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TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate
Updates
2021 Title III Symposium
José Ríos, Director of Test Administration
Lois Neumeyer, Education Specialist
Vanessa Gallardo, Education Specialist
Student Assessment Division
2022 TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate Updates
This session will include information on the following:
General Updates
TELPAS
TELPAS Alternate
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General Updates
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New Vendor Team
Cambium Assessment, Inc and NCS Pearson, Inc
will be the vendors starting September 1, 2021
Cambium (CAI)
• will host and manage the testing platform for all
assessments and manage the registration, administration,
scoring, and reporting for the entire assessment portfolio.
• delivered more than 60 million online tests in 2018–2019
and currently serves 28 states and territories, as well as the
College Board.
Pearson
• responsible for item development and test form
construction.
Cambium, Pearson, and TEA will work closely with
educators across Texas to ensure a seamless transition
of vendor services and support.
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Pearson Assessment Management System
As part of contract transition, ETS will be
providing all necessary TELPAS and TELPAS
Alternate score data to CAI.
Any districts that would like to retain copies of
their individual district results for TELPAS and
TELPAS Alternate should download those
results from the Reports > Published Reports in
the Pearson Assessment Management System
prior to September 30, 2021.
Districts will be able to access score reports in
the Pearson Assessment Management System
until September 30, 2021.
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Online Training Center
TELPAS online training will transition to the Texas Assessment
Learning Management System (LMS) for the 2021–2022 school
year.
To prepare for this transition, all users should retrieve, print,
or email certificates, scoring summaries, and training history
from the TELPAS Online Training Center by July 31, 2021, at
5:00 p.m. (CT).
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Online Training Center
Certificates for 2021
can be accessed on
the Scoring
Summary tab for the
grade-specific
training completed.
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Online Training Center
To retrieve
certificates from
2020, users should
access the Training
History tab for the
grade-specific
training completed.
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New Home of TexasAssessment.gov - Parents
From now until August 31, 2021, parents may find more
information about this transition on the New Texas Assessment
Vendor Program Information webpage.
On September 1, 2021, parents may go to the newly designed
www.TexasAssessment.gov for more information about the Texas
assessment program including:
• Access to practice tests
• Frequently asked questions
• Descriptions of the testing programs
• Explanation of test results
Additional resources will be added throughout the year.
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New Home of TexasAssessment.gov - Educators
From now until August 31, 2021, educators may visit
tx.portal.cambiumast.com to find resources including:
• Access to components of the testing system
• Assessment resources by assessment program
• Technology resources
• Systems Guides
On September 1, 2021, all resources will be relocated on the newly
redesigned www.TexasAssessment.gov.
10TELPAS
11Texas English Language Proficiency
Assessment System (TELPAS)
The TELPAS assessment components include the following:
Grades K-1
• holistically rated observational assessments of listening,
speaking, reading, and writing
Grades 2-12
• multiple-choice online reading tests in six grade clusters (2, 3,
4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-12)
• online listening and speaking tests in four grade clusters (2-3,
4-5, 6-8, 9-12)
• holistically rated student writing collections
12TELPAS Manuals: Rater and Test
Administrator
TELPAS Rater Manual
• Online only
TELPAS Test Administrator Manual
• Online as well as printed and
shipped
• New process
• Based on registration numbers
• 10% overage
• Formula similar to STAAR, 1:15
• Districts able to order additional
manuals
13K-1 Rater Credentials
A teacher (including a substitute teacher) selected to rate an EL must
• have the student in class at the time of the spring assessment window
• be knowledgeable about the student’s ability to use English in instructional
and informal settings
• hold valid Texas education credentials, such as a teacher certificate or
permit
• be appropriately trained in the holistic rating process
• rate the student in all eligible domains
Paraprofessionals may not serve as raters.
Raters may include bilingual teachers, ESL teachers, general education
teachers, gifted and talented teachers, and teachers of enrichment
subjects.
142-12 Rater Credentials (writing only)
A rater (centralized rater) does not need to have the student in class at the time of
the spring assessment.
