Important Updates

ELPAC

21-22 Student Score Reports

All ELs must be administered the Summative ELPAC by May 31. Summative ELPAC Student Score Reports (SSRs) for Grades 3-12 will be available beginning later May for tests completed before April 20, with SSRs flowing weekly to LEAs and all released by the end of June. SSRs for Grades K-2 will be available beginning early July. Summative Alternate ELPAC SSRs are expected to be available in late July or early August. Reclassification guidance for the Alternate ELPAC will follow.

22-23 Initial Alternate ELPAC

Training for Inital Alternate ELPAC begins June 1 with its own set of enrollment keys. LEA and site ELPAC coordinators, and new test examiners will be required to complete certification in Moodle. Test examiners who completed the Alternate ELPAC training for the operational field test will not need to recertify until the new Summative Alternate ELPAC training is released in November.

Upcoming Trainings

ELPAC Coordinators: Sign up for a variety of trainings posted on the Upcoming Training Opportunities webpage from June-August. Topics include New ELPAC Coordinator Training, Introduction to the new California Educator Reporting System (CERS), Assessment and Accountability Information Meetings, and Q&A Coffee Sessions.

California Educator Reporting System (CERS)

CERS is a free tool available to all California LEAs for accessing student assessment results for both interim and summative assessments, using secure logon information. Training sessions will be offered this summer and fall for two distinct audiences: CERS for Test Coordinators and Administrators , and CERS for Teachers.

CALPADS

Reporting Reclassification

A reminder to please refer to CALPADS Flash #219 for guidance in different scenarios so that reclassified students are counted correctly as the end of the academic year nears.

Language Codes

Beginning in September 2022, CDE will implement the ISO-639-2 Language Codes as the Language Code Set which will replace the existing Language Code Set. New codes will be available for use in CALPADS on July 1, 2022 in preparation for Initial ELPAC testing.

Assigning and Swapping SSIDs

The process for requesting an SSID swap has been changed since the webinar on Friday, May 6. Instead of sending an email, please complete the 2022 TOMS SSID Swap form to request an SSID swap(s) after reconciling the Multiple Identifier Report. To provide LEAs with the latest information and updates about the CALPADS–TOMS issues, please refer to the new 2021–22 CALPADS Updates and ELPAC Known Issues web pages.

Summer Pre-enrollment for Testing

LEAs that pre-enroll students in order to assess them in the summer with the Initial ELPAC or Initial Alternate ELPAC are able to place them appropriately based on their ELAS from the first day of school. Not only does this benefit students, but it supports the efforts of all LEAs to begin serving EL students from the first day of school. In order to assess students with the Initial ELPAC or the Initial Alternate ELPAC, students must have a CALPADS enrollment. This means that LEAs who choose to test students during the summer must “pre-enroll” students in CALPADS. See the CALPADS Flash #219 for files to submit for pre-enrollment.

Title III

The CDE is currently working on 2022-23 Title III funding. Preliminary allocation notifications will be available in June. Please be sure to update your LEA's LCAP Federal Addendum each year. Information and resources: 21-22 Guidance Document, LCAP Federal Addendum webpage, and Title III webpage.

Dual Language Immersion Grant

CDE received over 140 applications. Due to the large volume, applications are currently still being reviewed. The announcement of grantees has been postponed from early May to June.

Reading by 3rd Grade

As part of his literacy efforts, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond invited all school districts and staff engaged in literacy efforts to an all-district virtual meeting on Friday May 20, from 11am to noon, to discuss statewide efforts to ensure all students learn to read by third grade by the year 2026. During this meeting, districts will share their vision, plans, and resources that they intend to use to reach this goal as part of the strategy to promote literacy in the state. Technical assistance and tools for reaching this goal will be provided in the meeting, along with updates regarding all state resources that can be accessed now and those expected to be available in the future. Learn more in the CDE news release.