Summative ELPAC Updates
Date: 01/31/2022
Author: Jenn Guerrero
With the Summative ELPAC window opening on February 1st, please see these important updates from the CDE.
Student Teachers May Administer Spring 2022 Assessments
Because of the continuing challenges related to COVID-19, including local educational agency (LEA) staffing shortages, some LEAs are asking for clarification on including student teachers as potential ELPAC test examiners and CAASPP test administrators and test examiners. Testing regulations state that ELPAC test examiners and CAASPP test administrators must be an employee or contractor of the LEA. Depending on their local agreement with the student teacher, if the student teacher is considered an employee or contractor, LEAs may allow the student teacher to administer the Summative ELPAC and the CAASPP tests during the spring 2022 administration window. Before the student teacher administers these assessments, the following conditions must be met:
-The student teacher must be appropriately trained.
-The student teacher must sign a security affidavit.
One exception is the test examiner for CAASPP alternate assessments, who must be an employee of the LEA or contractor of an LEA or a nonpublic school. These test examiners must be familiar with a student’s preferred mode of communication to administer an alternate assessment. In addition, student teachers may not be trained as test examiners to administer the CAASPP alternate assessments, as they are not certificated or licensed.
Remote Testing for Summative Assessments
Remote administration of both the CAASPP and ELPAC—during which a remote test session is administered through a computer-based system while either the student(s) or test administrator is not on-site—will continue to be available for the 2021–22 administration year. Remote administration is intended as an option for local educational agencies (LEAs) only when students are receiving remote instruction. Students receiving in-person instruction should be tested in person.
All remote test administrations should follow the Test Administration Manual in order to ensure a fair and reliable administration. The Test Administration Manual will contain a new chapter specific to remote testing preparation and administration. That chapter is being finalized and will be available in the coming weeks.
