Arkansas Alt ELPA Test Administration Manual - Online Summative Assessment (SY 2023-2024)

Sep 29, 2026

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Arkansas Alt ELPA Test Administration Manual provides operational guidance for administering the Alternate Assessment of English Language Proficiency for SY 2023-2024, covering online summative assessment across Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing. It outlines roles and qualifications, security and professional code of conduct, technology and planning, scheduling, test pausing, student preparation, and administration directions with scoring rubrics. It also includes practice test login procedures, materials processing, user support, and appendices for response checks, early stopping, local scoring, sensitive materials, and technology skills.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages71

Reading Time2 h 59 min

AccessFree to download

Alt EL PA Overview

About the Alt EL PA Test

Test Administrator Qualifications

Security and Professional Code of Conduct

Technology

Prelimary Planning

Administrative Considerations

Alt EL PA Item Types and Scoring

Test Administrator Directions and Scoring Rubrics Booklets

Scheduling

Pausing a Test

Student Preparation

Providing Help During Administration of Tests

Practice Test – Test Administrator Login and Administration Information

Options for Accessing the Practice Test

Secure Practice Test Administrator Login: Create, Manage, and Administer Practice Test

Practice Test – Student Login Instructions

Secure Browser Practice Test Login

Assessment – Test Administrator Login Instructions

Student Instructions

Assessment – Directions for Administration: Listening

Assessment – Directions for Administration: Reading

Assessment – Directions for Administration: Speaking

Assessment – Directions for Administration: Writing

Test Materials Processing

User Support

Appendix A: Alt ELPA Student Response Check and Early Stopping Rule: Test Administrator Guidelines

Appendix B: Alt ELPA Local Scoring: Guidelines for Ensuring Valid Scores

Appendix C: How to Handle Sensitive Material

Appendix D: Student Technology Skills Checklist

Arkansas Alt ELPA Test Administration Manual Alternate Assessment of English Language Proficiency SY 2023-2024 Summative Assessment Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing Online School Test Coordinator Contact Information Name: Phone: Cell: Email: Table of Contents Alt EL PA Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 About the Alt EL PA Test .................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Test Administrator Qualifications .................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Security and Professional Code of Conduct.............................................................................................................................................. 3 Technology............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Preliminary Planning .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Considerations ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Alt EL PA Item Types and Scoring .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Test Administrator Directions and Scoring Rubrics Booklets............................................................................................................. 9 Scheduling............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Pausing a Test ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Student Preparation ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Providing Help During Administration of Tests..................................................................................................................................... 14 Practice Test – Test Administrator Login and Administration Information ..................................................................................... 16 Options for Accessing the Practice Test ................................................................................................................................................... 16 Secure Practice Test Administrator Login: Create, Manage, and Administer Practice Test .................................................. 16 Practice Test – Student Login Instructions ................................................................................................................................................... 18 Secure Browser Practice Test Login............................................................................................................................................................ 18 Assessment – Test Administrator Login Instructions .................................................................................................................

FAQs

What does the Alt ELPA include for SY 2023-2023-2024 summative online testing?

It covers Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing as part of the Alternate Assessment of English Language Proficiency.

What responsibilities and qualifications are required of test administrators?

The manual specifies test administrator qualifications and includes security requirements and a professional code of conduct.

How are help and accommodations handled during test administration?

It provides guidance on providing help during administration and includes specific student preparation and administration directions.

Sep 29, 2026

Upload by Liam