This document provides an overview and procedures for administering the 2015 Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS). TELPAS is used to assess the English language proficiency of English language learners in four domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The document outlines test security and confidentiality requirements, training requirements for raters, timelines for collecting and rating writing samples, and deadlines for completing tasks. Maintaining strict security and confidentiality of all test materials is emphasized.
4. TELPAS
TheTexas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)
fulfills federal requirements for assessing the English language proficiency
of English language learners (ELLs) in kindergarten through grade 12 in
four language domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Four English language proficiency levels
Beginning
Intermediate
Advanced
Advanced High
TELPAS results are used in:
Accountability indicators and
Performance-based monitoring
7. Test Security and Confidentiality Requirements
Each person participating inTELPAS is required to maintain and
preserve the security and confidentiality of all test material and
student data, and must also handle this information in strict
accordance with the instructions contained in theTELPAS manual.
8. Test Security
Test security involves accounting for all secure materials and the
confidential student information before, during, and after each test
administration.
This includes placing confidential documentation, such as rating rosters
that contain student data, in limited-access locked storage.
9. Confidentiality Requirements
Maintaining the confidentiality of theTELPAS program involves protecting
the contents of all online assessments and student performance
documentation.
10. Security and Confidentiality
Assessment procedures must be followed exactly so all individuals eligible
for testing are assessed in a uniform manner.
All test materials must be handled in strict accordance with the instructions
contained in theTELPAS manual.
Each person with access to test materials must maintain and preserve the
security and confidentiality of the testing program.
Each person with access to student information should maintain and
preserve the confidentiality of this information.
11. Security and Confidentiality
All testing personnel must be trained.
All testing personnel must sign an oath before handling or viewing secure
test materials or confidential information or administering a test.
All assessments must be administered in strict accordance with the
instructions contained in the test administration materials.
12. Security and Confidentiality
No person may view, reveal, or discuss the contents of a secure assessment
instrument or answer verbally or nonverbally any question that relates to
the content of a test before, during, or after a test administration.
All test content is considered secure until the tests are released to the
public.
Permission to view the online assessment MUST first be obtained from
TEA.
13. Security and Confidentiality
No person may review or discuss student responses during or after a test
administration.
No person may change or amend any response recorded by a student or
instruct a student to do so.
No person may duplicate, print, record, write notes about, or capture any
portion of a secure assessment.
Only students may respond to test questions.
14. Penalties for Prohibited Conduct
Any person who violates, assists in the violation of, or solicits another to
violate or assist in the violation of test security or confidentiality, and any
person who fails to report such a violation, may be penalized through
Placement of restrictions on the issuance, renewal, or holding of aTexas educator
certificate, either indefinitely or for a set term;
Issuance of an inscribed or non-inscribed reprimand;
Suspension of aTexas educator certificate for a set term; or
Revocation or cancellation of aTexas educator certificate without opportunity for
reapplication for a set term or permanently.
Release of disclosure of confidential test content could result in criminal
prosecution.
May also result in the invalidation of students assessment
15. Security Oaths
ALL campus personnel who participate in state-mandated testing and/or
handle or view secure test materials or confidential information must meet
the eligibility requirements and be trained and sign a security oath.
Any person who has more than one testing role must receive appropriate
training and sign a security oath for each role.
Each oath must be read and completed after training and before handling
or viewing any secure test materials or confidential information.
Return completed oath to campus test coordinator.
16. Testing Irregularities
Incidents resulting in a deviation from documented testing procedures are
considered testing irregularities.
Each person participating in the testing program is directly responsible for
reporting immediately to the campus test coordinator any violation or
suspected violation of test security or confidentiality. If not reported, could
result in sanctions.
TheTELPAS Rater Manual provides examples of the different types of
testing irregularities that may occur during this administration.
Sharing answers to the online calibration activities is a serious irregularity.
17. Testing Irregularities
ALL testing irregularities are processed the same:
Must be reported to campus test coordinator immediately
If unsure, it is best to report.
Documentation form completed before the end of the school day
Explain exactly what happened; be detailed and concise
Complete the form; ensure all information is completed
Sign the form; your signature is required
Turn in the completed, signed form to your campus test coordinator the same day the
irregularity occurred
19. Holistic RatingTraining Requirements
The following link will take you to a Prezi presentation that describes the
training requirements and procedures.
Prezi Presentation
21. Grades 2-12Writing Collections
The following link will take you to a Pictochart presentation that describes
the procedures for the collecting and assembling the writing collections.
Please not, after clicking on the link, click on the presentation mode button
at the top right of the screen.
Piktochart
23. The completion dates on the following slides MUST be adhered to.
IMPORTANT: Campuses may set completion dates earlier than the ones you will
see in this slide show. CampusTest Coordinators will inform you of dates that may
be different.
If the circled task is not completed by the completion date, you may be
required to meet with the district test coordinator at the district office to
complete the task.
24. 2015 January
TELPAS Online Basic
Training course
available in Texas
TrainingCenter1/26/2015
TELPAS
Administrative
Procedures
Training (complete1/23/2015
TELPAS Assembling
and Verifying Grades
2-12 Writing
Collections online
course available1/12/2015
25. 2015 February
Begin collecting writing
samples for TELPAS
Writing Collections
(Grades 2-12)
2/16/2015
TELPAS Online
Calibration (sets 1 and 2)
are available in Texas
TrainingCenter for all
raters
2/16/2015
Assembling and
Verifying Online Course
completed by all
verifiers
2/13/2015
TELPAS Online Basic
Training course
completed by all
raters
2/13/2015
All raters have
completed/attempted
the first two sets of
calibration activities
2/24/2015
26. 2015 March
TELPAS grades 2-12
Writing Collections
have been rated by the
student's rater
3/30/2015
TELPAS grades 2-12
Wrting Collections
have been verified and
returned to rater
3/25/2015
TELPAS grades 2-12
Writing Collections
provided to verifier
3/10/2015
TELPAS assessment
window begins
3/16/2015
All raters have
completed their
calibration activities
3/6/2015
27. 2014 Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
District assessment
office verifies TELPAS
data in TAMS
4/9/2015
Campus delivers completed
TELPAS rating rosters to
district assessment office
4/8/2015
Campus verifies
TELPAS data in TAMS
4/8/2015
All online TELPAS
Reading assessments
complete
4/7/2015
Student TELPAS ratings
entered into TAMS
4/7/2015
Campus principals
review and sign all
TELPAS rating rosters
4/6/2015
TELPAS rating rosters
have been completed
and delivered to campus
principals
4/3/2015
Raters have collaborated with
teachers concerning the ratings
being assigned
4/1/2015
TELPAS grades 2-12
Writing Collections have
been rated by the
second rater
4/1/2015