TELPAS & STAAR Assessments

TELPAS & STAAR Assessments. TEA Summative Assessments.

Session Goals. Build assessment literacy on TELPAS TELPAS Alternative (ALT) STAAR STAAR Alternative (ALT).

Who takes TELPAS?. All K–12 emergent bilingual (EB) students are required to participate in TELPAS, including students with parental denials (coded WH)​. All K–12 students classified as emergent bilingual EB/EL in the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) are required to participate in TELPAS, including those who have parents who have declined bilingual/English as a Second Language (ESL) program services. EB students are required to be assessed annually with an English language proficiency assessment until they meet EB reclassification criteria..

TELPAS Purpose. Assess the progress that emergent bilingual (EB) students make in learning the English language annually. Grades K–1 include holistically rated observational assessments of listening, speaking, reading and writing Grades 2–12 include online tests for: listening and speaking reading and writing.

TELPAS Components. 5. Grades K─1* Grades 2─12 Holistically-Rated Assessments Online Tests Listening Speaking Listening and Speaking Reading Writing Reading and Writing.

TELPAS Alternate (ALT). A holistic inventory that assesses the language domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing for students with significant cognitive disabilities in grades 2–12 Aligned to the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) Based on alternate Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs) created to address the specific access needs of this population.

Who takes TELPAS ALT?. Students taking TELPAS Alternate are English learners in grades 2–12 who have significant cognitive disabilities and who are in the process of acquiring English proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. These students have one or more disabilities that significantly limit their intellectual functioning, as shown by their ability to plan, comprehend, and reason, and their adaptive behavior, as shown by their ability to apply social and practical skills..

TELPAS ALT Purpose. Assess the progress that emergent bilingual (EB) students make in learning the English language. Guide the ARD committee, in conjunction with the LPAC, when determining the appropriate English language proficiency assessment to administer to EB students..

Who is Assessed with TELPAS ALT?. 9. Grades K─1 No TELPAS Alternate for K–1 at this time. All EB students, including students receiving special education services, will take the TELPAS K–1 holistically rated assessment for all four language domains. Grade 2 Participation requirements are available on TEA’s TELPAS Alternate Resources webpage. ARD committees, in conjunction with the LPAC, are required to review the participation requirements and determine and document student eligibility for TELPAS Alternate. Grades 3─12 Participation requirements are available on TEA’s TELPAS Alternate Resources webpage. ARD committees, in conjunction with the LPAC, are required to determine and document student eligibility for TELPAS Alternate. If the student is EB/EL and is eligible for STAAR Alternate 2, he or she will take TELPAS Alternate..

What is the STAAR 2.0 Redesign?. 10. State and Federal laws required a redesign of Texas’s state summative assessment (STAAR), effective 2022─23. HB 3906 in 2019 created transformative changes to improve the STAAR program including: 75% multiple choice cap Transition to 100% online testing Additionally, the federal government requires Texas to assess the breadth of the TEKS, which for RLA includes writing..

Who Takes the STAAR?. All Texas public school students in Grades 3 through 11 take the state STAAR assessments. High school students have other opportunities throughout the year..

STAAR Purpose. Assess Texas’ standards, or TEKS Measure what students are learning. Determine the effectiveness of curriculum and instructional programs after delivery (at the end of a unit or course) Serve as a bar for rigor and standards alignment in planning.

STAAR Components. 13. Elementary Grades 3 & 4 Math Reading Grade 5 Math Reading Science.

STAAR Components. 14. High School Grades 9−12 Biology Algebra I English I English II U.S. History.

STAAR Alternative (ALT). 15. Grade Subject Assessed Grade 3 Math and Reading Grade 4 Math and Reading Grade 5 Math, Reading, and Science Grade 6 Math and Reading Grade 7 Math and Reading Grade 8 Math, Reading, Science, and Social Studies End of Course (EOC) Algebra I, English I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History.

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