Assessment Updates California Special Education Local Plan Area Administrators Meeting December 7, 2017 Traci Albee, Administrator English Language Proficiency and Spanish Assessments for California Mao Vang, Administrator Assessment Development and Administration Division

Presentation Overview Update on the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) Update on the California Science Test (CAST) and California Alternate Assessment (CAA) for Science Share accessibility resources available for students with disabilities

Three Year Assessment Timeline https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ai/assessmentthreeyr.asp

What is the ELPAC? The ELPAC is California’s new assessment that is used to determine the English language proficiency (ELP) of students whose primary language is other than English. The ELPAC is replacing the California English Language Development Test (CELDT) and is aligned with the 2012 California English Language Development Standards. The ELPAC assessesfour domains: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.

Summative Assessment (SA)

Improvements to the 2018 SA Audio recordings for Speaking––Summarize an Academic Presentation Grades 3–12 Grades 3–12 students will be able to write in their Test Books Stopping points and break times added In grades 6–12, graphics for the Speaking task types (Present and Discuss Information, Summarize, and Academic Presentation) are added to the Test Book For a complete list, you can access the flyer on the ELPAC.org website.

SA Important Differences SA Window: February 1–May 31 annually Any student who is identified as an English learner and is enrolled during the SA window must test. Data Correction: There is no Data Review Module for the ELPAC. Local educational agencies (LEAs) need to ensure their student demographic data in the CALPADS Operational Data Store (ODS) is up-to-date. LEAs are encouraged to use Pre-ID labels to ensure further accuracy. ELPAC Pre-ID label costs have been reduced to help with accurate demographics. Materials ordering: LEAs have the ability to order supplemental materials more than once per month.

ELPAC Cognitive Lab Study A study to evaluate the accessibility of ELPAC items to blind or deaf student populations Study will be conducted at the California School for the Blind and California School for the Deaf Items to be administered in grades K–8 Approximately 10–14 items Tentatively scheduled for January/February 2018

Initial Assessment (IA)

IA Key Information The window for the operational ELPAC IA will start July 1, 2018; no more CELDT. Trainings for the IA will begin in spring 2018. Every LEA must participate in the training. By April 1 of each year, an LEA ELPAC Coordinator must be designated for both the IA and SA.

IA Key Information (cont.) LEAs will locally score the IA for the official score using the Local Scoring Tool (LST). LEAs must upload their Student English Language Acquisition (SELA) record at the same time as their enrollment record to enter the score into the LST. Each year, a rotating 25% of LEAs will be required to send their scored tests to the contractor for statistical item analyses and to identify LEAs that may need assistance with scoring or using the LST.

New Resources

Practice Tests Posted on October 30, 2017 at https://www.elpac.org/resources/practicetests/ Provide sample test task types and questions Include directions for giving the practice test to students Provide a sense of how the 2012 ELD Standards are assessed on the ELPAC

Practice Tests (cont.) Students: Parents: Teachers: Administrators: Become familiar with the task types and questions Learn how to provide their answers Parents: Understand the types of English-language skills needed Understand what students need to do on the actual test Teachers: Review with students and their families Create similar tasks for instructional purposes Administrators: Communicate with students, families, and teachers about the skills assessed in the test

New Resources Do we administer the CELDT or the ELPAC in 2017–18? ELPAC Assessments Fact Sheet A Parent Guide to Understanding the ELPAC Translated into seven languages Domain Information Sheets Matrix 4: Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations for the ELPAC These resources are located on the CDE Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/.

New Resources (cont.) Quick flow chart of what to administer in 2017 Anyone who took the Initial CELDT this year and is enrolled between Feb 1 and May 31st must take the ELPAC too (yes two tests) The initial has to be administratored within the first 30 days of enrollment. The official assessment for 2017 is the ELPAC – if you have a student taking the alternative and that is already on the IEP (preschool students continuing) they would take the alternative. If they are new to the school and not yet identified in the IEP, they would take the ELPAC and alternative after. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/documents/howtotestel.pdf http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/documents/elpacassessmentfs.pdf

Parent Guide to Understanding the ELPAC http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/elpacparentguide.asp

Domain Information Sheets Helpful for IEP teams -

Every Student Succeeds Act New federal regulations indicate that if an English learner has a disability that there are no appropriate accommodations for, as determined by the Individualized Education Program or Section 504 team, then, the student needs to be exempt from that domain. The remaining domains would be used to calculate the student’s English language proficiency score. State must provide an alternate assessment for those students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Working on the language to relay this to the field. I.e. mutism – they cannot access the domain. Preparation for the 2nd administrator of the ELPAC (2018-2019). Continue to administer the current selection. Make sure they are aligned to the 2012 aligned.

California Science Test (CAST) and California Alternate Assessments (CAAs)

Implementation Timeline NGSS adopted 2013

CAST Overview CAST is part of California’s state testing program called the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). The CAST measures what students know and can do using the California Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS), which focus on understanding the concepts across such scientific areas as life science, earth and space science, and physical science. These standards use disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and cross-cutting concepts to help students understand how science works in the natural world.

