Decision consistency between the ELPAC and SBAC ELA is highest at ELPAC overall PL 4 in all grades and both analysis years¶
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q2 i? The decision consistency method found the highest level of consistent classification decisions (proficient on both assessments or neither) occurs at ELPAC overall PL 4 in both years and all grades. → Faulkner-Bond 2026
Evidence¶
Faulkner-Bond 2026¶
Faulkner-Bond, M. (2026). Finding the sweet spot for English Learner reclassification: A study of California's criteria. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED681359
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Decision consistency analysis seeking the ELPAC PL optimizing consistent categorization across the SBAC ELA and ELPAC assessments, run for grades 3-8 and 11 in both analysis years. The report states "the highest level of consistent decisions occurs in overall PL 4."
"In both years and all grades, the highest level of consistent decisions occurs in overall PL 4."
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Related Claims¶
- In both analysis years and all tested grades, EL students reach a 50 percent chance of SBAC ELA proficiency within ELPAC overall PL 4 — related
- ELPAC overall PL 4 remains the appropriate Criterion 1 reclassification threshold, with 2017-18 and 2022-23 data converging on the same level — related
- ELPAC overall Performance Level 4 is the most robust indicator that language is no longer the primary driver of academic achievement differences among California's reclassification criteria — a broader claim this one bears on
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Decision consistency between the ELPAC and SBAC ELA is highest at ELPAC overall PL 4 in all grades and both analysis years |
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Decision consistency between the ELPAC and SBAC ELA is highest at ELPAC overall PL 4 in all grades and both analysis years |
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