Initial vs. Summative ELPAC Flashcards
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A student who has never been enrolled in a California public school before registers for classes in August. The Home Language Survey indicates that a language other than English is spoken at home. According to state and federal law, which of the following actions must the district take?
Answer: Administer the Initial ELPAC within 30 calendar days of the student's first enrollment.
State and federal law require that a local educational agency (LEA) administers the Initial ELPAC to potentially eligible students within 30 calendar days of their first enrollment in a California public school to determine if they are English learners.
What is the primary purpose of the Summative ELPAC?
Answer: To measure the annual progress a student is making in acquiring English language proficiency.
The Summative ELPAC is administered annually to students already identified as English learners to measure their progress in Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing, and to determine their current English language proficiency level.
A student was identified as an English learner (EL) after taking the Initial ELPAC in the previous school year. Which ELPAC assessment will this student take during the statewide testing window in the spring?
Answer: The Summative ELPAC, to measure their yearly progress.
Once a student is identified as an English learner through the Initial ELPAC, they are required to take the Summative ELPAC each year thereafter until they are reclassified as fluent English proficient.
The results from which assessment are a primary component used by districts, along with other criteria, to determine if a student can be reclassified from English Learner (EL) to Reclassified Fluent English Proficient (RFEP)?
Answer: Summative ELPAC
A student's performance on the Summative ELPAC, specifically achieving an Overall Performance Level of 4, is the first criterion districts use when considering a student for reclassification to RFEP.
Which of the following statements correctly distinguishes between the Initial and Summative ELPAC?
Answer: The Initial ELPAC is used for identification purposes, while the Summative ELPAC is used for measuring annual progress and for federal accountability.
The Initial ELPAC's function is to identify English learners. The Summative ELPAC is administered annually to measure progress and its results are used for state and federal accountability. Both assessments cover the four domains, and parents cannot opt their child out of either required assessment.
A school administrator needs to determine if a newly enrolled third-grade student, whose family speaks Spanish at home, requires English learner services. Which assessment is the correct tool for this purpose?
Answer: The Initial ELPAC, administered shortly after enrollment.
The purpose of the Initial ELPAC is to identify newly enrolled students who may be English learners and determine if they need support to learn English. It must be given once upon a student's first enrollment in a California school when their home language is not English.