ELP Assessment Update, August 2020

Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction sent this bulletin at 08/27/2020 11:56 AM PDT

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ELP Assessment Update August 27, 2020

Welcome to the 2020-21 school year. This promises to be a year like no other, but we know you are ready to take it on. Though it feels like the guidelines are being made as we go, the guidelines shared are intended to help us fulfill our charge to students and we are ready to support you where needed.

ELPA21 Summative Scores

The timeline to receive hard copies of ELPA21 results from spring has shifted. These reports will now arrive in district in mid-September. Individual student reports (ISRs) are available in ORS.

ELPA21 Screener and Identifying English learners with Provisional Status

The Office of Migrant and Bilingual Education released guidance on identifying English learners that can be found here. The guidance includes two primary changes to the requirements for identifying English learners.

Extension of the 10-day testing window
1. For districts that are operating remotely, potentially eligible students do not need to be officially screened for services until they are able to access in-person instruction. This would include any small group or hybrid (combination of remote and in-person) learning environment opportunities. Once a student can participate in-person, they will need to be screened with the ELPA21 screener within 30 days.
Provisional EL identification with the HLS
1. For districts that are remote, students can be provisionally identified using the responses to questions 2 and 3 on the Home Language Survey.
2. Students who are provisionally identified as eligible based on the HLS, must be provided ELD services within 10 days of when they start schooling in any format.

Additional information is available in the document linked above.

WIDA Alternate ACCESS Identification

For spring testing, students who will be taking the WIDA Alternate ACCESS test will need to be identified by December 2, 2020. Everything will take more time through remote processes, so we wanted to put this on your radar early.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about the information in the communication, please reach out to Leslie Huff (leslie.huff@k12.wa.us) in the Office of Select Assessment and Business Enterprises for more information.

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