ASSESSMENT PATHWAY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

TELPAS Years in U.S. Schools Revised Standards Asylees/Refugees Composite score ELL Progress Measure PLan Provide year to year performance expectations on STAAR assessments Level of English language proficiency Available for all English language STAAR exams State Accountability STAAR L and SSI Inclusion of ELLs in 2014 Accountability and Beyond Inclusion dependent on language of assessment and years in U.S. schools New to ELLs in 2014

CALCULATING THE ELL PROGRESS MEASURE

STEP 1 Determine if the student is eligible to receive the ELL progress measure Determined on a test by test basis Valid STAAR scale score LEP Not a parent denial Took an English test (STAAR and STAAR L, does not include STAAR M or STAAR Alt)

STEP 2 Determine the plan for the student Number of years in U.S. schools TELPAS composite rating Extenuating circumstances Unschooled asylee/refugee SIFE (student with interrupted formal schooling)

TEXAS ELL PROGRESS MEASURE

STEP 3 In order to determine whether a student Met or Exceeded his or her ELL progress measure expectation, the following information is needed; Student’s ELL Progress measure plan Student’s current number of years in U.S. schools Student’s STAAR scale score

TEXAS ELL PROGRESS MEASURE

ELLS AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM Language of the test Years in U.S. schools

TELPAS ELL Progress Measure Plan State Accountability Instruction

CONTACT INFORMATION Trish Flores Tracy Dennis Tonia Miller Ivonne Santiago et Monica Gonzalez net Allison Hand Tina Fields Nancy Sanchez net