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 \n• English learner progress (ELP) measures the extent to which a student is on track to reach proficiency within five years .  \n• Each eligible student receives an individual progress score.  \n– A score of 100 means the target was met .  \n– A score below 100 represents the percentage of the student’s gain target that was achieved.  \n• School and group results are the average of those individual scores .  \n2  \nDo Not Use 2026 ACCESS Scores in ELP  \n2026 Composite ACCESS Scores CANNOT be used in the ELP calculation.  \n• The 2026 ACCESS scores currently available in SIS and through the DRC portal are on a new scale (still 100–600) .  \n• Illinois will use a file provided by WIDA that offers students’ 2026 performance on the 2025 scale.  \n• It will appear in the summative designation EL Progress Report in SIS (Column A) .  \n 3    \nHow Individual Student ELP Scores Are Calculated  \n• Broadly:  \nGrowth this year ÷ Growth target = Student progress score  \n• If the ratio is 1.0 or higher → score = 100 points  \n• If the ratio is \u003C 1.0 → score = ratio × 100  \n4  \nFrom Student Records to a Performance Level  \nCompile all the necessary student records  \nBuild each student’s proficiency timeline and scale score target(s)  \nCompare annual gain with the applicable target to assign 0–100 points to each student  \nAverage individual student ELP scores to a mean school or group ELP score  \nDetermine indicator performance level using the applicable grade band performance criteria  \n5  \nWho Is Included in the ELP Calculation?  \n• Current EL students with at least a current and a prior year composite scale score on ACCESS  \n– Alt-ACCESS has scores on a different scale and are not included  \n– Prior scores must be from Grade 1 or higher  \n– Baseline score must be from a year earlier than the current summative year  \n– Typically included students are Grade 2 or higher, but a student in Grade 1 who is repeating Grade 1 may be eligible with sufficient data  \n• At least 20 student ELP records to calculate a mean value  \n6  \nCompiling the Necessary Data Elements  \n• Year First EL  \n– School year of a student’s first EL record*  \n• Grade in First Year EL  \n– The grade associated with a student’s first EL record*  \n• Initial Scale Score  \n– Student’s composite ACCESS scale score associated with the student’s first EL record*  \n• *In Grade 1 or higher  \n• Current Scale Score  \n– Student’s composite ACCESS scale score from the current summative year  \n• Prior Scale Score  \n– Student’s composite ACCESS scale score from the year prior to the current summative year  \n• Partial Years  \n– Count of years between Year First EL and the current summative year in which enrollments sum to ≤ 134 calendar days  \n7  \nDeriving the Remaining Data Elements  \n• Proficiency Target Year  \n– Year First EL + 5 + Partial Years  \n• Proficiency Target Grade  \n– Grade in Year First EL + 5 + Partial Years (or current grade if larger)  \n• Proficiency Target Scale Score  \n– The composite scale score equivalent to a 4.8 performance level in the proficiency target grade  \n• Years to Grow  \n– Proficiency Target Year – Current Summative year  \n• Timeline Target  \n–(Proficiency Target Scale Score – Initial Scale Score) ÷ 5  \n• Revised Target  \n–(Proficiency Target Scale Score – Prior Scale Score) ÷ Years to Grow*  \n– *When Years to Grow ≤ 0, don’t divide by Years to Grow  \n• Scale Score Gain  \n– Current Scale Score – Prior Scale Score  \n8  \nFind All ELP Data Elements in One Place  \nColumn A will  \ncontain the  \nconverted  \nscore  \n9  \nELP Calculations  \n􀁘 (A – B) = C  \n􀁘 (M – I) ÷ 5 or 6  \n􀁘 E changes yearly  \n􀁘 When L > 0 O = (C ÷ smaller of D or E) ⨯ 100  \nN = (M – A) ÷ (L – 1)  \n􀁘 When L ≤ 0 O = C ÷ (M – B)  \n􀁘 Only N applies to the upcoming academic year  \nPicking the Right Target  \n• Within Timeline (Years to Grow ≥ 0)  \n– Choose the smaller of the Timeline Target or the ","cbCaigIZNvEFkiXD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigIZNvEFkiXD","pdf",355221,16,"English","# What Does the ELP Indicator Measure?\n## Do Not Use 2026 ACCESS Scores in ELP\n# How Individual Student ELP Scores Are Calculated\n## From Student Records to a Performance Level\n## Who Is Included in the ELP Calculation?\n# Compiling and Deriving ELP Data Elements\n## Find All ELP Data Elements in One Place\n## ELP Calculations\n## Picking the Right Target","[{\"question\":\"What does the ELP indicator measure?\",\"answer\":\"ELP measures the extent to which a student is on track to reach proficiency within five years. 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