California English Language Development Test

NEW COORDINATOR TRAINING

Presented byMelody Hartman-PalmeroDistrict CELDT Coordinator

Assessment, Research & Evaluation

2015Serna Center

2015-2016

CELDT to ELPAC

English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPAC)• Pilot test: 2015-16 (volunteers?)• Field Test: 2016-17 • Operational Test: 2017-18 (summative)• Initial test – release to be determined• Staged-adaptive approach, new item types• LEA Scored

• Paper test then Computer• Spring instead of Fall Testing

Training Goals

Apprise you of what is new and different with CELDT this year

Standardize the administration of the CELDT Reliably score the writing and speaking items Prepare you to train your staff in administration Answer any questions/concerns and provide

support

Moodle On-Line Training Resources

Section 2 – Test Administration• Introduction and Overview Video• CELDT Administration Video – ALL

Schools

Purpose of CELDTHelp teachers and school administrators

identify pupils who are limited English proficient

Determine the level of English language performance

Assess progress of limited English proficient students in acquiring the skills of: listening, speaking, reading and writing in English

Who Should Take the CELDT? Initial Assessment (IA) (Matriculation Orientation Center )All students whose primary language is not English, based on a home language survey, and who have not previously taken the CELDT, must be given an IA within 30 days from the date of first enrollment. Answer documents for these students must be sent in for scoring on a monthly basis.

Annual Assessment (AA)Students who have previously taken the CELDT and were identified as English learners (ELs) must be tested annually during the AA Window (July 1 to October 31) until they are reclassified as fluent English proficient (RFEP) based on the guidelines for reclassification established by the State Board of Education (Education Code Section 313[d]).

TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS MUST BE TESTED IF LANGUAGE IS OTHER THAN ENGLISH

DO NOT TEST - Sign Language, RFEP and IFEP Students

Initial CELDT tests

should be

given at the MOC

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Alternate Assessment

IEP teams may determine that a student is unable to participate in one or more domains of the CELDT, even with variations, accommodations and/or modifications, due to short or long-term disability. The student may be tested with an alternate assessment per the student’s IEP. Make sure to return a CELDT scannable Answer Book for the students, ensuring that the Alternate Assessment bubble (#15) is marked for each appropriate domain.

Students will receive the Lowest Obtainable Scale Score Braille is not an alternate assessment and can be

ordered.

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Test Site Coordinator Responsibilities

Test Security Affidavit on our CELDT

website and in the

Coordinator’s Manual page

37-39

1. Materials were delivered in June2. Should have located the packing list and

inventoried the materials received.3. Send a signed and dated list to

CELDTSupport@scusd.edu4. Keep your CELDT boxes to return answer

documents5. Read through your CELDT manual and

Training Binder

Test Site Coordinator Responsibilities

Test Security Affidavit on our CELDT

website and in the

Coordinator’s Manual page

37-39

5. Make copies of the SGL (they only give you one)6. Cover Security in your staff training with Examiners and Proctors7. Get signed Security Affidavits from all who will test and/or have access to tests

Local Scoring

http://www.celdt.org/resources/scoring_tool/The primary purpose of local scoring is to place Initial

Assessment students into the appropriate English learner program, if any, based on the preliminary score.

Instructions for completing local scoring are provided in Section 10, Preliminary Local Scoring, of each Examiner’s Manual.

Whether your district uses the paper Student Score Sheet, the electronic Local Scoring Tool, the List of Items and Scoring Keys tables or another method, these documents are for your schools use only and should not be returned in the scorable test material shipments.

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After Testing…Make sure ALL students who needed to were

testedReview your list and MOC list

Reconcile the quantities of test materials collected with those distributed

If you have a large excess of unused materials, please let us know so if another school needs them we can get them to them (We get charged excessive materials charges every year and need to alleviate this.)

Ask Questions

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After Testing (continued)Review Scorable answer documents

Speaking scores are recordedMarks are neat and made by a #2 pencil

Check that Demographic information is complete and accurate if not pre-idEverything must be bubbled in

#1-8 on front #9-12 on back

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Processing for Delivery to A R & E

1 GIS for each grade level Put on top of first bag

Processing for Delivery to A R & E

Preparing to send to district officeDo not send by school mail until requested to have picked up.

1. Place answer books into baggiesYou may put more than 1 grade level in a bag, separate by GIS 2. Make sure you have a GIS for each grade level 3. Complete the SGL

DO NOT SEND BACK YOUR NON- SCORABLE TEST MATERIALS WHEN YOU

ARE DONE TESTING IN OCTOBER!!!!!! THEY WILL BE CALLED FOR IN JUNE

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School Group List (SGL) Grades are pre-printed Scannable document White paper only Do not put comments Do not put / Use 0 or keep blank

Only 1 per school

Tests Ready for Pick Up

• Alert the office staff• Please have the tests boxed and ready

for pick up in the office, on the day you were given for pick up

• Make sure that they are in the office ready for the warehouse to pick up

• See pick up schedule in Section 13

Please…DO NOT MAKE RFEP STUDENTS ENGLISH ONLY!!!!!

• If have IFEP or RFEP information from another school district fax to 399-2040 or send to Box 780 so we can update students records•Make sure it is legible and has student

local ID # (60912345)• If you need additional materials please

fill out a request and fax to us http://www.scusd.edu/celdt

Pre-Id Labels

• Labels will not be ordered until

September 9• You may still test students

Write their name on answer sheets and date completed

Pre-Id labels should arrive beginning of October

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Check Out Our CELDT Website

Go to: http://www.scusd.edu/

Click on: OfficesScroll down to:

Click on CELDT

Adhoc Reports in Infinite Campus

• Go to: Ad Hoc Reporting– Data Export+Ad Hoc Reporting

• **2015 Students for CELDT Testing• 2014-2015 Overall CELDT Scores and LEP

Status• Exited LEP Students (RFEP)

Additional Materials

If you have extra materialsPlease let us know so we can share them with otherschools who may need them.

Every year we pay $$$ in additional material charges.

Additional Test Material Request Form

If you need additional CELDT materials, please complete this form and Fax to 399-2040 or scan and send to: CELDTSupport@scusd.edu

School Name:

Contact Person:

Signature: Date:

Material list Number of additional test material needed

Student Book, Grade K-1

Student Book, Grade 2

Test Book, Grade 3-5

Test Book, Grade 6-8

Test Book, Grade 9-12

Answer Book Grade 3-5

Answer Book Grade 6-8

Answer Book Grade 9-12

Examiner’s Manual K-1

Examiner’s Manual 2

Examiner’s Manual 3-5

Examiner’s Manual 6-8

Examiner’s Manual 9-12

Plastic Bags (use to return scorables)

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