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Ohio’s English Language Proficiency Assessments

1/31/2023

OELPA Administration 

The 2023 OELPA test administration window is open through Mar. 24. The additional order window is open in TIDE until Mar. 22. Updated manuals for administering and scoring both online and paper tests are available in the Resources section of the test portal and must be reviewed prior to administering the test. Other OELPA training materials and previously recorded webinars, including the slideshow and webinar recording from the training on Jan. 11, are also available.  

 

Alt-OELPA Administration, Registration and Resources 

The first administration of the Alt OELPA is here! The administration window is open from Feb. 6-Mar. 31. Students must be preidentified in TIDE to configure student settings (including any domain exemptions) before taking the Alt-OELPA. 
 

Please see the Alt-OELPA Resources section of the test portal for available resources: 

  • The 2023 Alt-OELPA Test Administration Manual  
  • The updated Alt-OELPA Accessibility and Accommodations Manual (Version 3.0). The latest accessibility manual adds appendices C-F: 
    • Appendix C: Alt-OELPA Participation Checklist 
    • Appendix D: Alt-OELPA Participation Flowchart 
    • Appendix E: Alt-OELPA Personal Needs Profile Planning Tool 
    • Appendix F: Alt-OELPA Domain Exemption Policy 
  • The Department’s Alt-OELPA training webinar 
  • The Collaborative for the Alternate Assessment of English Language Proficiency (CAAELP) self-paced online training courses for Alt-OELPA 
 

Alt-OELPA Test Administrator Directions and Scoring Rubrics Booklets 

District test coordinators with students registered in the TIDE for the Alt-OELPA will receive the Alt-OELPA Test Administrator Directions and Scoring Rubrics Booklets in their TIDE Inbox beginning the first week of Feb.  The booklets are secure materials and are needed for test administration as they contain item-specific scripts and scoring rubrics. To maintain test security, district test coordinators must distribute the booklets to test administrators via the TIDE Inbox. The booklets must not be sent via email or printed. More information about the booklets and scoring rubrics is available in the Alt-OELPA Test Administration Manual.