The rater (including a substitute teacher) selected to rate an EL must
• hold valid Texas education credentials, such as a teacher certificate or permit
• be appropriately trained in the holistic rating process*
A teacher of record is required to assemble an EL's writing collection.
Districts that designate centralized raters (districtwide, campuswide, or by grade
levels) will need to develop their own process to gather and verify the writing
collections.
Paraprofessionals may not serve as raters.
*Please note that districts, at their discretion, can implement additional requirements
for grades 2-12 raters of writing collections.
152-12 Rater Credentials
(listening, speaking and writing)
Applies to raters of students that have received TEA approval for a special
administration of the TELPAS listening and speaking assessment and will be
rating writing as well.
A teacher (including a substitute teacher) selected to rate an EL must
• have the student in class at the time of the spring assessment window
• be knowledgeable about the student’s ability to use English in instructional and
informal settings
• hold valid Texas education credentials, such as a teacher certificate or permit
• be appropriately trained in the holistic rating process
• rate the student in all eligible domains
Paraprofessionals may not serve as raters.
Raters may include bilingual teachers, ESL teachers, general education teachers,
gifted and talented teachers, and teachers of enrichment subjects.
16Centralized Raters
Districts have the option to designate one or more centralized raters to rate
TELPAS grades 2-12 writing collections districtwide, campuswide, or by grade
level.
• Implementation of centralized raters not a requirement
• Solely an option to provide districts some flexibility in the TELPAS assessment of
grades 2-12 student writing collections
• Centralized raters are required to meet the TELPAS rater requirements (training and
calibration)
Exception: This does not apply to raters of students that have been approved for a
special administration of the TELPAS listening and speaking assessment.
17Composite Rating
The TELPAS composite results indicate a student’s overall
level of English language proficiency and are determined
from the student’s listening, speaking, reading, and
writing proficiency ratings.
Each language domain rating is equally weighted at 25%.
Specific information about composite scores, ratings,
criteria, and examples can be found in the TELPAS
Interpretive Guide.
18TELPAS Reading Braille (NEW)
Available starting in spring 2022
ARD committee, in conjunction with LPAC, decision
Same grade bands as TELPAS online reading (Grade/s 2, 3,
4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-12)
An EL may use this designated support if he or she
routinely uses braille materials during classroom
instruction and classroom testing.
19TELPAS Reading: New TEI Items
Hot text
20TELPAS Reading: New TEI Items, continued
Drag and drop
21TELPAS Reading: New TEI Items, continued
Drag and drop
22Listening & Speaking Rubrics
Speaking prompts are scored according to a 2- or 4- point rubric
depending on the item type.
Two-point item types are fairly simple, such as making a prediction based
on a picture stimulus or using a simple map to provide directions.
Four-point item types are more open ended, such as using a series of
pictures to explain a multi-step process, comparing and contrasting, or
taking a position on an issue and defending that position.
232-Point Speaking Rubric
244-Point Speaking Rubric
Two printing formats
• Regular format
prints on two
pages
• Large format
prints on one
page (printers
must have
tabloid-size print
available)
25TELPAS Speaking: Best Practices
Speak clearly.
• Make sure your microphone is close to your mouth but not
touching your lips.
• Avoid whispering.
Give as much detail as possible, speak in complete sentences, and use
vocabulary you have learned in class.
• If you do not know a word in English to express yourself, use a description of
that word to relay your message.
Avoid playing with the headset, microphone, or headset cord
Listen to your answer to make sure you can hear yourself clearly.
• Ask yourself if your teacher would ask you to repeat your answer or speak
louder.
