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Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Server

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Step-by-Step: Developing RIMPs for Kindergarten Through Grade 3

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Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Server

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Step-by-Step: Developing RIMPs for Grades 4–9

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Explicit Intervention in Writing Transcription

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Explicit Intervention in Writing Composition

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Explicit Intervention in Writing Composition

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Explicit Intervention in Writing Composition

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Third Grade Reading Guarantee Family Resources Webpage

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Science of Reading Professional Development Guidance

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Science of Reading Professional Development Guidance

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Assessment for Students with Specific Needs

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Assessment for Students with Specific Needs

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English learners in ohio

English learners are a growing part of the PreK-12 student population. Over the last ten years, Ohio's percentage of EL students has doubled to approximately 60,000 students. Spanish is the home language of almost 40% of Ohio's English learners along with 90 other home languages. These language skills include Somali, Arabic, Swahili, Chinese, Japanese, Nepalese, Pennsylvania Dutch (a dialect of German used by the Amish), French and Turkish.

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Ohio must identify English learners, annually assess their English language proficiency, provide reasonable accommodations for them on state assessments, and implement accountability systems that include long-term goals and measures of progress.

For more information on Ohio's diversity, see this link of English Learners mapped and click on the links below for additional resources.

Learn more about Diverse Learners.

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English learners are a growing part of the PreK-12 student population. Over the last ten years, Ohio's percentage of EL students has doubled to approximately 60,000 students. Spanish is the home language of almost 40% of Ohio's English learners along with 90 other home languages.

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The Alternate Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment (Alt-OELPA) measures the English language proficiency of eligible English learners with the most significant cognitive disabilities in grades K-12. The Alt-OELPA assesses proficiency across the four domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing and includes the academic English language students need to access and make progress in grade-appropriate content taught in English.

The Alt-OELPA offers English learners with the most significant cognitive disabilities a way to demonstrate their English language proficiency on an assessment based on alternate proficiency expectations for English language development. The Alt-OELPA is aligned to Ohio's Learning Standards-Extended for English Language Proficiency.

Schools administer the Alt-OELPA annually to assess eligible students' progress toward the attainment of English language proficiency and readiness to exit the English language development program. These purposes are consistent with the requirements for assessing and reporting students' acquisition of English language proficiency under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Providing important information about what students know and can do in English, the results can help families and educators establish appropriate English language proficiency expectations and inform decisions about appropriate services and instruction.

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Collaborative for the Alternate Assessment of English Language Proficiency (CAAELP)

Ohio worked with a group of states managed by the Collaborative for the Alternate Assessment of English Language Proficiency (CAAELP) to develop the Alt-OELPA. The CAAELP Project was awarded grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education in 2019 to develop an alternate summative assessment of English language proficiency for English learners with the most significant cognitive disabilities. CAAELP refers to the assessment as the Alternate English Language Proficiency Assessment or Alt ELPA. Ohio refers to the assessment as the Alternate Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment or Alt-OELPA.

Which students are eligible for the Alt-OELPA?

The Alt-OELPA Participation Guidelines assist IEP teams in determining a student's eligibility for the Alt-OELPA. The Alt-OELPA is designed for English learners with the most significant cognitive disabilities, who are unable to participate in the Ohio's general English language proficiency assessment (the OELPA) even with accommodations. The vast majority of English learners with disabilities will participate in the general OELPA rather than the Alt-OELPA.

English learners with the most significant cognitive disabilities are students:

who are not proficient in the English language and have been identified as needing English language development services;

who meet the Federal definition of an English learner (ESEA as amended by ESSA §8101(20) and 20 USC 20));

who meet the state definition for having a most significant cognitive disability; and

whose Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams have determined an alternate assessment is appropriate for the student.

When IEP teams have determined that a student will participate in the Alt-OELPA, the IEP must document this decision in Section 12 of the IEP and the student's pre-identification record in the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) should be set to the Alt-OELPA. Please refer to the TIDE User Guide or contact the Ohio Help Desk for assistance at 1-877-231-7809 or OHHelpDesk@cambiumassessment.com.
2022-2023 Alt-OELPA Timeline and Important Dates
January 2023

Training modules for test coordinators and test administrators. Register and complete courses with these directions on accessing the ELPA21 Training System.

Jan. 10: OELPA and Alt-OELPA Webinar with Ohio Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages TESOL (virtual)

February 6, 2023-March 31, 2023
Alt-OELPA test window (eight weeks)
September 2023
Test Format

The 2023 Alt-OELPA operational field test is an online test. Students requiring paper tests accommodations may use the print-on-request feature. The print-on-request accommodation must be turned on in the student test settings in the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) before testing.

The assessment consists of four, fixed-form domain tests: listening, reading, speaking and writing. Each domain test includes 10 items (or test questions). The Alt-OELPA Test Administration Manual provides additional information about the test.

Domain exemption is available as an accommodation to students being administered the Alt-OELPA. See Appendix F: Alt-OELPA Domain Exemption Policy in the Alt-OELPA Accessibility and Accommodations Manual (Updated January 2023, Version 3.0).

Resources

All Alt-OELPA resources are available from the Alt-OELPA Resources page on the test portal.

Alt OELPA Participation Guidelines

Alt-OELPA Test Administration Manual

Alt-OELPA Accessibility and Accommodations Manual

CAAELP Training Courses for Test Coordinators and Test Administrators Administering the Alt-OELPA

Alt-OELPA Tool Button Image and Description Sheet

Alt-OELPA Technology Skills Checklist

Alt-OELPA Practice Test Resources

Alt-OELPA Webinars

Additional Resources

Collaborative for the Alternate Assessment of English Language Proficiency (CAAELP) website

Ohio's Alt-OELPA Community of Practice

The Ohio Department of Education acknowledges and thanks Ohio's Alt-OELPA Community of Practice members for contributing experience, expertise and insight toward the development of the Alt-OELPA. These educators have been volunteering since May 13, 2021, to provide feedback, participate in preliminary training and support the Alt-OELPA pilot test. Collectively, the members' service has helped bring this assessment to fruition.

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Alternate Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment (Alt-OELPA)

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The Alternate Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment (Alt-OELPA) measures the English language proficiency of eligible English learners with the most significant cognitive disabilities in grades K-12. The Alt-OELPA assesses proficiency across the four domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing and includes the academic English language students need to access and make progress in grade-appropriate content taught in English.

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Accessibility Manual for Ohio’s Alternate Assessment for Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities (AASCD)

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Accessibility Manual for Ohio’s Alternate Assessment for Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities (AASCD)

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Accessibility Manuals for Ohio’s English Language Proficiency Assessments (OELPS, OELPA)

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Accessibility Manuals for Ohio’s English Language Proficiency Assessments (OELPS, OELPA)

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Alternate Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment (Alt-OELPA) Resources

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Alt-OELPA Translated Test Directions for Administration

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Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment (OELPA) | Ohio Department of Education

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The Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment (OELPA) is the state summative test used to determine an English learner’s progress to English proficiency and readiness to exit from the English language development program. The OELPA is aligned to Ohio’s K-12 English Language Proficiency Standards and meets the federal requirement of an annual assessment of English proficiency measuring listening, speaking, reading and writing.

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Ohio's Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement

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Ohio's Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement

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4:10 Profile Information

4:51 State Assessment (OST)

5:26 Local Assessments (Acadience)

5:54 Dyslexia Screener (if applicable)

6:53 Services and Supports

7:10 Tiers of Intervention

7:25 Instructional Supports

7:55 Program Materials

8:35 Progress Monitoring

9:03 High Dosage Tutoring

9:20 Acknowledgements and Signatures

10:15 Documentation