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CELA

The Colorado English Language Acquisition Proficiency Assessment (CELApro) is designed to provide a picture of students English Language Development. The primary purpose of the assessment program is to determine the level at which Colorado NEP and LEP students meet the Colorado English Language Development Standards in four domains (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing). The CELApro is collaboratively developed by the Colorado Department of Education, Colorado educators and CTB/McGraw-Hill. The data should be used to keep abreast of individual student, school, and district progress toward attaining English Language Fluency. The fact that CELApro is based on the Colorado English Language Development Standards ensures that all districts are held to the same challenging standards that Coloradans expect for their students regardless of whether they live in urban, suburban, or rural areas.

State Window for CELA Proficiency Test Administration:

Each district in Colorado, determines their district administration window within the state administration window. Contact your District Assessment Coordinator for local district administration window information. 

2011 CoAlt and CELApro Administration November Trainings

  • November 2 – Webinar

  • November 4 – Pueblo

  • November 7 – Limon

  • November 10 – Denver

  • November 17 – Grand Junction

  • November 29 - Webinar

2012 CELApro

Grades and Content Areas

Testing Window

Pick-up Information

Grades K-12

 

Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking

 

1/3/12 – 1/31/12

 

Early Testing for Speaking 12/12/11

 

Schedule pick-up of materials by 2/2/12.

 

Final pick-up of materials by 2/6/12.

 

  • Please note: Those districts with winter break schedules that limit the ability to administer the CELApro, OR districts with a large number of students who take CELApro, may begin administration of the Speaking portion of CELApro on 12/12/11 – as long as test materials have arrived and Test Examiners have been trained..  

Student Assessment Publications

Current Research

CELApro Training Materials

Colorado CELA GRT Layout

Other Resources

2011 CELApro  Interpretation Guide (GTI)

Home Language Codes

2010 Colorado Logistics Training PowerPoint

CELApro Technical Report

2008 CELApro FINAL Standard Setting Technical Report