2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update
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Fall ELL Assessment Update September 29, 2014 TETN Event #33281 Student Assessment Division Texas Education Agency 2 Disclaimer These slides have been prepared by the Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency If any slide is changed for local use, please remove the TEA footer at the bottom of the slide TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 3 Topics Spring 2014 assessment data for ELLs STAAR Spanish updates STAAR L updates TELPAS updates LPAC reminders Key steps to take this fall ELPS training resources Questions TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 4 Spring 2014 Assessment Data for ELLs TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 5 STAAR Grades 3–5 ELL Passing Rates for Reading and Writing SUBJECT GRADE 3 READING 4 5 WRITING 4 TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT STAAR VERSION % MEETING SATISFACTORY STAAR 65 STAAR SPANISH 65 STAAR 58 STAAR SPANISH 60 STAAR 52 STAAR SPANISH 62 STAAR 59 STAAR SPANISH 64 6 STAAR Grades 3–5 ELL Passing Rates for Math and Science SUBJECT MATH SCIENCE STAAR VERSION % MEETING SATISFACTORY 3 STAAR STAAR SPANISH STAAR L 67 60 37 4 STAAR STAAR SPANISH STAAR L 62 51 36 5 STAAR STAAR SPANISH STAAR L 67 45 39 5 STAAR STAAR SPANISH STAAR L 53 47 28 GRADE TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT STAAR Grades 6–8 ELL Passing Rates 7 GRADE STAAR VERSION % MEETING SATISFACTORY 6 STAAR 48 7 STAAR 34 8 STAAR 42 7 STAAR 30 6 STAAR STAAR L 62 34 7 STAAR STAAR L 41 27 8 STAAR STAAR L 60 32 SCIENCE 8 STAAR STAAR L 35 17 SOCIAL STUDIES 8 STAAR STAAR L 25 11 SUBJECT READING WRITING MATH TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT STAAR EOC ELL Passing Rates 8 SUBJECT STAAR VERSION % MEETING SATISFACTORY ENGLISH I EOC 21 ENGLISH II EOC 20 ALGEBRA I EOC EOC L 56 39 BIOLOGY EOC EOC L 69 38 U.S. HISTORY EOC EOC L 70 37 TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 9 TELPAS Percent of Students at Each Proficiency Level at Grades 3–12 Listening B I A H Speaking B I A H Reading B I A H Writing B I A H 13–14 4 11 28 58 6 15 31 48 12 25 40 22 7 23 36 33 12–13 4 12 29 56 5 16 32 46 7 14 25 54 7 24 37 32 11–12 4 13 31 53 5 17 33 44 7 14 27 53 7 25 36 31 10–11 4 14 31 51 6 18 33 42 6 15 26 53 8 26 36 30 09–10 5 16 33 46 7 20 34 38 7 15 28 51 9 28 35 27 08–09 6 17 34 43 8 21 34 36 8 16 26 50 10 29 34 26 07–08 7 20 35 38 10 24 35 32 9 17 27 48 12 32 34 23 06–07 8 24 37 30 12 27 36 25 9 13 36 42 15 36 33 17 05–06 10 27 37 25 15 30 35 21 11 15 38 36 18 39 30 13 B = Beginning I = Intermediate A = Advanced H = Advanced High TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT TELPAS Reading RPTE 10 TELPAS Composite Ratings 2006–2013 Percent of Students Reaching Advanced High K–2 3–12 2014 13 34 2013 18 53 2012 18 51 2011 18 51 2010 18 49 2009 16 48 2008 16 45 2007 11 39 2006 10 32 TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 11 STAAR Spanish Updates TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT Reminder 12 STAAR Spanish Available for students in grades 3-5 Grades 3-5 reading and math Grade 4 writing Grade 5 science Same grades and subjects are tested in English TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 13 STAAR Mathematics Grades 3–8 New TEKS adopted in April 2012 Implementation of new math curriculum in 2014–2015 school year New STAAR items will be field-tested this 2014–2015 school year Students will receive raw scores before end of school year Performance standards will be set in summer 2015 Districts will receive new reports and data files in August 2015 after performance standards are set Math retest opportunities will not be offered in 2015 The STAAR progress measure for grades 4–8 math will not be available in 2014–2015 TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 14 STAAR Spanish Writing Prompt study took place in spring 2014 Next prompt study for grade 4 writing (English and Spanish) scheduled for spring 2017 Grade 4 writing student essays will be provided to districts at no charge TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 15 STAAR Spanish Statewide Student Performance 2013 2014 Total Students in 2013 Total Students in 2014 Change (Satisfactory) LII2013 (Advanced) LIII-2013 (Unsatisfactory)LI2013 STAAR Grade 03 READ 36,841 37,364 +523 65% 16% 35% STAAR Grade 04 READ 24,323 25,122 +799 61% 11% 39% STAAR Grade 04 WRIT 25,436 26,208 +772 64% 5% 36% STAAR Grade 05 READ 10,785 11,869 +1,084 62% 12% 38% STAAR Grade 03 MATH 19,024 18,774 -250 60% 9% 40% STAAR Grade 04 MATH 9,426 9,913 +487 52% 9% 48% STAAR Grade 05 MATH 3,606 3,906 +300 45% 5% 55% Spanish TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 16 STAAR Spanish Statewide Student Performance 2013 2014 (Satisfactory) LII (Satisfactory) LII STAAR Grade 03 READ 68% 65% -3% STAAR Grade 04 READ 58% 61% +3% STAAR Grade 04 WRIT 59% 64% +5% STAAR Grade 05 READ 70% 62% -8% STAAR Grade 03 MATH 59% 60% +1% STAAR Grade 04 MATH 51% 52% +1% STAAR Grade 05 MATH 44% 45% +1% STAAR Grade 05 SCIENCE 41% 47% +6% TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT Change 17 Key Elements for Success in STAAR Understand the level of performance the TEKS require Teach students the academic vocabulary Teach both readiness and supporting content and skills Emphasize critical/inferential thinking, problem solving, and application rather than isolated or memorized content and skills Reinforce connections between different content areas (e.g., math and science, math and reading) TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 