It’s wonderful to have you with us for the latest edition of the ELPA21 Insider Newsletter! As many of you head into a well-deserved summer break, we want to extend our gratitude for your dedication to multilingual learners throughout a busy and often challenging year. In these uncertain times, amid evolving federal funding landscapes and […]

Project ASSETS: Elevating English Learner Education Through Professional Development and Storytelling Project ASSETS (Accelerating Student Success for ELs Through Scaffolded Support) is a five-year initiative that’s making a meaningful difference in the lives of educators and the multilingual learners they serve. Funded by a National Professional Development (NPD) grant from the U.S. Department of Education, […]

Welcome to our newest blog series: the ELPA21 Insider Newsletter! We’re excited to bring the latest news and updates—previously shared exclusively with our email subscribers—directly to our blog readers in this new format. If you’re not already subscribed to the email version of the ELPA21 Insider Newsletter, consider signing up! Email subscribers receive the newsletter […]

ELPA21 is committed to ensuring every student receives a fair and valid assessment of their English proficiency, which includes continuously improving our tests to reflect the latest advancements in assessment design and technology. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce the ELPA21 Online Summative Assessment has been shortened. With this change, students will experience a streamlined […]

The ELPA21 Governing Board voted in May 2024 to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) scoring—also known as “autoscoring”—for the traditionally hand-scored Step Three speaking and writing items on the ELPA21 Dynamic Screener. We see this as a great benefit to the ELPA21 Assessment System and the screening of students in our partner states. The assessment enhancement for autoscoring Step Three […]

We’ve made it our mission to ensure that every English learner receives fair and valid assessments, which is why we’re excited to announce the launch of the Alt ELPA Screener Pilot! Not just another test, the Alt ELPA Screener is a first-of-its-kind assessment designed specifically for students with significant cognitive disabilities who may also be […]