1. Assessment and Accountability
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Assessment and Accountability
Updates
Chun-Wu Li, Ph.D.
Instructional Services
Division of Educational Services
March 17, 2017

2. Assessment Update

3. English Language Proficiency Assessments for California
(ELPAC)

4. List of Districts Participating in Spring 2017 ELPAC Field Test
Alvord Unified
Banning Unified
Beaumont Unified
Coachella Valley Unified
Desert Sands Unified
Hemet Unified
Jurupa Unified
Lake Elsinore Unified
Moreno Valley Unified
Murrieta Valley Unified
Palm Springs Unified
Perris Elementary
River Springs Charter
Riverside Unified
San Jacinto Unified
San Jacinto Valley Academy
Temecula Valley Unified
Val Verde Unified

5. ELPAC Update
March 6 – April 14, 2017: ELPAC Summative Assessment Field Test. Student results will not be generated.
August 28 – September 22, 2017: ELPAC Initial Assessment Field Test. Student results will not be generated.
January 2018: Standard Setting for the Summative Assessment to the SBE. Posting of the ELPAC Information Guide.
February 1 – May 31, 2018: Operational ELPAC Summative Assessment. LEAs’ results will be received 6-8 weeks after submission for scoring.
July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019: Operational ELPAC Initial Assessment.

6. “DRAFT” Reclassification Criteria for 2017-2018
April 2017: Joint letter from ELSD and ADAD to LEAs with guidance on reclassification beginning in school year 2017–18. Further guidance may follow if Senate Bill (SB) 463, currently under discussion, becomes law.
For the 2017–18 year only, LEAs may select from the following options (DRAFT) to meet the criteria for “Assessment of English language proficiency, using an objective assessment instrument, including, but not limited to, the state test of English language development”, at their discretion. These options do not exempt LEAs from administering the ELPAC Summative Assessment in spring 2018.
1. An LEA may use the 2016–17 CELDT scores.
Use the ELPAC performance levels for reclassification.
If a student (a) scores a level 3 (Intermediate) overall on the 2016–17 CELDT and (b) has met the other district reclassification criteria; and if the teacher can confirm that the student has made one year’s progress in his/her English language proficiency, the LEA may consider reclassification.
The 2016–17 CELDT scores can be combined with 2017–18 information pertaining to criteria two through four to determine reclassification. For example, if a student obtains a level 4 (Early Advanced) or level 5 (Advanced) overall on the 2016–17 CELDT but has not met the basic skills criterion, the LEA could use 2017–18 results in combination with the 2016–17 CELDT scores to determine reclassification.

7. “DRAFT” Reclassification Criteria for 2017-2018 (continued)
2. OR an LEA may elect to have a more current English language proficiency assessment result. If so, the following options will be made available*: 
An LEA can download and print a posted PDF version of the CELDT documents from the secure CELDT District Portal, and then locally score the assessment. 
An LEA can enter into a contract with the CELDT contractor, Educational Data Systems, to obtain CELDT test materials and have them scored by Educational Data Systems.
Please Note: * Since the CELDT Annual Assessment will be supplemental to the mandated ELPAC, LEAs may use Title I and/or Title III funds to pay for the local printing of CELDT test materials or to enter into a contract with Educational Data Systems to procure test materials and have the contractor score the CELDT.

8. California English Language Development Test
(CELDT)

9. CELDT Update
On February 13, the registration window for the 2017–18 CELDT Scoring Training of Trainers Workshop opened. Workshop dates and locations are available on the Web site.
The CELDT Data Review Module (DRM) for district data correction of annual assessment (AA) Window records opened on Monday, February 27 and closes on Friday, March 24, LEAs can prepare for the DRM by reviewing the monthly Student Score Files for missing and inaccurate information (e.g., missing previous CELDT scores, incorrect test purpose, etc.).
The 2017–18 Edition Initial Ordering Window opens Monday, March 13, LEAs can only order materials to administer the IA in 2017–18.

10. California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
(CAASPP)

11. CAASPP Workshops 2016-17 CAASPP Hand-Scoring Training
April 20, 2017: Riverside University of California, Riverside Extension Center
To register, complete the online registration form, located at
CAASPP Post-Test Workshop
May 31, 2017: University of California, Riverside Extension Center
To register, complete the online registration form, located at

12. Accountability Update

13. Dashboard is Released
At 10:30 a.m. on March 15, 2017, the Dashboard was released to the public.
The State Superintendent of Public Instruction’s press release announcement is accessible on the CDE Web page at:
Dashboard Web Address:
Five-by-Five Placement Report Web Address:

14. Latest Dashboard Updates
Grade 11 Smarter Balanced Assessment Results can be viewed on the College/Career Indicator (CCI) report. The grade 11 results are based on using the “Distance from Level 3” (DF3) methodology.

