ELPAC: 2025–26 Summative Alternate ELPAC AST Information
Email Update, October 8, 2025
Dear LEA ELPAC Coordinator:
This email contains important information about the 2025–26 Summative Alternate ELPAC Administration and Scoring Training (AST). The Summative Alternate ELPAC testing window will run from February 2, 2026, through May 31, 2026.
Mandatory Statewide LEA Certification Requirements
- Annual Training Requirement: ELPAC regulations require annual training for LEAs that have students who are eligible for the Summative Alternate ELPAC.
- Certification Course: LEA ELPAC coordinators or their designee must complete the online 2025–26 Summative Alternate ELPAC—LEA Certification course on the Moodle Training Site (Moodle) to
- continue administering the Initial Alternate ELPAC after November 3, 2025, or
- administer the Summative Alternate ELPAC to eligible students.
- Course Availability: The 2025–26 Summative Alternate ELPAC AST opens on Monday, November 3, 2025, in Moodle.
- Course Duration: The course takes approximately two and a half hours to complete.
- Due Date: Within two weeks of registering an eligible student.
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Option: An LEA with minimal eligible students may enter into an MOU with a neighboring LEA. For more information, visit the Test Administration Trainings and Tutorials web page.
Test Examiner Certification
- Responsibility: LEA ELPAC coordinator, or a designee, to oversee training progress and completion
- Annual Certification: Required for new and experienced test examiners
- The 2025–26 certification course, which covers both the Initial Alternate ELPAC and Summative Alternate ELPAC, will be valid from November 3, 2025, through October 31, 2026.
Additional Information and Resources
- Training and scoring questions: elpac@scoe.net
- Moodle questions and support: moodlesupport@scoe.net
- Information and resources: Summative Alternate ELPAC web page
For further support, visit the Contact Us web page.
Sincerely,
California Outreach Team
CAASPP & ELPAC Website