ELPAC email update, March 14, 2024.

Dear LEA ELPAC Coordinator:

The 2024–25 Initial ELPAC has been updated to include embedded field test items within the two forms. This means that all LEAs will be required to complete the Administration and Scoring Training (AST) this year. The training will open on Monday, April 22, 2024 and will continue to be provided in a virtual format delivered through the Moodle Training Site (Moodle) .

The Initial ELPAC testing window is July 3, 2024, through June 30, 2025. To prepare for this test administration, the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) created virtual training modules for LEA ELPAC coordinators and ELPAC test examiners.

Statewide LEA Certification

Statewide training is mandatory. ELPAC regulations require annual training for all LEAs. Each LEA ELPAC coordinator or their designee is required to complete the online Initial ELPAC certification course in Moodle to meet the LEA training requirement. Upon completion of the LEA certification course a certificate of completion is produced. The LEA certification course takes approximately two to three hours and must be completed by August 2, 2024. LEA ELPAC coordinators and other test examiners can fulfill their training requirements by accessing the virtual training modules within Moodle using their Moodle Key discussed below.

Alternatively, an LEA who does not have any students designated with an English Language Acquisition Status of To Be Determined (TBD) in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) may either complete the certification course or enter a Memorandum of Understanding with a neighboring LEA that has completed the certification course. If the primary LEA subsequently enrolls a TBD student, the neighboring LEA will administer the Initial ELPAC for the primary LEA.

It is highly recommended that all ELPAC coordinators or lead trainers attend the Initial ELPAC AST Overview and Question and Answer Session via Zoom on May 7, 2024, from 3 to 4 p.m. During this session, SCOE will introduce updates to the Initial ELPAC, and answer test administration and scoring questions. Register now for the Initial ELPAC AST Overview and Q&A .

View the Moodle Training Site User Guide on the Moodle home page for helpful information on how to access the training and navigate Moodle.

Test Examiner Certification

The LEA ELPAC coordinator, or a designee, is responsible for overseeing test examiners' calibration progress and completion. For the Initial ELPAC, new and experienced test examiners must calibrate annually; a certificate of calibration is available upon successful completion. Test examiners need to calibrate only for grade levels and grade spans of the Speaking and Writing tests they are administering and scoring.

Accessing Moodle Keys and Resources

Using Moodle requires LEA ELPAC coordinators, trainers, and test examiners to set up individual user accounts and have enrollment keys. The LEA ELPAC coordinator is the only person with access to the LEA Moodle enrollment keys and is responsible for distributing these keys to the appropriate staff. On April 22, 2024, the LEA ELPAC coordinator will receive the access code for the AST website. After logging on, the coordinator will be able to locate the Initial ELPAC Moodle enrollment keys, request LEA trainer Moodle reporting access, and download the Moodle User Account Template. Users who have already established a Moodle account do not need to create a new account.

Digital Training Binders

Training binders are updated to reflect the 2024–25 assessment and will be available in digital format in the Trainer Resources courses in Moodle . The new digital version can be downloaded by section or in its entirety as a PDF.

Questions regarding the training and scoring of the ELPAC can be emailed to elpac@scoe.net . Questions regarding Moodle can be emailed to moodlesupport@scoe.net.

More information can be found on the Initial ELPAC AST web page.

Direct any questions about the Summative ELPAC to the LEA's assigned LEA Success Agent . Visit the California Outreach web page for other support options.

Sincerely,

California Outreach Team

ELPAC website

Contact Us: California Outreach web page