Language Assessment/ SELA Presentation to the CALPADS Network Meeting July 26, 2017 Language Assessment/ SELA Carmel Acosta-Cooper, Ed.D. Senior Program Evaluator Riverside Unified School District Research, Assessment and Evaluation (RAE) Assessment Center (AC): Liz Vu, Susana Ruiz, Pat Gaeta

Assessment Center’s primary role: 10/28/2017 10:36 PM Assessment Center’s primary role: State/federally-required English proficiency testing and classification Primary language (L1) testing Parent notification of testing results and initial program placement Support of school sites/parents Direct student testing School enrollment personnel training CALPADS record updates/monitoring Research archival records School compliance support Collaborate with district’s Family Resource Center Parent information & support Monitor data entry, student referrals ELPAC Field Test Examiners © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

English proficiency (L2) testing All students with a language other than English on HLS completed at enrollment are referred to the AC. Student is tested at the AC Parent (summer) goes to the FRC (next door) for an orientation Children receive a 1st 5 California book, and back-to-school gift pack Tests are scored, results/placement are explained to parents

Primary Language (L1) Testing RUSD continues to follow the CDE “best practice” recommendation for L1 testing. Values a child’s first language/culture. Assists understanding of L2 assistance and informs decisions about other strategies to use. Supports 6 DLI programs, including a Spanish language preschool Supports placement of students in middle school AP Spanish courses in RUSD.

CALPADS SELA Support by AC All SELA data entry first in Aeries (SIS) All SELA record are researched/monitored (supervisor is LCEN Coordinator). Communicate with other districts via RUSD’s CALPADS coordinator for record corrections The U.S. school enter date, student national origin data is monitored AC provides 1:1 support of site personnel in training, data entry and referral/follow ups

Support of Language Assessment and SELA Maintain contact with principal, co-administrators, site EL contacts, enrollment personnel about testing, outcomes, data entry. Closely monitor enrollments and compliance with the 30-day test requirement Training/retraining of new/continuing personnel through our own training or as guests in other dept trainings Regular and frequent data comparisons: Aeries to CALPADS

Impact of ELPAC RUSD is a field test district AC staff are ELPAC FT examiners Knowledge gained so far is assisting ELD implementation, staff development, and yet student outcomes (after its 1st administration in Spring 2018) It affects the reclassification process Will be using CELDT 2016-17 as needed

Impact of ELPAC – Lessons Learned Understanding the ELPAC can be a powerful support to the implementation of integrated ELD. Examiners have a few more rubrics to be trained/calibrated on; thorough training is crucial Information to parents/students about ELPAC and details can positively impact their empowerment to success.

Impact of ELPAC - Reclassification If an EL “Level 3” student meets all other district reclassification criteria except CELDT, the CELDT 16-17 may be re-administered in 2017-18. If an EL student who is already proficient on CELDT also now ( as of EOY 16-17) meets the other district criteria, that student may be reclassified. Retesting is optional.