• RFEP — reclassified fluent English proficient
All EL students must be administered the ELPAC until they are reclassified. There is no parent opt out or medical exemption for this assessment. See reclassification criteria on page 34 of this document. Do we test students in year one of a two-year kindergarten program (frequently referred to as "transitional kindergarten")? Yes. Students in year one of a two-year kindergarten program will take the kindergarten test. All students enrolled in the LEA in year one of a two-year kindergarten program, whose primary language is other than English, as determined by a home language survey, must be administered the ELPAC within 30 calendar days of enrollment or 60 calendar days prior to instruction, but not before July 1. If a student takes the ELPAC IA and is classified as an EL during the ELPAC Summative Assessment (SA) administration window, will the student be required to take the ELPAC SA as well? Yes , if a student takes the ELPAC IA and is classified as an EL prior to May 31, 2018, the student will be required to take the ELPAC SA as well. How is the ELPAC given? The Summative ELPAC is delivered via a computer-based test delivery platform. The four domains (Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing) are administered on computer except for the Writing domain for kindergarten through grade two, which is a paper- based test. Please visit the Manuals and Instructions web page for more materials related to the administration of the Summative ELPAC. The Summative ELPAC is available to be administered in person or remotely. LEA ELPAC coordinators should refer to the Summative ELPAC Online Test Administration Manual for information and instructions about test preparation and administration of the computer-based Summative ELPAC, as well as the paper-based test for the Writing domain for students in kindergarten through grade two. The manual also includes information about Remote Testing . The Summative ELPAC is an untimed test. Students are allowed as much time as needed to complete the test. For planning purposes, estimated testing times for each form, by domain and grade level or grade span, are available on the Summative ELPAC Estimated Testing Time web page. The Initial English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) testing window is administered throughout the year. The Initial ELPAC is available to be administered in person or remotely. LEA ELPAC coordinators should refer to the Initial ELPAC Online Test Administration Manual for information and instructions about test preparation and administration of the computer-based Initial ELPAC, as well as the paper-based test for the Writing domain for students in kindergarten through grade
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