15. Latest Dashboard Updates (Cont.)
The CCI will be available next month within the Detailed Reports tab. The reported data will reflect the percent of students who were “Prepared,” “Approaching Prepared,” and “Not Prepared” on the CCI levels.
Keep in mind that the assessments used are based on the performance level results (not DF3).

16. Latest Dashboard System Updates (Cont.)
English Learner (EL) Only and Reclassified English Fluent Proficient (RFEP) Only data are now displayed within the ELA and mathematics reports.
The “EL” student group data includes both EL and students reclassified within the past 4 years (i.e., reclassified after April 15, 2012).
The “EL Only” student group contains only the EL students
The “RFEP Only” student group data are based on only those students who were reclassified within the past 4 years (i.e., reclassified after April 15, 2012).

17. Latest Dashboard System Updates (Cont.)
Narrative Box is now operational.
There is a 500 character limit. Since the system does not automatically accept Web addresses, if you need to include Web addresses to direct the reader to a particular site, please write out the URL (e.g.,

18. Latest Dashboard System Updates (Cont.)
Local Indicators ratings will be based on Met / Not Met / Not Met for Two or More Years. This was determined by the SBE at their March 2017 meeting.
A glossary containing definitions of the terms for each of the state indicators is now available on the Dashboard.
A one page fast start guide and a video are now available.

19. Future Topics May 2017 Meeting:
The ELPI Workgroup (established in September 2016) will provide recommendations to the SBE on the feasibility of incorporating the Long Term English Learner data into the ELPI.
The criteria for determining the lowest five percent of Title I schools will be heard by the SBE. (The criteria are also included in the ESSA State Plan.)
The U.S. Department of Education requires states to have at least 95% participation rate in ELA and math. The criteria for how it will be incorporated into the new accountability system will be discussed. (The criteria are also included in the ESSA State Plan.)

20. Future Topics (Cont.) July/September 2017 Meetings:
The CDE will be convening a CCI Workgroup. The Workgroup’s progress will be presented to the SBE and to begin the discussion on the revision to the CCI Model.
Begin discussions on the growth model.
September 2017 Meeting:
Begin discussions on the development of the Chronic Absenteeism state indicator
The ESSA State Plan will be approved.

21. New Data Included in the Fall 2017 Dashboard
California Alternate Assessment (CAA): Two years of CAA data will be incorporated into the ELA and math for the fall 2017 Dashboard. The methodology for how to include this assessment will be brought forth to the Technical Design Group at their April 2017 meeting.
Foster Youth and Homeless Student Groups will be reported.
At the LEA-level, the N size for both groups will be 15 students (not 30). If an LEA has 15 or more Foster Youth or Homeless students, each student group will receive Status, Change, and a performance color.
At the school-level, the N size for both groups will be 30 students.

22. New Data Included in the Fall 2017 Dashboard (Cont.)
The CCI will be reported as Status only using the four-year cohort graduation (Class of 2016).
Since the Class of 2016 took the Smarter Balanced assessments as grade 11 students in 2015, the 2015 Smarter Balanced results will be used to calculate Status.
Chronic Absenteeism may be released as information in the Detailed Report on the Dashboard.

23. Additional Item to Note
The demographic data will annually be extracted out of the CALPADS ODS on June 15, Therefore, the CDE encourages LEA and schools to make appropriate corrections prior to the extraction date.
(See section on Student Groups [starting on page 18] in the guide for the data corrections.)

24. Assessment and Accountability Related Items

25. Materials for CCEE's Spring 2017 Workshops
Materials for CCEE's Spring 2017 Workshops be directly accessed at:

26. Bourns Technology Center
Designing High-Quality Performance Tasks Training on April 25, 2017 (Location Changed)
Designing High-Quality Performance Tasks Training on April 25, 2017 has been changed to:
Bourns Technology Center
1200 Columbia Avenue, Room 103
Riverside, CA 92507
Online registration is available at
During this interactive training, participants will:
Deepen understanding of the evidence elicited from students through different types of performance tasks.
Experience an exemplar performance task.
Deepen understanding of SBAC claims.
Build knowledge to become better consumers and adapters of high quality performance tasks.
Prepare for participation in collaborative task design process.

27. 2017-2018 RCAN Dates (All Wednesdays)
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Wednesday, May 23, 2018