Students designated as LTEL7 who reached the recommended CAASPP ELA achievement cut point were not yet reclassified as fluent English proficient¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Some students designated as LTEL7 who reached the recommended academic achievement cut point on the CAASPP ELA test were not yet reclassified as fluent English proficient. → Price 2024

Evidence¶

Price 2024¶

Price, H., Burns, D., Loewe, S., Shields, P., Kaplan, J., & Lee, H. (2024). Long-term English learners in California. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/496.998

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Analysis of CAASPP ELA performance data for 2022–23. The report states "some students designated as LTEL7 who reached the recommended academic achievement cut point on the CAASPP ELA test were not yet reclassified as fluent English proficient."

"some students designated as LTEL7 who reached the recommended academic achievement cut point on the CAASPP ELA test were not yet reclassified as fluent English proficient."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• English-Learner Status — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Policy adherence is high across states (96-98 percent of eligible students reclassified) but is relatively lower in the state mandating end-of-grade assessment proficiency — related
• Despite improvements in English proficiency, only about half of K-cohort ELs were reclassified by the end of elementary school, revealing a gap between proficiency and reclassification — related
• Large performance gaps on grades 6–8 and grade 11 CAASPP ELA and math tests, with LTEL7 students performing at lower levels than other ever-ELs — related
• ELPAC overall PL 4 students who exit EL status show minimal or no achievement differences one year later compared with those who remain, after controlling for SES — related
• Information about English-language development is critical for accurately predicting the grade an EL will reclassify — related