LAS Links Connecticut Announcements

DRC LAS Links Website

Overview

The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) will be using the LAS Links Assessment for the ELP Assessments for eligible students in Grades K-12 for the 2025-26 test administration. The CSDE believes that high-quality, comprehensive, and effective English as a Second Language (ESL) and bilingual education programs are essential to acquire English language proficiency and academic proficiency for students who are English learners/multilingual learners (ELs/MLs). The CSDE believes that research-based instructional practices that support ELs/MLs in general education classrooms are essential while they are acquiring English and well after they have exited the intensive programs.

2025-26 LAS Links Testing Window January 5-March 6, 2026

LAS Links DRC INSIGHT Portal Access

LAS Links Help Desk
866-282-2250 Option 2
LASLinksHelpDesk@DataRecognitionCorp.com

Communication Updates

IDENTIFICATION AND PLACEMENT

EL/ML Screening Guidance
CSDE EL/ML Identification Process

Digital Placement Test Materials

For more information about EL/ML identification in Connecticut, please visit our English Language Proficiency Assessment-LAS Links.

For additional information about the preLAS and LAS Links placement tests, please contact the DRC LAS Links Help Desk.

STUDENT TESTING EXPERIENCE

Quick Tips Documents:
Student Tools and Navigation

LAS Links Online Practice Tests
Student Online Tools Training(OTT)/
Practice Test English

Student Online Tools Training(OTT)/
Practice Test Spanish

Google Chrome must be used to run the OTT/
Practice Tests

Student Navigation Tutorial Videos – English
Grades K-1
Grades 2-3
Grades 4-12

Student Navigation Tutorial Videos – Spanish
Grades K-1
Grades 2-3
Grades 4-12

SCORING AND REPORTING

English Forms E/F

DRC Interactive Reports Training Presentation

LAS Links Guide to Interactive Reporting

Form E/F Report Guide: Proficiency Definitions and Descriptors

LAS Links 2023 Cut Score Update

EL/ML Exit Criteria

Scoring of LAS Links is conducted by Data Recognition Corporation. Provided for your information to understand scoring practices per grade band, are scoring definitions, scoring rubrics, and an explanation of scores.
LAS Links Rubrics for Speaking and Writing

Parent Letter Report Explanations
This letter is a resource to support communication with parents/guardians, who may be receiving copies of their child’s LAS Links Student Proficiency Report.

Grade 7 LAS Links Sample Student Proficiency Report (English) | (Spanish)
Explanation Student Report Parent Letter English
Explanation Student Report Parent Letter Arabic
Explanation Student Report Parent Letter Chinese Simplified Mandarin
Explanation Student Report Parent Letter Haitian Creole
Explanation Student Report Parent Letter Polish
Explanation Student Report Parent Letter Portuguese
Explanation Student Report Parent Letter Spanish
Explanation Student Report Parent Letter Albanian
Interpreting the RGA

TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

These technology resources are specific to LAS Links testing and are supports for LAS Links information Technology personnel to maintain systems for the test administration.

For Technology Installation, in the DRC INSIGHT Portal select:

  • My Applications
  • General Information
  • Downloads

To access the following downloads

  • Technology Software Downloads
  • System Requirements
  • Testing Site Capacity Estimator

Technology Documentation

For Technology Documents, in the DRC INSIGHT Portal select:

  • My Applications
  • General Information
  • Documents

CSDE 2024-25 IT Webinars

Information Technology (IT) Training Webinar for CT LAS Links

PowerPoint Slide Deck