ELPAC Updates
Initial Alternate ELPAC Eligibility
Please be reminded that if there is no IEP in place documenting the IEP team's determination that alternate assessments are most appropriate for the student, then the Alternate ELPAC cannot be given and the Initial ELPAC should be administered, with appropriate designated supports and universal tools.
Alternate ELPAC for Reclassification
As interim guidance for reclassification purposes, LEAs may use overall performance level 3, fluent English proficient, on the Alternate ELPAC until the recommendation goes to the State Board of Education for approval in the 2022–23 academic year. Please refer to the 2022-23 ELPAC Information Guide, now downloadable from the CDE webpage.
Notification Letters
The CDE updated the annual notification to include the new Alternate ELPAC reclassification guidance with a note that it is pending SBE and local school board approvals. The sample Initial ELPAC and Initial Alternate ELAPC notification letters are to inform parents of their child's identification as an English learner or initially fluent-English proficient student, upon entering a California public school for the first time. The sample annual Summative ELPAC and Summative Alternate ELAPC notification letters are to inform parents of their child's continued identification as an English learner student in a California school. These new notification letters for the Initial Alternate and Summative Alternate ELPAC are located on the CDE webpage and are being translated into various languages.
Upcoming Downtime for ELPAC Systems
The following ELPAC systems will be unavailable for a scheduled downtime, from 5pm Friday, 9/2/22 to 8am Tuesday, 9/6/22: Test Administrator Interface, Completion Status System, Interim Assessment Viewing System, Practice and Training Tests. Visit the 2022–23 ELPAC Planned System Downtime webpage for more information.
Interim Assessments for ELPAC
The development of the ELPAC interim assessments will provide educators with a means of monitoring student progress toward English language proficiency prior to administering the ELPAC, which is in alignment with the interim assessments already provided for ELA and Math. Interim assessments for ELPAC may be administered to EL students in TK-12th Grade. There will be one set of interim assessments developed for 2023–24 and another set for 2024–25. Each set will include individual domain tests for each grade or grade span. These interim assessments are tentatively planned to be available in August of both years.
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