1 ELPA Initial Screening In order to hear the presentation, you will need to call-in: Access Code: Please, please, please mute your line or press *

2 Jennifer Paul- Jennifer Paul- ELL Assessment Consultant Aric Kuester- ELPA Development Consultant Cristina Rodriguez- ELPA Administrative Assistant Bureau of Assessment and Accountability Michigan Department of Education

3 Overview  What is the ELPA Initial Screening?  Who takes the ELPA Initial Screening? Testing Testing  Before  During  After  Questions?

4 What is the ELPA Initial Screening? What is the ELPA Initial Screening?   Can be given any time of the year  Aligned to Michigan’s ELP standards  Assesses student’s abilities in Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking  State requirement  Not to be confused with annual, Spring ELPA

5 Who takes the ELPA Initial Screening? Who takes the ELPA Initial Screening? Any newly enrolled student who has answered ‘yes’ to at least 1 question on the Home Language Survey

Enrollment  ALL students who enroll should receive the Home Language Survey (HLS)  Is your child’s native tongue a language other than English?  Is the primary language used in your child’s home or environment a language other than English?  If ‘yes’ to either of these questions, the student should be administered the ELPA Initial Screening 6 

LEP Eligible  Before final determination is made about eligibility for Title III (English Learner) services, other criteria should be considered  Statewide Entrance/Exit Protocol (  IF, based on all available information, student needs EL services, status must be entered into MSDS 7 

Review HLS  ELPA Initial Screening  Other Entrance/Exit Protocol  LEP Eligible in MSDS  Student’s Permanent File:  Copy of Home Language Survey  Record of student’s Screening scores 8 

Before: Before:  Identify & order materials  Only order materials for your immediate needs  Order materials in BAA Secure Site  Read Test Coordinator’s Manual  Print Student Barcode Labels  Prepare rooms and materials for testing  Review ELPA Speaking Scoring DVD 9 Testing Testing

10 BAA Secure Site  If you need help logging in, contact  Can order all materials, return shipping labels, and audio CDs  2-3 day turnaround for order fulfillment Testing Testing

11 Cycle I Assessment Level Aug. – Nov. LevelGrade(s) IK-1 II2-3 III4-6 IV7-9 V10-12 Cycle II Assessment Level Dec. – Aug. LevelGrade(s) IK II1-2 III3-5 IV6-8 V9-12 Testing Cycles Testing Cycles *Pre-K Cycle Apr. – Aug. LevelGrade(s) IPre-K *Kindergarten Round-up Students

Material Ordering  Level I and II  Speaking booklets, Test Administrator Manuals, and Audio CDs are reusable  Each student does not need their own Speaking booklet or audio CD  Test Administrator Manuals should be ordered based on the number of people (& their location) who will be testing at one time 12

Material Ordering  Level III, IV, and V  Test Administrator Manuals and Audio CDs are reusable  Each student does not need their own audio CD  Test Administrator Manuals should be ordered based on the number of people (& their location) who will be testing at one time 13

14 ELPA Initial Screening Preparation ELPA Initial Screening Preparation  Assess within ten days of enrollment  Resource needs 50 students 5 hours/day 10 days

15 ELPA Initial Screening Resource Needs ELPA Initial Screening Resource NeedsDomain # of Teacher s # of hours L1 17 ( per domain) R W S1 Approx. 10

During:  L, R, W group administered  Students will experience Multiple-Choice and Constructed-Response items  Speaking must be administered one-on-one  All students should make an attempt to the greatest extent possible 16 Testing Testing

During:  Kindergarten Round-Up students take L and S domains only for the Spring Pre-K cycle  Incoming Kindergarteners in the Fall Cycle I take L and S domains only 17 Testing Testing

During:  Some accommodations may be appropriate  See Revised Accommodations Summary Table for more information 18 Testing- Accommodations Testing- Accommodations

19 Testing Testing

20 Testing- Accommodations Testing- Accommodations

Testing Testing After:  Enter raw scores in BAA Secure Site  Students must have a UIC in order to have scores entered  Enter scores for all students who took Screener, including those who scored Advanced Proficient  Return used materials to BAA, not Questar  Secure unused test materials 21

Testing- Reports  Only three:  ISR  CR  SDF  Research Codes  Class/Group ID  Pre-K and Cycle I Kindergarten Proficiency Levels 22

Returning Materials  Separate test booklets from answer documents  All test booklets grouped together  All answer documents grouped together  Group all material types when returning  Return shipping labels can be ordered through BAA Secure Site 23

Questions? 24

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26  Rangefinding Committee  Item Writing Committee  Content and Bias Review Committees  Data Review Committee BAA Committee Participation Application BAA Committee Participation Application

27 Contact Information Jennifer Paul – ELL Assessment Consultant (517) office Aric Kuester, ELPA Development Consultant (517) office Cristina Rodriguez, ELPA Administrative Assistant (517) Bureau of Assessment and Accountability Main telephone line: (877) General