Will newly enrolled English learner (EL) students be assigned an English language arts/literacy (ELA) assessment in the Test Operations Management System (TOMS)?

Yes. Regardless of the enrollment date, EL students will be assigned the ELA assessment in TOMS . However, an EL student who has been enrolled in a US school for less than 12 months (aka a newcomer) as determined on or after April 15 of the previous school year is eligible for an exemption from taking the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) ELA assessment. Prior to your local educational agency's (LEA's) CAASPP testing window, it can be determined which students are eligible for the exemption by running the CAASPP LEA-Level Student Test Assignment Report , and if the student is marked with a ”Y” under column AP, ELA Exempt, the student is exempted. There is no condition code to enter. There is not a field to enter this in TOMS and no additional action is required.

Newcomers will have their score included in aggregations if they answer enough questions to meet minimum scoring requirements.

Can an exempt English learner (EL) student take English language arts/literacy (ELA) components?

Yes. An EL student who is technically exempt (aka a newcomer) can still take the ELA assessment upon request by the student's parent/guardian. The local educational agency (LEA) California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) coordinator or the CAASPP test site coordinator must ensure that the student is registered for the correct assessment in the Test Operations Management System  (TOMS) and that the student's demographic data in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) is configured appropriately. Newcomers will have their score included in aggregations if they answer enough questions to meet minimum scoring requirements.