English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) In 2018, the California Department of Education (CDE) replaced the California English Language Development Test (CELDT), which is aligned with the 1999 English Language Development (ELD) Standards, with the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC), which is aligned with the 2012 California ELD Standards. Federal Requirements - IDEA As appropriate, the state or LEA - (i) develops guidelines for the participation of students with disabilities in alternate assessments for those students who cannot participate in state and districtwide assessment programs; and (ii) develops and, beginning not later than July 1, 2000, conducts those alternate assessments. Federal Requirements - Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act indicates: Guidance from the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education (April 2000) For students with disabilities whose IEP or Section 504 placement teams have determined that the standard state assessment would not appropriately show what these students know and are able to do, each state must have a statewide alternate assessment system or a comprehensive state policy governing locally developed alternate assessments. Alternate assessments must be valid, reliable, and to the maximum extent appropriate, aligned to state content and performance standards. In addition, states must monitor and collect data from LEAs to ensure the proper use of alternate assessments; they must publicly report the results of alternate assessments; and they must integrate the results of alternate assessments into their accountability systems. Physical Fitness Test (PFT) Administered at Grade Levels The SBE designated the FITNESSGRAM® as the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) for children attending California public schools. The FITNESSGRAM® is a comprehensive, health-related physical fitness battery developed by The Cooper Institute. The primary goal of the FITNESSGRAM® is to assist children in establishing lifetime habits of regular physical activity. Pursuant to Education Code § 60800, all LEAs in California are required to administer the PFT annually to all children in grades five, seven, and nine. Children in grades five, seven, and nine are required to take the PFT, whether or not they are enrolled in a physical education class or participate in a block schedule. These include children who are enrolled in LEAs such as elementary, high, and unified school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools. Charter LEAs must also test all children in alternate programs, including, but not limited to, continuation schools, independent study, community day schools, county community schools, and nonpublic schools. Children who are physically unable to take the entire test battery are to be given as much of the test as his or her condition will permit (Education Code § 60800; Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations § 1041) . The PFT provides information that can be used by 1) students to assess and plan personal fitness programs, 2) teachers to design the curriculum for physical education programs, and 3) parents to understand their child’s fitness levels. This program also provides results that are used to monitor changes in the physical fitness of California students.
Chapter 16 – State and District Assessment Programs IEP, Desert/Mountain SELPA As of 09/14/2018 CAHELP Steering Committee Review
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