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General Information

All students can participate in EL Civics instruction and assessment. However, only ESL students in WIOA II EL Civics education programs can earn payment points for passing COAAP assessments. ABE, ASE, and CTE students can earn CAEP Immigrant Integration Indicator (I3) outcome for CAEP but not payment points for WIOA II. Please see Successful Implementation of COAAPs for CAEP Agencies for a crosswalk for ABE/ASE/CTE student placement into ESL COAAP instructional levels.
Civic Objective#: 23 Program Year: 2025-2026
Civic Objective: Access and use community service and government agency information.
TOPSpro Form #: 234C AAP #: 23.4
Assessment Type: Portfolio

Level Range

From: Beginning Low To: Advanced

Language and Literacy Objectives

Language and literacy objectives with an asterisk (*) are suitable for beginning low level students.
3 *Access and use the internet to obtain community service and/or government agency information.
5 *Use library services to obtain community service information.
6 Contact an appropriate city/county department to request a service (e.g. remove a dead city tree, repair a sidewalk, etc.).
10 *Contact community or government agencies to ask questions, report a problem, lodge a complaint, request information, apply for a service (e.g. unemployment benefits, Medicare, etc.).

Additional Assessment Plan Tasks

Task: 1

Description: Find Information on Community Service Agencies
Given level-appropriate resources such as the internet or brochures, etc., student will complete a chart on up to 4 (BL-BH=2, IL=3, IH-A=4) different community services listing a level-appropriate number of items, such as:
  • Name of agency
  • Full address
  • Contact information (phone, email, website)
  • Hours of operation
  • Services offered
  • Languages spoken


Optimally, the chart will be created on a computer and sent to the assessor electronically.

Points Possible:14Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
90% of the items assigned to the Intermediate Low-Advanced level students are correct. 12
80% of the items assigned to the Intermediate Low-Advanced level students are correct. 10
70% of the items assigned to the Intermediate Low-Advanced level students are correct. 8
80% of the items assigned to the Beginning Low- Beginning High level students are correct. 6
70% of the items assigned to the Beginning Low- Beginning High level students are correct. 4
Less than 70% of the items assigned to the Beginning Low-Advanced level students are correct. 0
Legibility, Neatness, and Spelling
Neat and legible. Spelling errors do not interfere with meaning. 2
Not neat or legible, or spelling errors interfere with meaning. 0

Task: 2

Description: Request Additional Information from Community Service Organizations
Content (14 points possible) A
Student (BH-A) will write an email message to up to 2 (BH-IL=1, IH-A=2) of the community service agencies in Task 1 requesting additional information not found in the resources, such as:
  • Required documentation
  • Driving and/or public transportation directions
  • Eligibility requirements
Content B (4 points possible)
Student (BL) will fill out a form email message (e.g. fill in the blank) to 1 community service agency requesting additional information not found in the resources. The form will have 4 blanks for the students to fill in with pertinent information.

Optimally, the email will be created on a computer and sent to the assessor electronically.

Points Possible:14Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content A
Addresses all parts of the task adequately. Some ideas may not be well stated. May require minimal inference. 6
Addresses the task minimally but relation to the task is evident. May be unfocused or unclear. May require a substantial degree of inference. 4
Nothing written or content is incomprehensible or inappropriate. 0
Grammar, Structure and Mechanics
Some errors in grammar, structure, spelling, capitalization or punctuation that do not distract the reader. 2
Many errors in grammar, structure, spelling, capitalization or punctuation that may require the reader to infer meaning. 1
Errors make the writing difficult to understand even with inference. 0
Content B
Response is correct and comprehensible. 1
Response is incorrect or incomprehensible, or there is no response. 0

Task: 3

Description: Write an Article about Community Resources
Student will complete an authentic writing task (e.g. an article for a newsletter, a page of a school-created community resources directory or website) using a prompt such as: express the advantages or disadvantages of at least 3 services offered at one of the agencies student has researched. Student will use detail to support conclusions.

Optimally, the writing task will be created on a computer and sent to the assessor electronically.

Points Possible:20Level:Intermediate Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Addresses all parts of the task effectively. Ideas are well stated, clearly expressed and supported with concrete, relevant detail. No inference is required. Written in well-organized paragraph(s). 15
Addresses all parts of the task adequately. Some ideas may not be well stated. Contains some relevant detail. May require minimal inference. Written in adequately-organized paragraph(s). 13
Addresses the task in a general way but may have gaps. Many ideas may not be well stated. May lack appropriate or sufficient detail or clear focus. May require some inference. May be written in loosely-organized paragraph(s). 11
Addresses the task minimally but relation to the task is evident. May be unfocused or unclear. Little or no supporting detail. May require a substantial degree of inference. May not be written in paragraph(s). 9
Nothing written or content is incomprehensible or inappropriate. 0
Grammar, Structure and Mechanics
Almost no errors in grammar, structure, spelling capitalization, or punctuation. 3
Some errors in grammar, structure, spelling, capitalization, or punctuation that do not distract the reader. 2
Many errors in grammar, structure, spelling, capitalization, or punctuation that may require the reader to infer meaning. 1
Errors make the writing difficult to understand even with inference. 0
Format, Neatness and Legibility
Letter: Uses standard letter format including a date, salutation, a closing, and the writer’s signature. May also include sender’s and recipient’s addresses. Writing is neat and legible.
OR
Article: Has a title, uses appropriate indentations, etc. Writing is neat and legible.
2
Letter: Uses letter format including a date, salutation, and the writer’s signature. Writing is legible but may not be neat.
OR
Article: Uses appropriate indentations. May be legible but not neat.
1
Letter: Not in letter format or writing is neither legible nor neat.
OR
Article: Does not have a title, does not use appropriate indentations, etc. and/or writing is neither legible nor neat.
0

Task: 4

Description: Select Work Sample
Student will choose a sample of student's classroom work to include in the portfolio and provide a brief oral or written explanation giving the reason for choosing this sample. If the explanation is given orally, assessor will provide a summary or a checklist for inclusion in the portfolio.

Points Possible:2Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Work sample included and explained. 2
Work sample not included and/or not explained. 0

Task: 5

Description: Reflect on Learning
Student will answer 3 questions (or complete a checklist or questionnaire) reflecting on student's increased ability to access and use local community resources based on what student has learned (3 simple questions requiring short oral or written answers for BL-BH and more complex questions requiring longer oral or written responses for IL-A).

Points Possible:2Level:Beginning Low - Advanced
Scoring Rubric Points
Content
Responses are appropriate, clear, and complete There may be errors, but they do not interfere with meaning. 2
Responses are appropriate. They may lack clarity or may be partially complete. There may be errors that interfere with meaning, but the responses can be understood with inference. 1
Responses are inappropriate, incomprehensible, or there are no responses. 0

Rating Scale/Passing Scores

Total Points Possible: 52
Advanced: 46
Intermediate High: 41
Intermediate Low: 32
Beginning High: 16
Beginning Low: 11
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