Acronyms
ELPA21
What is the English Language Proficiency Assessment for the 21st Century?
students that need to take the ELPA 21 screener.
Who has indicated that a language other than English that was first spoken or primarily spoken at home?
Multilingual learners testing specialist
Who is Supriya Unnikrishnan?
Accommodations for students with IEPs?
What is the online ELPA 21 screener? A paper and pencil version is also available.
Step 1 of the screener
What is the practice test and is not scored? (This will be shorter!)
GTSA
What are Guidelines on Tools, Supports, and Accommodations?
ELL office notifies facilitator of student eligibility.
When should the facilitator adiministor the ELPA 21?
Data Research and testing manager?
Who is Chris Lindberg?
accommodations for blind students.
What is the braille version of ELPA 21?
Step 2 of the screener
What is the scored portion of the test? This will now be 2 parts: a 4-item speaking task administered by the tester followed by machine-scored items in all 4 domains. Students whose test end after step 2 are eligible for ELD services.
ALDs
What are Achievement Level Descriptors?
The testing window.
What is 'within 10 days'?
Multilingual Learners - ITCL
Who is Samantha Tuan
Students with significant cognitive impairments?
What is the WiDA Alt-access test?
score availability for students who finish in step 2.
What is 'within 3 hours'?
TIDE
What is the Testing Information Distribution Engine?
3 levels of proficiency
What is emerging, progressing and proficient?
Emerging: Level 1,2
Progressing: Level 2,3
Proficient: Level 4,5
Test Administrator
Who is the building ELL Facilitator/Teacher?
How to transition out of ELL services.
What is the annual ELPA 21?
Step 3 of the screener
Who are students who may be proficient? Step 3 includes all 4 language domains and is scored centrally.
WCAP
What is Washington Comprehensive Assessment Program?
Emerging and Progressing students
Who qualifies for ELL services?
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Who is Chris Reykdal?
How to refuse ELL services.
What is the Parent Waiver Form available through the ELL office? Students will continue to take the annual ELPA 21 until they transition out.
score availability for students in step 3
What is 'up to 7 days'?