WELPA
Vendor : CTB McGraw-Hill
Product : LAS-Links
Selection by statewide panel last spring
 Familiar
 Keep state standards, proficiency level descriptors constant
CTB: Training for administration/scoring
In-person for DACs and ELD program administrators: end of October
 Live Webinar (interactive)
 Archived training modules (Moodle) for refreshers, in-district training of proctors
Proposed 2012 Test Window: February 6 through March 9
WELPA
Contrasting Groups Study, January 2012
As many ELD teachers (certs) as possible across the
state
Online, at your own pace, 3 free clock hours
Unique opportunity to use your expertise to link
instruction with assessment, to refine understanding
of proficiency descriptors, to influence standard
setting