Supporting New York’s Transition to the New State Assessment

New York’s transition places new, rigorous accountability expectations on districts statewide.

In anticipation of the fall 2026 implementation, Summit K12 is supporting New York districts with targeted professional learning pathways anchored by a robust, proficiency-aligned online curriculum—empowering educators to prepare with clarity, teach with data-driven precision, and drive optimal assessment outcomes.

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Supporting Instructional and Assessment Readiness

Targeted professional development pathways prepare educators for New York's new statewide English language proficiency measure. Online and in-person sessions address four key instructional priorities:

  • Aligning instruction to new language development requirements
  • Connecting assessment expectations to daily teaching objectives
  • Embedding structured language development across content areas
  • Using growth data to guide high-impact small-group instruction

Connect to Literacy™ is a fully aligned instructional solution built to reinforce these best practices, with real-time growth monitoring and Personalized Learning Pathways.

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Get Ahead of the Transition

Summit K12 supports New York districts with targeted training that clarifies new language expectations and translates them into daily instructional practice. Through complimentary webinars and comprehensive in-person sessions, educators gain practical strategies they can implement immediately to drive accelerated student proficiency gains.

Professional Learning Includes:

Understanding Assessed Language Demands

Clarify assessment design, the Primary Language Purposes, and how academic language is evaluated across content areas.

Aligning Instruction for Academic Language Success

Align lesson objectives and scaffolds to match the assessment rigor.

Designing Instruction for Academic Language Growth

Analyze instruction, calibrate expectations, and plan next steps for the assessment implementation.

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From Readiness to Results

Readiness is the first step. Results demand a curriculum built for new accountability expectations.
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‍Connect to Literacy™ delivers targeted online instruction aligned to academic language progression models at every proficiency level
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  • Personalized, assessment-aligned learning plans
  • Immediate, bias-free AI feedback
  • Actionable data and real-time reporting

Supporting Every Stakeholder in English Language Development

Connect to Literacy™ is built to provide support for educators, administrators, students, and families, ensuring all MLLs achieve stronger academic outcomes. 

Teachers
Administrators
Students
Families

Explicit and Systematic Instructional Resources

Provides structured, research-backed lessons to ensure students develop strong language skills.

Differentiated and Scaffolded Instruction

Designed for small groups and individuals, adapting to students’ varying proficiency levels.

Comprehensive Progress Monitoring and Reports

Gives educators real-time insights into student performance and growth.

AI Auto-Scoring for Speaking and Writing

Automatically evaluates responses to streamline scoring and feedback. Learn more about our AI Auto-Scoring.

Scope and Sequence for Year-Round Instruction

Provides a clear instructional roadmap to support consistent language development.

Comprehensive Progress Monitoring and Reports

Tracks student progress with data-driven insights for informed decision-making.

Practice and Assessments Modeled After State ELP Assessments

Prepares students with test-aligned tasks to improve performance.

Support for Long-Term ELP Growth Targets

Helps districts achieve and maintain high proficiency levels over time.

Guaranteed Proficiency Growth

Ensures all MLLs gain at least one proficiency level per year, backed by a money-back guarantee.

Reliable Predictor of Student Outcomes

Uses validated assessment data to project State ELP Assessment success.

Video Lesson Models, Guided Practice, and Assessments

Engaging instructional materials provide students with interactive learning experiences.

Content Differentiated to Grade-Level Clusters

Ensures appropriate challenges based on each student’s proficiency level.

Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs)

Targets individual student needs in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Student Progress Reports and Parent Letters

Available in 30+ languages to keep families informed about student growth.

Family Access Logins for Learning Support

Empowers parents and guardians to participate in English learning alongside students.

Family Engagement Workshops (Spanish/English)

Provides interactive sessions to support multilingual learners at home.

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Guaranteed Growth

Connect to Literacy™ delivers measurable proficiency growth at scale.

Grounded in ESSA Tier III research and backed by Summit K12’s proficiency-level growth guarantee, C2L ensures multilingual learners gain at least one proficiency level per year.

‍With Personalized Learning Pathways across all four language domains and embedded assessment rigor throughout, districts optimize multilingual outcomes and accelerate reclassification rates.

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Line graph showing English Language Proficiency (ELP) levels of three students over a school year, divided into three progress monitoring periods (PLP #1, #2, and #3). Student 1 rises from Level 5 to Level 6, Student 2 increases from Level 3 to Level 5, and Student 3 progresses from Level 2 to Level 3. Beneath each PLP are descriptions of their duration and focus areas, including general ELD, test readiness, and language arts, with assessments generating each PLP noted.