18 STAAR L Updates TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 19 2014 STAAR L Administrations Online interface provided certain linguistic accommodations for qualifying students: Clarification in English at the word or phrase level for pre-determined words or phrases Words read aloud at the word-by-word level Available for mathematics, science, and social studies in all applicable grades 61,000 students across the state were administered STAAR L across all administrations in 2014 compared to 35,000 students in all 2013 administrations TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 20 STAAR L Practice Sets Minor updates Griddable items removed in grades 3-8 math Practice sets will consist of approximately 20-25 items for each STAAR L assessment Updated sets will be available in late fall Can be accessed from http://www.TexasAssessment.com/STAARL-PracticeSets and http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/ell/staarl/ Available in online format so that students may experience item accommodations as they will be presented in the operational administration TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 21 STAAR L Online Student Tutorial Will be available late fall Minor updates. Griddable items Some items updated to reflect new math TEKS Grade 8 math—no ruler; online calculator added EOCs—online calculator added Should be used to familiarize students with clarification and read aloud accommodations and standard TestNav tools Test administration directions for operational STAAR L assessments will assume some familiarity with online interface Should be done before students access practice sets TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT STAAR L Paper Administrations 22 Paper test booklets (and ECGs as applicable) will be approved by TEA in rare circumstances Accommodations that are not available in TestNav Unavoidable technological problems that make online testing impossible Other special situations (e.g., homebound students, JJAEPs, etc.) Detailed information about STAAR L paper request process will be posted on Coordinator Manual Resources page at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/manuals/dccm Student who was approved for a paper administration in the spring but is retesting in December will not automatically receive paper materials DTC should forward prior approval to TEA at ELL.tests@tea.state.tx.us so paper materials can be ordered from Pearson TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 23 ELLs with Parental Denials TAC §101.1005 (f) Reminder: These students are not eligible for special ELL assessment, accommodation, or accountability provisions No testing in Spanish No linguistic accommodations during testing No English I EOC special provision No unschooled asylee/refugee provision ELLs with parental denials may, however, use bilingual, ESL, or other allowable dictionaries as part of dictionary policy for STAAR reading and writing tests in grade 6 and up; under this policy, use of certain dictionaries not considered linguistic accommodation TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 24 TELPAS Updates TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 25 General Reminders New standards for TELPAS reading tests in grades 2–12 beginning with spring 2014 administration New domain weights applied beginning with spring 2014 Listening – 10% Speaking – 10% Writing – 30% Reading – 50% TELPAS release of spring 2014 reading tests in grades 2–12 Can be accessed from http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/ell/telpas/released-tests/ TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 26 Spring 2015 TELPAS Administration Assessment window for spring: March 16–April 8 Data verification window: April 9–10 Call the ELL assessments team prior to the administration window opening if you feel your district will not be able to complete testing as usual due to scheduling conflicts TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT TELPAS Spring Dates 27 Date Activity Jan 12 Assembling and Verifying Grades 2–12 Writing Collections course available Jan 5-9 TELPAS manuals shipped to districts Jan 23 End date for district coordinator training—all TELPAS components Jan 26 Online basic training courses for new K–1 and 2–12 raters available Jan 26 Supplemental support provider recorded Web-based training available Feb 6 End date for campus coordinator training—holistically assessed components Feb 16 Calibration window opens for new and returning raters—first 2 sets Feb 16 End date for training raters on administration procedures Feb 16 Earliest eligibility date for TELPAS writing samples Feb 25 3rd and final calibration set available; supplemental training begins Mar 16-Apr 8 TELPAS assessment window TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 28 Holistic Rating Training Resources 2014–2015 training resources: PowerPoint presentations (updated) Making the ELPS-TELPAS Connection: K–12 Overview Introductory Training on the PLDs (separate modules for K–1 and 2–12) Grades 2–12 Writing Collection Overview Holistic Rating Training Requirements (coming soon) Educator Guide to TELPAS These resources can be accessed from the TELPAS Resources webpage at www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/ell/telpas/ TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 29 Texas TrainingCenter Returning Rater Planning Roster is available for use Uses TrainingCenter records to generate a list of trained raters Shows the date a rater first completed training requirements (starting in 2008– 2009) Serves as an aid for planning TrainingCenter