CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Updates Bilingual Coordinator Network Meeting November 18, 2011 California English Language Development Test

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Presenters English Language Proficiency Assessments Office Lily Roberts, Administrator Jessica Barr, Consultant

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 3 Presentation Overview California English Language Development Test (CELDT) Updates Legislation Update Training Update Reporting Update Separation of K–1

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction California English Language Development Test (CELDT) Update English Language Proficiency Assessments (ELPA) Office in Assessment Development and Administration Division (ADAD) CELDT Contract 2012–15 Data Review Module 4

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction ELPA Office Organization Chart Lily Roberts Administrator Amy Park Consultant Gaye Lauritzen Consultant Jessica Barr Consultant Tavi Popp Consultant Michelle Glipa SSA Kerri Wong AGPA Andres Perez OT 5 Assessment Development and Administration Division

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Legislation Update Assembly Bill (AB) 124 (Fuentes) requires the establishment of an advisory committee to align the English language development (ELD) standards to the Common Core State Standards in English-language arts Once ELD standards are revised, the following must occur: –Develop new CELDT Blueprints –Align the CELDT to the new standards –Conduct item writing, pilot testing, and rubric development –Develop new test forms by grade/grade spans aligned to the revised ELD standards –Conduct a standard setting for all grades 6

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Legislation Update (Cont.) Senate Bill (SB) 753 (Padilla) requires a school district to annually assess students upon 55% of the instructional year through July 1. Initial assessment upon enrollment If outside AA window, use prior year’s test If inside AA window, use current year’s test CELDT scoring process changes to allow “banking” of domain scores of early advanced or advanced depending on grade span 7

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction STOT 2011 Summary 15 STOT workshops statewide with 1,475 attendees from 776 districts/independent charters County offices of education and school districts hosted workshops and provided meeting space for 10 of the 15 workshops 27 regional workshops trained 477 attendees from an additional 101 districts 8

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction STOT 2011 Summary (Cont.) Online resources were expanded and the number of Moodle user accounts more than doubled in 2011 SCOE provided materials for the regional workshops/trainings on a cost recovery basis, filling 104 orders for 2,345 Trainer’s Kit binders Schedule for fifteen 2012–13 workshops pending new contract award Workshops will most likely begin in mid April N of accounts 4,6132,251

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Reporting Updates Kindergarten (K)–1 Early Literacy Report –Education Code requires that the report will contain information on the: administration of the K–1 early literacy assessment results (3 years of data) administrative process. –Due to Legislature January 1, 2013 –English Only (EO) study findings and recommendations Satisfaction Survey –Purpose: To assess satisfaction with the K–1 assessments –Online survey to be completed by teachers, administrators, and CELDT Coordinators 10

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Reporting Updates (Cont.) CELDT 201A: Reports and Data Management Test Results Interpretation Guide (TRIG) – New languages available at (Outside Source) 11

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Separation of K–1 Reasons –K performance is clearly different than grade one performance –K–1 reading and writing test functions as two separate tests –Aligns to Common Core State Standards in English- language arts that contain separate K standards Benefits –Allows for directions and test questions that are better suited for four and five year olds –Developmentally appropriate test questions –Design directions for Transitional K/K 12

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 13 Key Dates January 2012 — New CELDT Contract starts February 2012 — 2011–12 CELDT Data Review Module (DRM) begins March 2012 — DRM ends April 2012 — 2012–13 CELDT STOT workshops begin May 2012 — Release of the 2011–12 CELDT AA results June 2012 — Posting of the preliminary 2011–12 Title III Accountability Reports and Information Guide July 1, 2012 — 2012–13 CELDT AA and IA windows open

TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Contact Information CDE ELPA Office Phone: 916–319–0784 CELDT CELDT Web page: 14