assessment for California
• The test is intended to reflect three proficiency levels: Emerging, Expanding and Bridging, and four performance levels
• The initial assessment is different than the annual assessment, and the initial assessment is intended to be brief in its administration
• The initial assessment is to be locally scored
• Both tests (initial and summative) are currently paper & pencil administrations
• The proposed summative testing window is from February 1 to May 31
• CELDT-ELPAC Transition Timeline

1. Enrollment,
2. CELDT performance, and
3. SBAC-ELA performance

• At-risk and Long Term Definitions
• At-risk and Long Term Rate Comparisons

1. Assessment of English Language Proficiency - Overall CELDT proficiency is Early Advanced (4) or higher and all CELDT subtest scores are Intermediate (3) or higher.

2. Academic Performance - SBAC ELA performance must match or exceed the grade level average for English Only (EO) students who had tested in grades 3-8 and 11. The local ELA district summative assessments are used for non-SBAC tested grades.

3. Transition

• AMAO 1 - Percent of English Learners making annual progress in learning English. This percentage reflects the percent of students moving up a band each year as measured by the CELDT.
   
• AMAO 2 - Percent of English Learners attaining the English Proficient level as measured by the CELDT. There are two cohorts that must each meet the AMAO 2 targets: those students in instructional programs less than 5 years, and those students in instructional programs for 5 or more years.
   
• AMAO 3 - Percent of students performing at the proficient or advanced level on the CST, CAPA, CMA or CAHSEE