records may not be fully accurate in situations where users have multiple accounts, outdated information in the My Info section, etc. New campus coordinators that need immediate access to the TrainingCenter can sign up using the previous year’s site code to create account TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 30 LPAC Reminders TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 31 Reminders LPACs — need to meet as a committee to determine the best state assessment option for each ELL should make assessment decisions as close to the time of the administration of state assessments as possible are required to make and document assessment decisions in accordance with outlined procedures TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 32 Assessment Options for ELLs STAAR STAAR Spanish STAAR L STAAR A STAAR Alternate 2 TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 33 Reminders The general STAAR is taken by ELLs and other students who do not meet eligibility criteria to be assessed with STAAR Spanish, STAAR L, STAAR A, or STAAR Alternate 2 LPACs should be aware that — STAAR L is available in mathematics, science, and social studies STAAR Spanish is available in grades 3–5 only ELLs taking general STAAR assessments may be permitted some linguistic accommodations TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 34 Reminders Language of Assessment Decisions Must be individual student decisions Grade-based or program-based decisions not authorized LPAC must consider input from student’s teacher(s) in making language of assessment decisions STAAR Spanish may be given in grades 3–5 to both ELLs and nonELLs as long as the LPAC determines it to be the most appropriate measure of a student’s academic progress in accordance with TEA guidelines Students are not limited to three years of assessment with STAAR Spanish TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 35 Reminders ELL Participation in STAAR A and STAAR Alternate 2 ELLs receiving special education services who meet requirements for STAAR A or STAAR Alternate 2 may take these assessments. ELLs participate only on basis of disability, not second language acquisition. TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 36 Special English I EOC Provisions TAC §101.1007 For ELLs who ― have been enrolled in U.S. schools 3 school years or less (5 or less if qualifying unschooled asylee/refugee) and have not yet attained TELPAS advanced high reading rating When enrolled in English I/ESOL I course, eligible ELL shall not be required to retake assessment each time it is administered if student passes course but does not meet standard Note: Students are not exempt from testing while in the course Provisions do not apply to English II TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 37 Key Steps to Take This Fall TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 38 1. Conduct ELPS and TELPAS professional development sessions Teachers are required to implement the ELPS and content area TEKS in instruction District and campus administrators need working knowledge of ELPS and TELPAS TELPAS familiarization training is good for future raters good way to reinforce use of PLDs all year long TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 39 2. Help support teacher use of TELPAS results and ELPS PLDs to monitor and maximize learning of English Beginning of year: Review ELLs’ past TELPAS results to see if making steady progress in learning English TELPAS confidential campus student rosters include 2 years of test scores how long student has been in U.S. schools TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 40 3. Help support LPAC use of TELPAS results and ELPS PLDs to monitor and maximize learning of English LPAC meetings during school year: Use previous spring’s TELPAS results and current year’s teacher input to gauge progress in English proficiency review and adjust linguistic accommodations used in instruction plan for instructional interventions, if necessary plan for linguistic accommodations during state assessment TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 41 Remember When implemented effectively in instruction, linguistic accommodations accelerate learning of academic content and English reduce length of time and degree to which substantial linguistic accommodations needed The ELPS, as measured by TELPAS, support better learning of the TEKS, as measured by STAAR TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 42 Future TETNs LPAC Training: Event# 33272 January 16, 2015 from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Open to ESCs only (Closed to Districts) This TETN is a training of trainers (TOT) for designated ESC staff to train districts to guide language proficiency assessment committees (LPACs) in making assessment and accommodation decisions for English language learners (ELLs) participating in state’s assessment program. This training is not open to districts. Spring ELL Assessment Update: Event# 33282 January 28, 2015 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Open to ESCs and districts This TETN will provide ESCs and districts with further guidance on ELL assessment activities for the spring. TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 43 ELPS Training Resources TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT 44 Contact Information Go to www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment and click on ELL Assessments Call the TEA Student Assessment Division at (512) 463-9536 Email us at ELL.tests@tea.state.tx.us TEA - September 2014 Fall ELL Assessment Update DRAFT
