CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction California English Language Development Test (CELDT) Program Update Bilingual Coordinators Network Sacramento, CA September 17, 2009

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT Update Presentation Overview What’s New in –New contractor and online resources –K-1 reading and writing assessment –K-1 standard setting Top Five Policy Questions and Answers Summary Results for Contact Information

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT Update What’s New in Selection of Educational Data Systems as the new contractor ( ) Administration of kindergarten and grade one (K-1) reading and writing operational test Standard setting for K-1 reading and writing performance level cut scores

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT Update Training and Online Resources Scoring Training of Trainers Nearly 2,000 participants were trained to administer the edition. Twenty workshops were completed throughout the state from April through June Three make-up workshops were conducted in August. CELDT Live! Online trainings provide timely, detailed information about test administration and implementation. CELDT Live! online trainings are archived at the CDE CELDT Web page at

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT Update K-1 Reading and Writing First operational test was administered beginning July 1. Separate K-1 test books were produced this year due to the change in contractors. In , the K-1 listening, speaking, reading, and writing booklets will be combined.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT Update K-1 Reading and Writing (continued) No scale scores will be reported this year; only raw scores will be included on the student reports. Standard setting will take place in January Plan to take recommended performance level cut scores to the State Board of Education (SBE) in March 2010.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT Update Top Five Policy Questions Q Is a child required to take the CELDT if his parents speak both English and another language at home? A If a language other than English is indicated on the Home Language Survey (HLS), then the CELDT is to be administered. Q Are all limited English proficient students required to be tested on the CELDT? A Yes, state and federal laws require all English learners to be assessed. However, Education Code Section does allow parents to dispute the HLS results and a redetermination of primary language can be made. Q Are we supposed to use K-1 reading and writing raw scores for initial identification this year? A No change is being made at this time to the SBE guidelines. You may use these scores with other evidence of a student’s proficiency for local decisions.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT Update Top Five Policy Questions (continued) Q What alternate assessments are available for students with disabilities? A The CDE recommends that you work closely with your special education district staff to identify appropriate alternate assessments based on a student’s individualized educational program (IEP) or Section 504 plan. Q Why do I have to complete an answer document for a student who needs to have an alternate assessment to the CELDT as identified in the student’s IEP? A Because this information must be completed for federal accountability reporting. When an alternate assessment is used, the lowest obtainable scale score will be reported for each domain assessed.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT Update Summary Results for Annual Assessment results were posted in May In October 2009, Initial Assessment results will be available on the CDE DataQuest Web page at Fewer students were tested this year compared to Apportionment letters will be mailed by November 15.

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT Update For more information CELDT Office Phone: Fax: Web site: Educational Data Systems Phone: Fax: Web site: