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The KELPA is part of the assessment program of the Kansas State Board of Education and mandated by the Kansas State Legislature for English learners. It is also part of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requirements. It’s designed to measure ELs language proficiency level in 4 different domains: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. The grades assessed are K-12. KELPA reports individual student scores along with each student’s performance levels. It also provides domain scores and an overall proficiency score that can be used with other assessments scores to assist in improving students learning through instruction for ELs. The proficiency levels on KELPA are beginning, intermediate, and advanced. When a student scores “advanced”, they are seen as proficient in that domain(s). Once ELs reaches “advanced” in all 4 domains, they may exit ESOL program services.

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How is it administered? The 2022 testing window was from January 31st to March 11th.  “Kansas uses a train-the-trainer model in which District Test Coordinators (DTCs) receive training directly from KSDE and, in turn, train educators in their local school districts in test administration and scoring. District coordinators are responsible for training educators in scoring CR items in speaking and writing as well as training test-administration staff on test security and ethics" (KELPA Technical Manual).
Scoring? It is recommended by KSDE that scoring should be done within the testing window and not after. Each district should determine which scoring option they prefer, either during Speaking assessment or after. Kite Student Portal helps with inserting scores.

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What is Measured? KELPA measures English language proficiency in four domains: listening, reading, speaking, and writing. This then provides information on how to design instruction for ELs.

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I believe an advantage of KELPA is that its mandatory, meaning a teacher should always know what proficiency level a student is at, so it can be easier making assignments/instruction for them. I also believe another advantage is that these assessments are taken year after year, so people are always evaluating and reevaluating students progress. I believe that them being online helps ensure proper grading/scoring, so more accurate and data collecting worthy.

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I believe the the biggest limitation of KELPA is its procedural process in delivering them. You have the ensure you have had proper training and that you follow the process step-by-step, rule-by-rule. I also think working with technology can always be difficult, maybe someones computer isn't working properly, so you have to find another time to get it done when usually a group of students go out and do it all it once. So testing might be time consuming and take awhile.

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It is entirely computer based for students in grades 2nd-12th. The assessments are delivered through Kite Student Portal online, except k-1st writing assessments which are paper and pencil. All reading and listening items are scored digitally, while the speaking and writing section is composed of both digitally and educator-scored items. The assessments are delivered in any order of the 4 domains online.