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In New Hampshire, this process is initiated by the annual ELP assessment data: ACCESS for ELLs 2.0. The criteria for reclassification (or “exit”) has been adjusted over the last four years in response to changes in the test. The chart below provides NH’s EL educators with a record of those changes.
ACCESS Score Reporting Year | Exit Criteria | Note: |
2018-2019 2019-2020 Moving forward | Overall Composite of 4.5 or above (no domain score minimum requirements) | Changes approved in NH State ESSA plan. |
2016-2017 2017-2018 | Overall Composite of 5.0 or above (no domain score minimum requirements) | Provisional change approved by NH DOE in response to changes in administration of ACCESS testing and WIDA standards setting. |
Prior to 2016 | 5.0 Overall Composite AND 4.0 minimum score in each domain |
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