ELPS Implementation Pathways

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Practical Implemenation Strategies for the Revised Texas ELPS

Translate the revised ELPS standards into real classroom action.

Give teachers the strategies they need to drive measurable growth and provide leaders with a clear, consistent vision for what strong ELPS implementation looks like across every classroom and campus.

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The ELPS Transformation

The revised Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) change how language development is taught, monitored, and measured. Here are the major shifts:

Expanded Proficiency Levels

Four levels become five, adding preproduction and high intermediate for sharper differentiation. More precision means higher expectations for instruction and movement.

Content-Specific Language Expectations

ELAR, math, science, and social studies have defined proficiency level descriptors.
Every teacher is now a language teacher.

Two Defined Grade Bands

The standards now split into K–3 and 4–12 bands. Instruction has to be developmentally aligned, not one-size-fits-all.

Structured, Domain-Based Progression

Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are each tracked as their own domain. Language growth has to be measured and taught intentionally across all four.

Full Alignment to Assessment

TELPAS is being updated to match the new ELPS. Instruction and assessment are now directly connected to TELPAS and STAAR®

Move from Understanding the new ELPS to Putting them into Practice

Understanding the shift is important, but the real challenge is helping every teacher translate the standards into daily instruction — and giving leaders a clear, consistent vision for what strong implementation looks like district-wide.

That's the transformation you can expect with ELPS Training from Summit K12

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What to Expect Across Your Team

When instruction, scaffolds, and data work together as one system, teachers and leaders each get something specific to act on — and their efforts reinforce each other across every classroom and campus.

That's the transformation you can expect with Summit K12.

Identify Student Levels and Next Steps

Practice reading real student work against the new K–3 and 4–12 descriptors, turning guesswork into consistent leveling.

Write Objectives That Hold Up in Daily Lessons

Introduce a simple, repeatable formula, so every lesson plan pairs a content goal with a language goal from day one.

Embed Scaffolds Without Losing Rigor

Build scaffolds into ELA, math, science, and social studies lessons that support language while keeping grade-level content intact.

Use Data to Move Students Forward

Turn real-time proficiency data into specific next moves for each student, so growth is something teachers actively drive, not just something they report at year's end.

Define What High-Quality Instruction Looks Like

Build and calibrate the "look-fors" that define strong ELPS-aligned instruction, so walkthroughs measure the same things teachers are actually being trained to do.

Build Consistency Across Classrooms

Develop an implementation roadmap that moves language objectives and scaffolding from a handful of strong classrooms to a shared expectation campus-wide.

Anticipate Performance Before Testing

Read data trends and identify risk areas early, so coaching and instructional adjustments happen before a testing window, not after.

Lead Coaching Grounded in Evidence

Develop HQI rubrics and Connect to Literacy™ data practices, so feedback to teachers is tied to specific evidence.

Increase TELPAS Growth Across Domains

Because listening, speaking, reading, and writing are taught and tracked as distinct domains, growth shows up across all four instead of clustering in just 1 or 2.

Stronger Alignment Between Instruction and Assessment

Because language objectives and scaffolds are built directly from the same PLDs that drive TELPAS, day-to-day instruction and the assessment students take stop pulling in different directions.

Reduced Variability Across Classrooms

Shared "look-fors" and a common coaching model mean a student gets the same quality of ELPS-aligned instruction whether they're in one classroom or another down the hall.

Faster Movement Between Proficiency Levels

Real-time data and targeted scaffolds mean students don't have to wait until year-end testing to find out they're ready to level up.

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Testimonials

"I was so inspired and ready to apply the new knowledge that I started working on materials right after the session... The scaffolded graphic organizers and structured sentence frames are directly transferable to my classroom, giving students immediate entry points into complex content."

Estefania Holmquist

ELPS Teacher Session Participant

Flexible Pricing Options

Select a training option that provides the appropriate depth and timing to fit your team and schedule.
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Whatever your budget this year, there's a place to start:
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1-hour Instructional Snapshots — a fast, focused entry point‍
3-hour sessions — deep-dive training for teachers and leaders

The full ELP Implementation Pathway — a three-year system from foundation to results

Start with a customized year one ELPS plan for your district. Tell us about your teachers, your leaders, and your timeline, and we'll help you find the right entry point.
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1- Hour Instructional Snapshots

Focused sessions that stand alone and move a team forward in an hour — a good fit for districts working with limited time or budget.

Decoding the PLDs — Break down the K–3 and 4–12 proficiency level descriptors so teams can accurately place a student's current level and next step.
Language Objective Lab — Learn a simple, repeatable formula for writing language objectives that hold up in daily lesson plans.
ELPS Scaffolding Essentials — Get the visual and interactive scaffolds required by the updated standards, ready to use the next day.

3-Hour Sessions

Workshop-style sessions for teachers and leaders who are ready to go beyond an overview and build real instructional tools together.

Foundation for Growth — Teachers dig into the K–3 and 4–12 proficiency level descriptors, master the "why" and "how" of writing impactful language objectives, and leave with a toolkit of scaffolds built for the updated standards.
The Language of Success — Building on that PLD knowledge, teachers analyze the specific linguistic demands of STAAR® under the new ELPS framework and design content-specific scaffolds in a hands-on workshop.‍

Systems for Success — Aligned with the teacher sessions, leaders build and enforce systems for language objective quality and scaffolding consistency, and develop an implementation roadmap that moves the district from compliance to impact.

Full ELPS Implementation Pathway

A coherent, three-year system for districts ready to commit to sustained implementation — including a Train-the-Trainer track that builds lasting ELP expertise inside your own coaching staff.Accessible on all major devices: PCs, Chromebooks, Macs, and iPads.

Year 1: Foundations and Frameworks — Teachers and leaders build the instructional foundation — language objectives, scaffolds, and shared expectations — from day one.
Year 2: Data-Driven Growth and High-Quality Instruction — Teams use real-time student data to strengthen coaching, calibrate what high-quality instruction looks like, and target support before students plateau.
Year 3: Mastery, Measurement, and Strategic Refinement — Districts shift to predicting performance, calibrating expectations across campuses, and embedding continuous improvement into everyday systems.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is training priced per participant?

No. Sessions are priced per session, not per head — one group rate covers up to 50 participants, so budget isn't the reason part of your team gets left out of the room.

What makes this training stand out above other options?

Most ELPS PD stops at the framework: what changed in the standards and why. Summit K12's training goes further — helping teachers and leaders build the systems that turn those standards into daily instruction, not just a one-time overview.

Who is the ELPS Training for?

Teachers, instructional coaches, ELD/ESL directors, curriculum leaders, principals, and district leaders responsible for ELPS implementation. Sessions are built separately for teachers and leaders, so each group leaves with tools suited to their role.

What Training Formats are Available

There are three training formats to match your timeline and budget: 1-hour Instructional Snapshots, 3-hour intensive sessions, and the full multi-year ELPS Implementation Pathway.

Can our instructional coaches learn to lead this work internally?

Yes. A Train-the-Trainer track builds lasting ELP expertise inside your own coaching staff, so the work continues after the initial sessions end.

Who delivers the training?

Summit K12's own team leads every session, bringing hands-on expertise in multilingual education and classroom implementation. All of our trainers have a background in K12 EB leadership and know what ELPS-aligned instruction looks like in a real classroom.

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