Office of English Language Proficiency


Contact Information

Office of English Language Proficiency
[email protected]
(405) 522-5073

The Office of English Language Proficiency (OELP) provides guidance and support to teachers, districts and other stakeholders regarding legal obligations, the WIDA assessment, the ELPA Indicator, instructional practices and professional development to support English Learners (EL) in Oklahoma schools.
 
Office of English Language Proficiency Assessment Calendar
ELP Band Exit Committee Request Window 8/1/24 - 8/30/24
WIDA Precode in Accountability Reporting 11/04/24 - 11/19/24
WIDA AMS Test Setup 12/3/24 - 3/21/25
Districts Receive Test Materials 1/6/25 - 1/7/25
Test Window 1/6/25 - 3/21/25
Additional Test Material Ordering Window 1/6/25 - 3/14/25
Deadline for Shipping Materials 3/28/25
Pre-reporting Data Validation in WIDA AMS 4/9/25 - 5/6/25
Districts Receive Reports in WIDA AMS 5/22/25
Data Verification (DVR) Window TBA
Districts Receive Printed Reports 6/9/25 - 6/10/25
Districts Receive 2024 Alternative ACCESS Reports-Online 9/20/24
Districts Receive 2024 Alternative ACCESS Reports-Printed 10/10/24

 

Starting the 2023-2024 SY, English learner students need be assigned a WAVE code for the type of LIEP program they have been assigned to: 

ELIS Coding: 

IS1 – Transitional Bilingual.  

IS2 – Dual Language or Two-way Immersion.  

IS3 – English as a Second Language (ESL) or English Language Development (ELD). 

IS4 – Content Classes with Integrated ESL Support. 

IS5 – Newcomer Programs. 

Including the coding in the WAVE will lead to the automation of our end-of-year performance reporting. Please be sure to complete this in your Student Information System. If you have questions about how to do this in your SIS, please reach out to your vendor. 

 

What's New in the Office of English Language Proficiency?


2024-2025 WIDA Precode

The WIDA Precode window is open November 4th, 2024 through November 19, 2024. WIDA Precode process in the Accountability Reporting application:  

  • *  Ensures greater accuracy in identifying students who should participate in the ACCESS assessment.
  • *  Provides a process to indicate those students who will participate in paper/pencil ACCESS assessments, keeping those students from being       automatically assigned online test sessions in WIDA AMS.

​​​​​​​Webinar Slide Deck

Office of English Language (OELP) Proficiency Updates
This webinar details routine updates and revisions and required actions from the U.S. Department of Education’s Oklahoma Consolidated Performance Review Report FY 2024, dated July 25, 2024 regarding English Learner process and practice.
Webinar | Slide Deck
 

New EL District Coordinator for *2024-2025* School Year
Google form for *NEW* designated EL coordinators. If you are a new EL coordinator for your district, please fill out the form and contact the Project Manager of ELP Assessments.


Alternate ACCESS Standard Setting Resources

EL Lunch and Learn: Alternate ACCESS Accountability and Reclassification

Webinar | Slide Deck | LEA Feedback Form

 
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Last updated on November 1, 2024