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E L P A
Last updated 08/31/09
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Objectives
ELPA

• Understand the definition and purpose of the
  English Language Proficiency Assessment
• Administer ELPA appropriately

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Purpose and Use
ELPA

• The ELPA (English Language Proficiency
  Assessment) measures the proficiency of English
  Language Learners (ELL) in reading, writing,
  speaking and listening English based on Oregons
  English Language Proficiency Content Standards.
• Used as part of Title I accountability to
  document which students are Limited English
  Proficient and as part of Title III
  Accountability incorporated into the Annual
  Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO).
• Must be used as one part of districts process to
  exit ELL students receiving English Language
  Development (ELD) services.

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Schedule and Scoring
ELPA

• The ELPA will be available January 21 May 7,
  2010.
• ELPA scores will be loaded into ODEs system
  within 6 weeks of the end of the month in which
  a test is completed. For example If a student
  completes the ELPA anytime in January, the
  student scores will be available after March
  15th.
• ELPA will be an adaptive test and will require
  fewer items this year as compared to prior years.
  Schools should still estimate that it will take
  75 minutes to complete. Note There is not a
  time constraint within the testing window for the
  ELPA test.

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Test Administration
ELPA

• Creating Test Sessions

The ELPA will be an additional Test Subject that
can be selected.
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ELPA
Test Administration

• Student Login
• Log in using First Name, SSID, Session ID
• Confirm identity Is This You? screen
• First Name (same as in SSID upload), Enrolled
  Grade, DOB, School, SSID
• Select Test
• If logging into an ELPA session, will only see
  ELPA test opportunity
• If logging into multiple subject session, will
  see multiple subject tests
• TA Approval required to start test
• Confirm test -- Is this your test? screen

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ELPA
Dos and Donts

• Dos
• For 20092010, schools must use Oregons ELPA
  for ALL students eligible for services under the
  NCLB criteria for an English Language Learner,
  regardless of whether student actually receives
  services.
• If a student arrived at a U.S. school on or
  before May 1, 2009, the student must take the
  ELPA and all state assessments Reading, Math,
  Writing, and Science (as appropriate for his/her
  grade)

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ELPA
Dos and Donts (cont)

• Dos (cont)
• If a student arrived at a U.S. school after May
  1, 2009, the student must take the ELPA and state
  assessments in Math and Science (as appropriate
  for his/her grade)
• LEP students with disabilities must participate
  in the ELPA according to their IEP. Special
  codes are added in Student Centered Staging for
  the ELPA by the District Test Coordinator. The
  testing manual has specific directions for how to
  administer the ELPA to a student with a
  disability.

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ELPA
Dos and Donts (cont)

• Donts
• Districts may not exempt an ELL student from
  taking ELPA based on their Language Proficiency
  Level. (See previous slide)
• Districts may not assess a student on monitor
  status (Exited within the last two years) in
  ELPA.
• Test administrators may not translate any of the
  items on ELPA except audio instructions if needed.

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ELPA
Dos and Donts (cont)

• Donts (cont)
• Students may not use resources such as a
  dictionary, a thesaurus, literature texts, or
  literary glossaries. Remember that wall charts
  that contain literary definitions or vocabulary
  must be removed or covered during the testing
  session.

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ELPA
Promising Practices

• May need to provide additional support for
  students as compared to the other OAKS tests.
  Especially when taking the speaking domain of
  ELPA.
• Provide students with practice on how the headset
  and microphone work in ELPA prior to
  administering the test. The ELPA practice test
  will be available for this purpose at
  www.oaks.k12.or.us .
• Some students may benefit in having their testing
  broken up over a couple of days.

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ELPA
Promising Practices

• Newcomer ELL students and those unfamiliar with
  Oregons ELPA may benefit from multiple
  opportunities to take the practice test.
• A Test Administrator may pause the ELPA at the
  beginning of the speaking domain and have the
  student resume later in the testing window.
• At the elementary level, teachers might choose to
  provide students with a name tag with picture to
  avoid confusion.

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ELPA
Promising Practices (cont)

• Test administrators may choose to assess all
  Beginning level and Newcomer ELL students later
  in the testing window as students need more
  language acquisition time to demonstrate their
  ability on ELPA.
• Early Advanced ELL students should take the ELPA
  earlier in the assessment window in order to
  receive scores back during the school year.
• Any student who may have moved up a proficiency
  level should take the assessment early in the
  assessment window in order to receive scores back
  during the school year.

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ELPA
In a Nutshell

• ELPA will be similar, but will look different for
  students and test administrators. Schools should
  plan extra practice time.
• All LEP students in grades K-12 must take the
  test
• Only those students with a valid ELPA score and a
  valid submission in the LEP collection will be
  counted as LEP for accountability reports.

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Acorns for Storage
ELPA

• What is the process for deciding which students
  should take the ELPA?
• What are some of the similarities and differences
  between the ELPA and the other OAKS Online
  assessments?
• How should a TA determine which accommodations
  should be provided for a student taking the ELPA?
• How should results from the ELPA be used?

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