Who Takes CAST Field Test and CAA for Science Year-two Pilot? All eligible students in grades five, eight, and once in high school. In 2017-18 all grade twelve students are required to take the science test. An LEA may elect to administer the science test to students in grades 10 or 11 who are enrolled in their last science course. Each student is allowed only one opportunity to test in high school. The default test assignment will be the CAST, and LEAs will need to change the test assignment for students who are eligible for the alternate assessment.

CAST Field Test Update The CAST field test consists of discrete items and performance tasks (PTs) and will take approximately two hours to administer. Local education agencies (LEAs) will administer the computer-based CAST field test beginning on April 2, 2018 through the LEA’s selected testing window or last day of instruction.

Updated Training Tests Training test updated September 2017 Grade-specific training tests coming March 2018 Includes new item types that will be presented on the field test. http://www.caaspp.org/practice-and-training/index.html

Updated Reference Sheets

Test Administrator and Student Surveys Test Administrator Survey: Consists of 7–10 questions, taking approximately 5–10 minutes to complete. Must be completed before July 16, 2018. Student Survey: One question—“Do you think you will be enrolling in any more science classes in high school?”

CAA for Science Overview The California Alternate Assessment (CAA) for Science is part CAASPP. Designed for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, the CAA for Science is an annual measure of what students know and can do using alternate achievement standards. Known as the Core Content Connectors, these standards are aligned with the CA NGSS.

CAA for Science Year-two Update (1) Three embedded performance tasks (PT) that will be administered following related classroom instruction. Each PT consists of 10 questions that may take approximately one hour to administer one-on-one by a trained test examiner. Test examiners must take the Test Examiner Tutorial: CAA Test Examiner Tutorial (Video) Other helpful videos: CAA for Science Informational Video (7:09) Administering the CAA for Science (Video; 12:50)

CAA for Science Year-two Update (2) Test examiners will record student responses on the Answer Recording Document. Test examiners must enter student scores for each performance task into the online Data Entry Interface (DEI) system, which will be available in January 2018. The embedded PTs can be accessed from the secured Test Operations Management Systems on the CAASPP Web page located at http://www.caaspp.org/.

Embedded in Instruction Science Embedded in Instruction Academic Calendar 1 PT 1 concept taught PT 1 administered PT 2 concept taught PT 2 administered PT 3 concept taught PT 3 administered October November 2 3 1 2 4 February March 5 6 3 4 April May 6 5

New—Student Response Check

Answer Recording Document Student response check Document individualization Provide score for item

Available Resources http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/documents/caaresourceflyer.pdf https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/documents/castresources.pdf

Parent Guide to Understanding the CAST https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/documents/cast-pgtu.pdf

Parent/Guardian's Guide to the CAA https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/caaparentguide.asp

Accessibility Resources

ELPAC Student Accessibility Matrix Four displays the universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations (non-embedded) allowed as part of the ELPAC for 2017–18. https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ai/elpacmatrix4.asp

CAASPP Student Accessibility Guidelines Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations Guidelines document Developed to guide the selection and administration of universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations Describe accessibility resources that address visual, auditory, and physical access barriers—allowing virtually all students to show what they know and can do without compromising the assessment construct. https://portal.smarterbalanced.org/library/en/usability-accessibility-and-accommodations-guidelines.pdf

CAASPP Student Accessibility Matrix One Matrix One displays embedded and non- embedded universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations for the CAASPP System for 2017–18. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ai/caasppmatrix1.asp

CAST Student Accessibility Graphic https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/documents/sciencefieldtest18.pdf

Contact Information English Language Proficiency and Spanish Language Assessments Office Phone: 916-319-0784 CELDT e-mail: celdt@cde.ca.gov ELPAC e-mail: elpac@cde.ca.gov CELDT Web page: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/el/ ELPAC Web page: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ep/ Join the CDE’s ELPAC e-mail list by sending a blank e-mail to: subscribe-elpac@mlist.cde.ca.gov. 44

Contact Information CDE CAASPP Office 916-445-8765 caaspp@cde.ca.gov California Department of Education’s CAASPP Web page http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/ CalTAC Assistance 800-955-2954 caltac@ets.org Join the CAASPP listserv for weekly updates by sending a blank e-mail to subscribe-caaspp@mlist.cde.ca.gov. Thank you!

ELPAC Questions from Participants When will the English learners with Disabilities guidance be available for districts to use? Is there a plan to develop additional guidance for Matrix 4? Will an accommodation be considered related to the speed of playback of materials in TOMS for the ELPAC? The AB2785 SWD Guide for English learners will be available ______________________________ Our office has requested funding to develop and alternate English language proficiency assessment.

Thank You! 1 minute for slide 27 Running Time = 58 minutes Slide intent: This slide is intended to close the session. Presenter says: Thank you for your active participation in our session on the New CAASPP Assessments. We hope you have had an opportunity to enhance your understanding about these assessments and how you can prepare to administer them successfully.