Assessment Spotlight, Issue 307

Focusing on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System and English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)—and including, when timely, updates on California’s other statewide assessments. For questions related to test administration, coordination, and trainings, visit the CAASPP and ELPAC website .

2024–25 Summative ELPAC and Summative Alternate ELPAC Testing Window Opens

The Summative ELPAC and Summative Alternate ELPAC test administration window opens February 3 through May 31, 2025. To properly administer the Summative ELPAC, test examiners should be properly trained for the grade levels or grade spans they are administering and access the Directions for Administration corresponding to their local educational agencies (LEA’s) form assignment. Form assignments and information on second scoring can be found on the Form Assignments, Second Scoring, and RSVP web page .

The following resources provide key information to assist educators in preparing for administration of the summative ELPAC:

• ELPAC Training and Tutorial Information
• Administer a Test Session web page (includes documents and resources to aid in the administration process, including Quick Reference Guides)
• ELPAC Online Test Administration Manual (includes Directions for Administration of the ELPAC assessments)
• ELPAC Information Guide

For more information about ELPAC, visit the CAASPP & ELPAC Assessments website and the California Department of Education (CDE) ELPAC web page.

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