The ELPA is an assessment of students’ reading comprehension skills based on the end of grade eight standards and outcomes.
Who Participates?
The ELPA is compulsory for all grade nine students, unless an exemption has been granted. It is a high school graduation requirement in NB.
Students in grades 11 and 12 who were either unsuccessful in grade nine, or did not live in NB in grade nine, have opportunities to write the assessment again. Grade 10 students do not write.
Students will have had opportunity to do practice assessments prior to the ELPA.
When is the ELPA/ELPR?
Grade 9 students will write their ELPA during their English class day during Demonstration of Learning Week (January 22-26). Students must be present on this day to write their assessment.
Grades 11 and 12 students will write on February 6th, 2024. Grade 11 students who still have an incomplete status will write in the auxiliary gym. Grade 12 students who still have an incomplete status will write in an assigned classroom the morning of the 6th.
The on-line assessment usually takes 90 minutes, but students can take up to 180 minutes if needed.
Technical requirements:
Students need to bring their own technology to complete the assessment on the assigned dates. Tech requirements include:
It can be run on any device that supports a modern standards compliant browser, including: PCs, Macs, and tablets running Microsoft Windows, Mac OSX, iOS, and Android.
Supported browsers include: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge. Note** Internet Explorer is not supported.
Students writing the ELPA will bring home an information sheet this week. More info is available on the school website.