Acronyms and Initialisms in the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California Online Test Administration Manual

Term Meaning

ASL

American Sign Language

CAA

California Alternate Assessment

CAASPP

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress

CALPADS

California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System

CalTAC

California Technical Assistance Center

CCR

California Code of Regulations

CDE

California Department of Education

DEI

Data Entry Interface

DFA

Directions for Administration

DIA

designated interface assistant

EL

English learner

ELA

English language arts/literacy

ELAS

English language acquisition status

ELP

English language proficiency

ELPAC

English Language Proficiency Assessments for California

ELPSA

English Language Proficiency and Spanish Assessments

GIS

Group Identification Sheet

HLS

home language survey

IEP

individualized education program

IFEP

initial fluent English proficient

ISAAP

Individual Student Assessment Accessibility Profile

K–2

kindergarten through grade two

K–12

kindergarten through grade twelve

LCFF

Local Control Funding Formula

LEA

local educational agency

LOSS

lowest obtainable scale score

MIDs

Multiple Identifiers

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

NPS

nonpublic, nonsectarian school

PFA

Preparing for Administration

PPT

paper–pencil test

Pre-ID

pre-identification

RSVP

Rotating Score Validation Process

SBE

State Board of Education

SCOE

Sacramento County Office of Education

SFTP

secure file transfer protocol

SSID

Statewide Student Identifier

SSO

Single Sign-on

SSR

Student Score Report

STAIRS

Security and Test Administration Incident Reporting System

TBD

To Be Determined

TDS

Test Delivery System

TE

test examiner

THSS

Teacher Hand Scoring System

TK

transitional kindergarten

TOMS

Test Operations Management System

TRCS

Technology Readiness Checker for Students

TTS

text-to-speech