Computer-based Initial ELPAC: LEAs Participating in RSVP
Email Update, April 16, 2025
Dear LEA ELPAC Coordinator:
{{Your LEA}} has been selected to take part in the Rotating Score Validation Process (RSVP) for the computer-based 2025–26 Initial ELPAC administration. The window opens on July 7, 2025, and closes on October 31, 2025. Please ensure your LEA takes the following action:
- Order new Writing domain Answer Books for kindergarten through grade two (K–2) through the Test Operations Management System (TOMS).
- Please note that orders of new K–2 Writing Answer Books will be included in your primary or supplemental material orders.
The following are the Initial ELPAC test materials ordering window dates:
Type of Test Materials Order |
Order Window Opens |
Order Window Closes |
Earliest Delivery Date |
Latest Delivery Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Primary Test Materials Order |
April 14, 2025 |
May 9, 2025 |
Week of May 12, 2025 |
Week of May 26, 2025 |
|
Supplemental Test Materials Order |
May 12, 2025 |
June 5, 2026 |
June 2, 2025 |
June 19, 2026 |
Every year, approximately 10 percent of LEAs are identified to participate in the RSVP for the Initial ELPAC. This process assists in producing item statistics, validating scores, and providing technical assistance for scoring.
LEAs must return their scannable K–2 Writing Answer Books to ETS after parent/guardian notification of the results has been completed and a pre-identification (Pre-ID) label has been received and attached for the student. Completed Answer Books may include those that were transcribed by the test examiner if the Initial ELPAC was administered remotely. Do not send incomplete Answer Books.
Mandatory Steps
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LEAs must ship Answer Books for students tested on or before October 31, 2025, to ETS following the schedule in the Materials Return Dates table that follows. The last date to ship Answer Books back to ETS is December 8, 2025.
Initial ELPAC Administration
Pre-ID and Group Information Sheet (GIS) to Arrive at LEA by
Ship Answer Books to ETS by
July 7 to August 1, 2025
August 18, 2025
September 8, 2025
August 4 to September 3, 2025
September 22, 2025
October 13, 2025
September 4 to October 3, 2025
October 27, 2025
November 17, 2025
October 6 to October 31, 2025
November 17, 2025
December 8, 2025
- Pre-ID labels and GISs are generated monthly, on the basis of when an official Student Score Report has been generated in TOMS.
- Pre-ID labels are to be attached to the Answer Books prior to shipping to ETS; do not send Answer Books without the Pre-ID label attached. Note the following about Pre-ID labels:
- You must confirm that the student name on the Pre-ID label matches the student name on the Answer Book.
- Pre-ID labels are shipped to the LEA automatically.
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Sincerely,
California Outreach Team
CAASPP & ELPAC Website