Important Updates

Legislative Updates

AB 2268 (Muratsuchi)

AB 2268 seeks to exempt TK students from being administered either the initial or summative ELPAC for the purposes of English Learner identification. This solution will allow the state to work to identify a long-term solution for identifying and supporting multilingual children in TK programs that is developmentally appropriate. The bill will ensure that the language proficiency of the state’s youngest emerging bilingual students is not evaluated with developmentally inappropriate assessments that could harm their academic and life trajectories. Current Status: Passed Assembly Floor Unanimously; Heading to Senate Education Committee

AB 2074 (Muratsuchi & Alvarez)

AB 2074 would require the department to develop a statewide implementation plan for the English Learner (EL) Roadmap Policy. In developing the plan, the department will be required to identify 3 positions within to develop the plan and to subsequently support LEAs in implementing the plan. Clear and measurable statewide goals of implementation and a system of monitoring and accountability will also be required. Current Status: Assembly Appropriations Committee where they will stay until mid May when all the bills that have a fiscal impact on the state will be dispensed with.

AB 2071 (Carrillo)

AB 2071 would require the state board to develop and adopt a “California English Learner Roadmap: Parent Toolkit” that will be made available to families served by LEAs implementing the EL Roadmap Policy. The bill would require the state board to convene a workgroup to assist in the development of the parent toolkit and to develop forms that may be used by parents of ELs to request services from teachers or administrators as related to the parent toolkit. The bill would also establish the EL Roadmap Implementation Grant Program appropriating $30,000,000 to the program with the goal of locally planning and implementing the EL Roadmap Policy. Current Status: Assembly Appropriations Committee where they will stay until mid May when all the bills that have a fiscal impact on the state will be dispensed with.

AB 2222 (Rubio)

AB 2222 will not advance in the Legislature this year. The bill which would have require changes to teacher training, teacher preparation, and instructional materials based on the Science of Reading, was opposed by CTA and English Learner advocacy groups Californians Together and CABE

ELPAC Reminders

Student Transfers During Testing Window

When a student transfers from one LEA into another LEA, any started or completed ELPAC domains will follow students to their new LEA and their testing history will be in TOMS. If a student has any remaining domains that they have not started but need to complete, the current LEA’s form assignment can be used. However, if a student was in the middle of an ELPAC domain when the transfer occurred, the partially completed domain must be completed in the new LEA with the same form assignment from the previous LEA. Visit the Form Assignments for the 2023–24 Summative ELPAC Administration web page to find the prior district's form assignment. The Directions for Administration (DFAs) can be obtained from the LEA coordinator.

FAQs

A reminder that the ELPAC FAQs web page has many of the frequently encountered questions and answers that may be helpful to test administrators and coordinators.

CERS Spring Training Sessions

Registration is open for the Accessing Summative Assessment Results in the California Educator Reporting System (CERS) training. CERS provides all LEAs secure access to student assessment results for ELPAC summative and interim assessments and the training will cover accessing 2023–24 summative assessment results in CERS, viewing and interpreting individual student reports, and understanding features available for specific assessments. Register for Module One, 5/16/24, 3:30 to 5:00pm, focused on Summative ELPAC, the Summative Alternate ELPAC, and the California Spanish Assessment.

Math Instructional Materials Adoption

CDE and State Board of Education are still seeking reviewers to participate in the 2025 Math Instructional Materials Adoption. Voices and perspectives of educators that work closely with multilingual and English learners need to be included and essential in ensuring the needs of MLs and ELs are taken into consideration in the adoption process. Please see the Recruitment Flyer or contact Carrie Marovich, Lead Consultant at CDE cmarovich@cde.ca.gov for more information.