California Code of Regulations › Title 5 - Education › Division 1 - California Department of Education › Chapter 11 - Special Programs › Subchapter 7.6 - English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (Elpac) › Article 5 - LEA Responsibilities › Section 11518.45 - Site Elpac Coordinator

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Annually, each LEA superintendent, or his
					 or her designee, and NPS shall designate a site ELPAC coordinator for each test
					 site. The site ELPAC coordinator, or the site principal or his or her designee,
					 shall be available to the LEA ELPAC coordinator for the purpose of resolving
					 any discrepancies, inconsistencies in test materials or reports, and/or other
					 issues that arise as a result of the annual administration of the ELPAC and the
					 Alternate ELPAC at the site.
(b)
					 The site ELPAC coordinator shall annually complete all duties in accordance
					 with instructions from the test contractor. The site ELPAC coordinator's
					 responsibilities include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Determining site test material needs and
					 communicating the site needs to the LEA ELPAC coordinator.
(2) Arranging for test administration at the
					 site.
(3) Electronically agreeing
					 to the ELPAC Test Security Agreement and ELPAC Test Security Affidavit prior to
					 the receipt of test materials.
(4)
					 Providing test materials only to those persons who have been trained to
					 administer the ELPAC, have executed ELPAC Test Security Affidavits, and who are
					 administering the ELPAC.
(5)
					 Overseeing test security requirements, including the electronic agreements to
					 ELPAC Test Security Affidavits from all test examiners and other site personnel
					 involved with testing.
(6)
					 Maintaining security over the test materials and test data as required by
					 section 11518.50.
(7) Overseeing the acquisition of test
					 materials from the LEA ELPAC coordinator and the distribution of test materials
					 to the test examiner(s) on the date of testing in accordance with instructions
					 from the test contractor.
(8)
					 Overseeing the administration of the ELPAC and the Alternate ELPAC to eligible
					 pupils at the test site.
(9)
					 Immediately notifying the LEA ELPAC coordinator of any security breaches or
					 testing irregularities that occur before, during, or after the administration
					 of the ELPAC that violate the terms of the ELPAC Test Security Affidavit in
					 section 11518.50, in accordance with
					 instructions from the test contractor.
(10) Collecting and returning all testing
					 materials to the LEA ELPAC coordinator after testing has concluded, in
					 accordance with instructions from the test contractor.
(11) Assisting the LEA ELPAC coordinator and
					 the test contractor in the resolution of any discrepancies between the numbers
					 of tests received from the LEA ELPAC coordinator and the number of tests
					 collected and returned to the LEA ELPAC coordinator after testing has
					 concluded.
(12) Overseeing the
					 collection and accuracy of all pupil demographic data required by section
					 11518.75.