School site staff will be giving the Listening, Reading, and Writing, and Test Assessors from Assessment will be administering the Speaking Test
School site will be trained via the online training platform, Moodle
Use this training deck to see how to create a Moodle account and enroll in the course
Yes, new TOMS accounts are required every year. If you need a TOMS account created, please email Sara at squarders@guhsd.net.
Use the training to see how to create a Test Session, and how to Approve and Monitor Students
Important Notes when creating a Test Session: Make sure you are selecting SUMMATIVE ELPAC, make sure to select BOTH grade spans.
Yes, you will receive supplies for both you (Directions for Administration) and for the students (scratch paper, pencils, logon cards, earbuds [stapled to logon cards]) that are required for testing.
All logon cards and DFAs must be locked up at all times!
Students should have all three portions of the group test given to them before Sara’s team arrives to administer the Speaking portion of the exam. Please make sure to follow the make-up procedures outlined from your ELPAC Testing AP.
The classroom must be free from all items that can assist the student, and Test Security Protocols must be implemented
Unless the RFEP paperwork has been completed and mailed to EL Programs by January 30, students will show on the roster to be tested (causing undue testing)
Sara will upload accessibility supports for students into TOMS in January.
ELPAC Breakdown: Listening
ELPAC Breakdown: Reading
ELPAC Breakdown: Speaking
ELPAC Breakdown: Writing
Student Interface and Training Tests
Note this link may need to be reloaded to refresh the testing interface.
Students can log in as GUEST. Choose their grade and scroll down the tests to English Language Proficiency Assessments (ELPAC) Practice Tests for access to practice working through each test (listening, reading, speaking, and writing) within the testing interface.