1. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Bilingual Coordinators Network Thursday, March 21, 2013 Future of English Language Development Testing in California

2. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction 2 Presentation Overview Integrating the 2012 English Language Development (ELD) Standards into the California Public Education System Assessment Development Process California English Language Development Test (CELDT) Transition Activities English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) Developing the ELPAC Proposed ELPAC Timeline Key Considerations for the Future

3. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Integrating the 2012 ELD Standards into the California Public Education System New ELD standards (2012) ELD standards implementation plan (2013) ELD professional development materials (2013–14) English–language arts (ELA)/ELD curriculum Framework (2014–15) Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium operational tests (2014–15) New ELD assessment system (2015–16) 3

4. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Test Development 4 Contractor prepares item development plan Contractor trains item writers Contractor receives newly written items CDE and contractor review and revise items Subject-matter experts conduct content review Subject-matter experts conduct Bias and Sensitivity Review CDE and contractor agree on changes/deletions On To Field Test Contractor (in consultation with CDE and experts) develops blueprints and test specifications Contractor prepares item development plan Contractor trains item writers Contractor receives newly written items CDE and contractor review and revise items Subject-matter experts conduct content review Subject-matter experts conduct Bias and Sensitivity Review CDE and contractor agree on changes and deletions On to Field Test

5. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Field Test 5 CDE and contractor select items to be field tested Contractor embeds field test items in test forms Contractor assembles test forms Contractor distributes field test forms to sample of school districts Test Examiners administer test forms On to Operational CDE and contractor select items to be field tested Contractor embeds field test (FT) items in test forms Contractor distributes FT forms to sample of school districts Contractor assembles test forms Contractor develops Examiner’s Manuals Test Examiners administer test forms On to Operational

6. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Operational Contractor analyzes field test items Statistically acceptable field test items become operational Operational administration Contractor/CDE analyzes FT items Statistically acceptable FT items become operational Operational administration Student results reported Results used for AMAOs* *AMAOs: Annual Measureable Achievement Objectives

7. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT Transition Activities The CDE plans to replace the CELDT with the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) system by 2015–16. The ELPAC will be developed to be aligned to the 2012 English Language Development (ELD) Standards. The CELDT was based on the 1999 ELD Standards. The 2012 ELD Standards are aligned to the California Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. 7

8. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction CELDT Transition Activities (cont.) The 2012 ELD Standards have three proficiency levels (Emerging, Expanding, Bridging) whereas the 1999 ELD Standards had five (Beginning to Advanced). If additional funding is approved, the ELPAC will include an initial (diagnostic) screener to serve the initial identification test purpose. The annual summative test will be moved to the spring. It will be used to measure the level of English proficiency and progress in learning English. 8

9. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Developing the ELPAC Considerations Grade/grade spans Annual testing window Performance levels Purpose and use of test results –Diagnostic Screener –Summative Assessment Test delivery method –Paper/Pencil –Computer based 9

10. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Proposed ELPAC Timeline Analyze item database (Spring 2013) Develop new test blueprints (Summer 2013) Select a vendor to develop/customize ELPAC diagnostic screener (Fall 2013) Field test ELPAC diagnostic screener (Fall 2014) Field test ELPAC summative (Spring 2015) Operational ELPAC diagnostic screener (2015–16) Operational ELPAC summative (Spring 2016) 10

11. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Key Considerations for the Future Valid, reliable, and fair assessments Age- and developmentally appropriate Cost containment for state and local educational agencies Appropriateness for accountability system Minimize testing burden Maximize test information on language development to support access to the Common Core State Standards 11

12. TOM TORLAKSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction Contact Information CELDT Program/ELPAC System Lily Roberts, Ph.D., Administrator English Language Proficiency Assessments Office Phone: 916-319-0784 E-mail: celdt@cde.ca.govceldt@cde.ca.gov Web page: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/el/http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/el/ 12