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Which federal law requires California to administer an annual English language proficiency assessment like the ELPAC to EL students?
Answer: Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires states to annually assess English learners' language proficiency, which California fulfills through the ELPAC.
A district notices that EL students in Grade 6 consistently score lower on the Written Language composite than on the Oral Language composite. The most data-driven response is to:
Answer: Investigate and strengthen academic reading and writing instruction for those students
A persistent gap between Oral and Written Language composites signals a need to examine and strengthen literacy instruction for the affected grade level.
How often must California school districts administer the ELPAC Summative Assessment to identified English learners?
Answer: Annually
California requires the ELPAC Summative Assessment to be administered annually to all identified English learners until they are reclassified.
A student's ELPAC overall composite scaled score increased by 15 points from one year to the next but her performance level stayed at Level 3. What is the most accurate interpretation?
Answer: She made measurable within-level growth but has not yet crossed the Level 4 cut score
Scaled score growth within the same performance level reflects real progress; the student is moving toward Level 4 even though the level label hasn't changed yet.
For reporting purposes, ELPAC Summative composite scores at the aggregate level are included in which California accountability system?
Answer: California School Dashboard under the English Learner Progress indicator
ELPAC Summative composite score data feeds into the California School Dashboard's English Learner Progress indicator, used to evaluate school and district performance.
Which of the following would NOT be a valid use of an individual student's ELPAC Summative composite scores?
Answer: Determining the student's overall GPA for the academic year
ELPAC composite scores measure English language proficiency and are not used to calculate or influence a student's academic GPA.
On the ELPAC Initial Assessment, a student scores high enough to be identified as 'not an English learner.' How does this affect future ELPAC Summative testing?
Answer: The student is not required to take the ELPAC Summative because they are not classified as an EL
Students identified as 'not an English learner' on the Initial Assessment are not classified as ELs and therefore do not take the annual ELPAC Summative Assessment.