Appendix C—Contact Information for ELPAC-Related Questions

California Department of Education (CDE)

Analysis Measurement & Accountability Reporting’s (AMARD’s) Accountability Development and Policy Analysis Unit is the contact for questions about the California School Dashboard; and ELPI and EL accountability reporting requirements. More information can be found on the California School Dashboard and System of Support web page.

AMARD Data Processing and Reporting Office is the contact for questions about reports on DataQuest website (per EC sections 313.1 and 313.2).

Assessment Development and Administration Division, the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) web page and the California Spanish Assessment web page includes the contact information regarding questions about testing policies for EL students, testing resources, and uncommon testing scenarios.

Educational Data Management Division, CALPADS, is the contact for questions about English language acquisition status codes (e.g., EO, IFEP, EL, or RFEP), race and ethnicity categories, and Statewide Student Identifiers.

Multilingual Support Division, Language Policy and Leadership, is the contact for questions about home language surveys, parental/guardian rights to decline or remove child from an EL instructional program, reclassification, and 2012 CA ELD Standards. More information is available on the Multilingual Learners web page.

Special Education Division is the contact for questions about accommodations and alternate assessments, IEP teams, and IDEA requirements. More information can be found on the Special Education web page.

Contractors

ETS is the contact for questions about district portal web logon and password, ordering test materials, scoring and reporting of test results, superintendent’s Designation Form for LEA ELPAC coordinator, and test administration and security. More information can be found on the CAASPP-ELPAC website.

Sacramento County Office of Education is the contact for questions about Moodle training and certification and educator participation in development meetings. For more information, visit SCOE’s website. For more information on training, visit the Moodle website.