New Mexico English Language Proficiency Assessment ( Placement Test )

1. New MexicoEnglish Language Proficiency Assessment(Placement Test) TRAINING WORKSHOP August 2006

2. Agenda • Welcome • New Mexico ELP Placement Test Overview • Scoring the Speaking Subtest • NMELPA Annual Assessment Overview • Test Coordinator Information Note: Questions related to program policies and procedures will be collected and a written Q & A document will be posted on New Mexico PED website.

3. Placement Test Workshop Objectives • Describe purpose and student population • Describe test materials and content • Identify test administration protocols • Explain how to score the Placement Test • Practice scoring Speaking items

4. Identification, Assessment, and Program Placement of ELL/LEP Students- State Guidelines STEP 1: Identifystudents to be assessed for English language proficiency skills. • Administer the Home Language Survey or the Student Language Survey (high school students). • The Teacher Language Observation Form may also be used after enrollment if a student is not succeeding academically.

5. STEP 2: Assessstudents’ identified with the New Mexico ELP Placement Test • The New Mexico ELP Placement Test must be administered within 20 days of the student’s enrollment.

6. STEP 3: Program Placement • Students identified as LEP based on the results of the Placement Test are placed in a state-approved language program such as a stand-alone English Language Acquisition model or the State Bilingual Education program • Parents must be notified of placement within 30 days of enrollment

7. STEP 4: Annual Assessment • NMELPA is administered annually to all students enrolled in ELL programs to assess English language acquisition and progress and to identify instructional needs

8. Questions?

9. New Mexico ELP Placement Test PURPOSE: To measure the English language proficiency level of new students whose native language is not English RESULTS: Will help schools determine whether a student requires English language instruction or can be placed directly into regular academic classes

10. New Mexico ELP Placement Test FEATURES: • Assesses oral and written language skills: listening, reading, writing conventions, and speaking (no open-response writing activity). • Hand-scored with results retained in the student’s file.

11. New Mexico ELP Placement Test

12. New Mexico ELP Placement Test SUBTEST FORMAT *10 min. prep time included

13. New Mexico ELP Placement Test Test Administration Protocols UNTIMED TESTING: All students should have sufficient time to complete test ACCOMMODATIONSthat do not interfere with the comparability of scores and are specified in a student’s IEP, 504, ELL/LEP plan can be provided during administration of the Placement Test MODIFICATIONS are changes in test content and/or administration that interfere with the comparability of scores and are strictly prohibited on the Placement Test

14. New Mexico ELP Placement Test • Initial Shipment of Placement Test Materials will be received by Districts: Aug. 14-18 (based on an allocation) • Ordering Additional Materials: If additional materials are needed TC’s can order through Spectrum beginning Aug. 14

15. New Mexico ELP Placement Test Materials Grades K-2 Grades 3-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12

16. New Mexico ELP Placement Test Secure Test Materials Primary Grades K-2 • Test Booklet (consumable) • Speaking Test Booklet (reusable) • Directions for Administering and Scoring (reusable)

17. New Mexico ELP Placement Test Secure Test Materials Elementary Grades 3-5 Middle Grades Grades 6-8 High School Grades 9-12 • Test Booklet (reusable) • Answer Document (consumable) • Directions for Administering and Scoring (reusable)

18. New Mexico ELP Placement Test Test Security • All test booklets and student responses for the Placement Test are confidential and secure. • Both used and unused materials must be kept in a secure location at all times. • Test security procedures must be followed for the Placement Test.

19. New Mexico ELP Placement Test Student Information • Prior to administration, complete student information on the back cover of each student’s answer document and/or the Primary Level Student’s Test Booklet. (Do not allow students to fill in this information.) • Once scored, the completed answer document (or Primary Test Booklet) should be placed within the student’s file along with other documentation regarding program placement

20. Student Information

21. New Mexico ELP Placement Test Materials Required by the Test Administrator • Directions for Administering and Scoring • Student’s Answer Document (or Primary Test Booklet) for scoring the Speaking subtest • Extra supply of sharpened, soft-lead (No. 2 pencils)

22. New Mexico ELP Placement Test The Directions for Administering and Scoring include: • Test Security Guidelines • General and Specific Directions for Test Administration • Dictated subtests • Directions for Scoring

23. New Mexico ELP Placement Test Large-print versions of the Placement Test Booklets are available for order on Spectrum • Students should mark responses to the multiple-choice subtests directly in the large-print test booklets. • Test Administrators will score the Speaking subtest within the regular-print answer document (or Primary student’s test booklet) • Both the large-print test booklet and the regular-print answer document must be kept in student’s file

24. New Mexico ELP Placement Test • Preliminary Planning • The School Test Coordinator (STC) is responsible for ensuring that the Test Administrators (TA) are fully trained to administer and score the Placement Test • Each TA must be able to administer a standardized assessment • Thoroughly review the directions for administering the Speaking subtest and the complete speaking rubric before administering • the speaking subtest • Prepare students for taking the test

25. New Mexico ELP Placement Test Components Needed for Scoring the Placement Test • Directions for Administering and Scoring • Primary Test Booklets (K-2) and Answer Documents (3-12)

26. New Mexico ELP Placement Test Instructions for Scoring • Use the answer key found in the Directions for Administering and Scoring to grade the multiple-choice items. 2. Record the number of items answered correctly on the back cover of the student’s answer document (or Primary test booklet). • Add the number of correct answers for all of the multiple-choice subtests and record the total as shown in the example.

27. New Mexico ELP Placement Test Example

28. New Mexico ELP Placement Test Instructions for Scoring (continued) • Record the total number of points the student received for the Speaking subtest • Total the number of points for the entire test. • Look up in the DFA the student’s score in the Proficiency Score Ranges Table

29. New Mexico ELP Placement Test

30. New Mexico ELP Placement Test Example

31. New Mexico ELP Placement Test Document the student’s English language Proficiency level as well as the program placement decision on the student’s answer document or test booklet.

32. New Mexico ELP Placement Test PED Contact Information Margaret F. Delgado MargaretF.Delgado@state.nm.us 505-827-6799

33. New Mexico ELP Placement Test Harcourt Contact Information • Questions regarding ordering and receiving of materials: customersupportcenter@harcourt.com Phone: 1-800-763-2306 Fax: 1-800-634-0424 • Training for Spectrum customersupportcenter@harcourt.com Phone: 1-800-763-2306 Fax: 1-800-634-0424 • Program Administrator: Erica Baltierra Phone:210-339-5606