Personalized Learning That Accelerates Growth

Based on an initial assessment, Connect to Literacy™ develops Personalized Learning Plans that steadily increase language independence and complexity, guiding students toward sustained progress and assessment confidence.

Personalized Learning Plans:

  • Prioritize the skills each student needs most
  • Close proficiency gaps faster
  • Adapt across proficiency levels and domains
  • Provide clear progress monitoring tied to state assessment readiness
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Grounded in the Science of Reading

Connect to Literacy™ integrates the Science of Reading within a research-based language development framework, strengthening phonemic awareness, decoding, syntax, morphology, and academic vocabulary to build literacy and language together.

With explicit, systematic instruction, multilingual learners develop strong foundations while advancing toward the academic language proficiency required for success on the new statewide measure.

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Comprehensive Newcomer Resources and Support

Connect to Literacy™ provides targeted Newcomer on-ramp treks and supports in 30+ home languages that help students with or without foundational decoding skills in their home language, confidently navigate and engage with learning from day one.

Additionally, translated parent letters and complimentary family access foster engagement and support at home from families across New York’s diverse multilingual communities.

List of languages currently supported
  • Amharic
  • Arabic
  • Armenian
  • Bengali
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • Chinese (Traditional)
  • Dari
  • Filipino (Tagalog)
  • French
  • German
  • Haitain Creole
  • Hindi
  • Hmong
  • Ilocano
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Myanmar (Burmese)
  • Nepali
  • Pashto
  • Persian (Farsi)
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Quechua
  • Russian
  • Somali
  • Spanish
  • Swahili
  • Ukrainian
  • Urdu
  • Vietnamese

Clear, Connected Reporting From District to Student

As New York transitions to the new State Assessment, leaders need access to detailed oversight across the system. Connect to Literacy™ provides 40+ real-time reports spanning district dashboards, school performance monitoring, classroom insights, and individual student growth.

High-Level Oversight for District Leaders

Monitor multilingual learner performance across schools and grade bands. Executive dashboards surface trends and guide strategic decisions.

School-Level Performance Monitoring

Identify strengths and learning gaps across listening, speaking, reading, and writing to strengthen assessment readiness.

Actionable Data for Teachers

Track individual growth, pinpoint gaps, and align instruction to drive measurable assessment outcomes.

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Seamless Access and Secure Rostering

The Summit K12 customer support team provides all onboarding and continued support to teachers and administrators throughout the full school year. We proudly hire former K-12 classroom teachers who know first-hand what it's like to implement software solutions in the classroom. With over 40 collective years in the classroom, our team has the experience to help teachers and administrators through phone and email support.

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Single sign-on for Summit K12 platforms plus SSO support for all major LMS and SIS platforms with SAML or oAuth.

  • ClassLink
  • Clever
  • Rapid Identity
Operating Systems & Compatibility
  • Accessible on all major devices: PCs, Chromebooks, Macs, and iPads.
  • HTML 5 compatible and WCAG 2.0 compliant.
Class Rostering and Secure Nightly Sync
  • OneRoster™ Rostering Protocol
  • Clever
  • Classlink
  • Encrypted CSV
Security and Privacy
  • End–to–end encryption for all district connections.
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AI-Powered, Bias-free Scoring

Connect to Literacy™ uses AI-powered auto-scoring to accelerate English language development with real-time feedback and actionable insights

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Trained and refined using hundreds of millions of curated student recordings and written responses from multilingual learners across 120+ countries, the AI engine evaluates speaking and writing tasks with precision and consistency.

Strengthen Student Outcomes

  • Instant, actionable feedback provided on speaking and writing tasks
  • Clear recommendations strengthen student output

Amplify Teacher Impact

  • Clear data and actionable instructional recommendations drive high-impact teaching
  • AI-powered precision scoring reduces grading workload and minimizes bias
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A Strategic Partnership for Year-Round Success

Summit K12’s partnership model ensures sustained success through:

  • Dedicated customer support
  • Ongoing coaching and implementation guidance
  • Teacher and leadership workshops
  • Family-facing resources
  • Continuous professional learning

Endorsed by a 96% renewal rate, Connect to Literacy™ delivers sustained multilingual learner growth.

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Research-backed.
Federal Funding-aligned.

Connect to Literacy™ meets ESSA Tier III (Promising Evidence) requirements and supports allowable uses of Title I and Title III funding, including braided funding models.

Districts gain a research-validated, performance-backed solution built to ensure schools meet new accountability expectations for multilingual learners.

Prepare for the New State Assessment with Confidence

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