26Updated Listening and Speaking Practice Sets
Will be updated to reflect format changes due to new testing platform
Solely for practice (should not be used to predict success on TELPAS)
Created to help students become familiar with online listening and speaking
items functionality
Include sample items comparable to what is on the actual test
• should not be treated like released tests
• not a true reflection of the various difficulty levels of items on the test
Allow students to practice listening to test items
Allow students to practice recording speaking responses
• should have multiple opportunities to interact with microphone
• encourage students to plan their speaking response before actually recording it (using
online notepad or scratch paper)
27Updated TELPAS Reading Practice Sets
Will be updated to reflect format changes due to new testing platform
Purpose is to familiarize students with the online interface, the
available tools, and the types of test items
Include a sampling of reading passages and test questions
Sample items comparable to what is on the actual test
• should not be used to evaluate a student’s level of language proficiency
• not a true reflection of the various difficulty levels of items on the test
To generate a score report, the student must submit their final
answers
28TELPAS Released Tests
TELPAS listening & speaking and reading released tests in the
online interface used for the spring administration.
Released tests can be administered to students for diagnostic
purposes.
A test summary will not be generated. If you would like to score
students’ released tests, you should direct students to record their
answers on a separate sheet of paper. Then you can use the
appropriate answer key to score the released test.
To determine a student's proficiency level rating, use the
appropriate raw score conversion table located on the TELPAS Raw
Score Conversion Tables webpage.
29TELPAS Resources
Resource Purpose Audience
TELPAS and Provides an overview of TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate and Administrators,
TELPAS Alternate serves to support effective implementation of the Texas English Coordinators,
Educator Guide Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) and PLDs to guide Teachers
instruction
TELPAS Training Provide introductory training resources for educators, raters, Administrators,
PowerPoints and administrators/coordinators to use to build foundational Coordinators,
knowledge of TELPAS Teachers
TELPAS Reading, Provides districts with the test blueprints (reading, listening, Administrators,
Listening, and and speaking) Coordinators,
Speaking Teachers
Blueprints
30TELPAS Resources (continued)
Resource Purpose Audience
TELPAS Derived from the TELPAS proficiency level descriptors (PLDs) Administrators,
Speaking and demonstrates the number of score points that a student Coordinators,
Rubrics can achieve based on their performance on each speaking Teachers
test item
TELPAS Available for reading, listening, and speaking in the online Administrators,
Released Tests interface and can be used to administer to students for Coordinators,
diagnostic purposes Teachers, Students
TELPAS Provides exemplar student speaking responses along with Administrators,
Speaking annotations to illustrate how the language of the rubric is Coordinators,
Scoring Guides applied to each response to determine a score. These guides Teachers, Parents
are intended to be used alongside the spring 2020 TELPAS
listening and speaking tests.
31TELPAS Resources (continued)
Resource Purpose Audience
TELPAS Listening Created to help students become familiar with online listening Administrators,
and Speaking and speaking test items and to practice recording speaking Coordinators,
Practice Sets responses Teachers, Students
TELPAS Available to test connection, recording, and audio playback of Administrators,
Microphone and headsets prior to utilizing the listening and speaking practice Coordinators,
Headset Check sets, released tests, and definitely before testing. Teachers
TELPAS Parent Provides parent resources that include TELPAS FAQs and TELPAS Administrators,
Resources parent tips for all language domains Coordinators,
Teachers, Parents
32TELPAS Alternate
33What is TELPAS Alternate?
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
34Who Takes TELPAS Alternate?
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.
35Who is assessed with TELPAS Alternate?
No TELPAS Alternate so all ELs, including students receiving special
Grades K – 1 education services, will take TELPAS K-1 holistically rated assessment for
all four language domains.
Participation requirements are available on TEA’s TELPAS Alternate
Resources webpage.
ARD committees, in conjunction with the LPAC, are required to review the
Grade 2 participation requirements and determine and document student
eligibility for TELPAS Alternate.
Participation requirements are available on TEA’s TELPAS Alternate
Resources webpage.
ARD committees, in conjunction with the LPAC, are required to determine
Grades 3 - 12 and document student eligibility for TELPAS Alternate. If the student is
LEP/EL and is eligible for STAAR Alternate 2, he or she will take TELPAS
Alternate.
36TELPAS Alternate Participations Requirements
Participation requirements (in English
and Spanish) for grades 2-12 are
available on TEA’s TELPAS Alternate
Resources webpage.
Participation requirements are intended
to guide the ARD committee, in
conjunction with the LPAC, when
determining the appropriate English
language proficiency assessment to
administer to ELs.
Documentation of eligibility is different
for students in grade 2 compared to
students in grades 3-12.
37Language Domain Definitions
Domain TELPAS Definition TELPAS Alternate Definition
Listening The ability to understand spoken The ability to understand spoken or signed
language, comprehend and extract language, comprehend and extract information,
information, and follow social and and follow social and instructional discourse
instructional discourse through which through which information is provided.
information is provided.
Speaking The ability to use spoken language The ability to use spoken language or alternative
appropriately and effectively in learning communication appropriately and effectively in
activities and social interactions. learning activities and social interactions.
Reading The ability to comprehend and interpret The ability to comprehend and interpret written
written text at the grade-appropriate text, including braille, at a modified level.
level.
Writing The ability to produce written text with The ability to produce written text or alternative
content and format to fulfill grade communication with content and format to fulfill
appropriate classroom assignments. classroom and community-based assignments.
38Alternate Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs)
The PLDs are domain-specific and define how well ELs at the five proficiency levels can
understand and use English in social and academic settings.
The descriptors show the progression of second language acquisition from one
proficiency level to the next and serve as a road map to help teachers tailor
instruction to the linguistic needs of ELs.
Located on the TELPAS Alternate Resources webpage.
39TELPAS Alternate Test Administrator Manual (NEW)
Manuals
• available online only
• not shipped to districts
Observable Behaviors shipped to
districts
• Based on registration counts +
10% overage
• Observable Behaviors will be
packed in 3’s
• Districts are not able to place
additional order
• Observable Behaviors PDF
available online for printing
40Observable Behaviors Inventory: Paper
Descriptions of behaviors test administrators consider regarding each
student’s use of the English language in each of the four domains
Test administrators, make holistic judgments across all four domains of
English language proficiency (listening, speaking, reading, writing) using
alternate ELPS-aligned observable behaviors.
41Observable Behaviors Inventory: Electronic
Located on TELPAS Alternate Resources webpage.
42Observable Behaviors Inventory Notes
Version
Used by test administrators during the school year to take notes that can be
used when marking the official Observable Behaviors Inventory during the
assessment window
43Observable Behaviors Inventory Classroom
Examples
Used by test
administrators
during the school
year to view
classroom examples
which illustrate how
a student could
demonstrate a
particular skill at
each proficiency
level.
44TELPAS Alternate Resources
Resource Purpose Audience
Educator Guide to TELPAS Provides an overview of TELPAS and Administrators,
and TELPAS Alternate TELPAS Alternate and serves to support Coordinators, Teachers
effective implementation of the ELPS
Participation Requirements Used by ARD committees in conjunction Members of ARD
with the LPAC to make decisions about committees and LPACs
TELPAS Alternate
Observable Behaviors Measures the student’s use of English and Teachers
contain a notes section that can be used
to become accustomed to TELPAS
Alternate prior to the assessment window
Parent Brochure Communicates (English and Spanish) basic Parents
information about TELPAS Alternate
45TELPAS Alternate Resources (continued)
Resource Purpose Audience
Test Contains instructions covering the responsibilities of test Administrators,
Administration administrators and the observable behaviors used to assess Coordinators,
Manual students Teachers serving
as test
Required to be read carefully and followed as written administrators
Training Provides training on a variety of topics, including authentic Administrators,
PowerPoints classroom activities for each domain that explain how to rate Coordinators,
students with the observable behaviors Teachers serving
as test
Designed as short PowerPoints that can be viewed in 30 minutes administrators
or less
Are optional though highly recommended
46Contact Information
For inquiries regarding: For inquiries related to:
English learner policies for all state Bilingual and ESL program support
assessments, including assessing ELs Identification, Placement, and Reclassification
receiving special education services
General questions about TELPAS and TELPAS
Alternate assessments
Student Assessment Division Division of English Learner Support
(512) 463-9536 (512) 463-9414
Student Assessment Help Desk EnglishLearnerSupport@tea.texas.gov
47Disclaimer
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