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Title: Training on the 20062007 LPAC DecisionMaking Process for the Texas Assessment Program Grades 312


1
Training on the2006-2007 LPAC Decision-Making
Process for theTexas Assessment Program(Grades
3-12)
  • ?

2
TEA trains ESCs ESCs train districts LPACs use
manual to make spring 2007 testing decisions
3
  • TEA ppt. enhanced
  • Region 10 ESC training for the LPAC
  • Prepared and Presented by
  • Rose McCluer
  • 972-348-1530
  • rose.mccluer_at_region10.org

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Procedural Manual for Spring 2007
5
2007 LPAC Manual
  • http//www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/reso
    urces/guides/lpac/index.html
  • p. 11 Role of the LPAC
  • p. 12 Composition of the LPAC
  • Appendix C - p. 117
  • Component of the Texas Student Assessment
  • pp. 104-115 Blank Forms for Documentation

6
Review of LEP Exemption Criteriafor
State Assessment
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  • p. 17
  • LEP students in their fourth or subsequent
    school year of enrollment in a U.S. school are
    not eligible for a LEP TAKS Exemption even if
    they have been enrolled for partial school year.
  • The three year count starts with Grade 1.
  • No action is required on the part of the LPAC for
    students not Exempt and taking TAKS.

8
TAKS LEP Exemption for Students in Grades 3-10
  • No changes from the previous year.
  • A possible 3 year LEP TAKS Exemption
  • for qualifying students.
  • p. 27 Category 1- Bilingual
  • p. 36 Category 2- ESL
  • pp. 52-67 Documentation Requirements by the LPAC.

9
  • Important pages to note
  • p.17
  • Definition of Immigrant for TAKS purpose.
  • Partial year counts as one year.
  • pp. 22, 24 Flow Chart Category 1-Bilingual
  • pp. 30, 32 Flow Chart Category 2- ESL

10
TAKS in English or SpanishGrades 3-6
  • p. 13
  • Language of instruction determines language of
    assessment.
  • The decision to administer TAKS in English or
    Spanish or to grant an exemption may vary by
    subject area.
  • LEP exemptions combined with administrations of
    the Spanish-version already total 3 years.
  • Questions 21 on p.92 SSI
  • LPAC considering a change in language for
    second administration.

11
Two-Way Bilingual
  • Non-LEP in a two-way Bilingual program
  • can be tested in English or Spanish...
  • but cant be Exempt.

12
Exit Level TAKS LEP Postponement for Students in
Grades 11 and 12
  • No changes from the previous year.
  • A possible one time Exit Level TAKS
    postponement for qualifying LEP students.
  • p. 45- Exit Level LEP Postponement.
  • p. 46 Documentation Requirements by the LPAC.

13
Student Examples
  • pp. 49-51
  • Scenarios provide examples of the LPAC
    process for monitoring student progress and
    making assessment decisions.

14
LEP Students in Special Education
  • pp. 79- 82 New Information
  • p. 81 Revamped
  • Added information on LEP-Exempt from TAKS,
    TAKS-I or SDAA II.
  • p. 83-84 LEP-Exempt vs ARD Exempt

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Whats New This Year?
  • p. 1
  • Update on assessment options for students served
    by special education.
  • New LAT reading requirements.
  • Updated state assessment results.
  • FAQ to note See question 21 on page 92

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Alternate Assessments for Students Served by
Special Education
  • p. 6 Alternate assessments when TAKS is not
    appropriate
  • SDAA II ? spring 2007 is last year of SDAA II.
  • TAKS-I ? assesses the subjects not covered by
    SDAA II.
  • TAKS-Alt ? an online observation tool for
    assessing students with significant cognitive
    disabilities is a field test this year but is
    required for all eligible students.
  • TEKS-based LDAAs ? for students whose special
    education accommodations would invalidate TAKS,
    TAKS-I, or SDAA II and who are not eligible for
    TAKS-Alt.

17
Assessment Decisions for LEP Students Served by
Special Education
  • pp.78-86
  • The chapter titled Provisions of LEP
    Students Served Through Special Education has
    been updated to help LPAC and ARD committees
    understand the alternate assessment requirements
    that apply to students depending on their LEP
    exemption status.

18
A Closer Look at
LATFederal Assessment AYP
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Who is eligible for LAT?
  • pp. 37-43 Recent immigrant ELLs who
  • are in Gr. 38 and 10 (AYP grades),
  • are determined by the LPAC to be LEP-exempt under
    state law, and
  • routinely receive one or more of the allowable
    linguistic accommodations in classroom
    instruction and testing.
  • The LEP exemption criteria in the LPAC manual
    have not changed.

Remember that 1st year LEP-exempt immigrants
will not take LAT reading. RPTE will continue to
be their AYP reading test.
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LAT Math and AYP
  • pp. 8, 37
  • LAT math examinees in their first school year of
    enrollment in U.S. schools are included in AYP
    participation measures. Their results do not
    count in AYP performance measures.
  • LAT math examinees in their second and third
    school years of enrollment in U.S. schools count
    in both AYP participation and performance
    measures.

21
When is LAT math administered?
  • LAT math examinees are not subject to SSI
    testrequirements.
  • Note that LAT administrations of SDAA II math are
    not available.

22
New Federal Policy Directive LAT Reading
  • Nov. 13 Letter from Com. Neeley
  • Second and third year recent immigrants in Gr.
    3-8 and 10 who are LEP-exempt in reading or ELA
    under state law will no longer be able to be
    counted in AYP through RPTE.
  • For use in AYP reading accountability, these
    students will need to participate in LAT reading
    administrations of TAKS. If they are LEP-exempt
    from SDAA II, they will be eligible to take a LAT
    reading administration of SDAA II.

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Requirements Not Affected by Federal Directive
  • This directive does not affect LEP-exempt
    first-year immigrants. These students will
    continue to be included in AYP through RPTE.
  • This directive does not affect who will take
    RPTE. LEP students will continue to take RPTE as
    long as they are classified as limited English
    proficient in PEIMS. RPTE results are used in
    state and federal accountability and performance
    monitoring indicators.

24
TETN Training with Additional LAT Reading
Information
  • More complete information about the new LAT
    reading procedures and accommodations will be
    provided in a TETN videoconference on January 29,
    2007, from 100 to 400 P.M.
  • This TETN is designed to help district testing
    coordinators with campus coordinator and test
    administrator training requirements.
  • A test administration supplement will be used in
    this TETN and shipped to districts.

25
LAT Reading/ELA
  • For the TEA-TETN hook-up with Region 10, contact
    Gary Bower 972-348-1164
  • Fax your attendance to 972-348-1531
  • If you miss it...
  • Kerry Gain, Region 10 TAKS Consultant
  • will present same content via
  • Videoconference on Feb. 12 from 1-3.
  • 16 sites with on-line registration

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When is LAT reading administered?
  • LAT reading examinees are not subject to SSI
    requirements.
  • Testing coordinators are directed to call TEA to
    determine the test schedule for a LAT reading
    examinee who is not LEP-exempt in math and is
    scheduled to take TAKS or SDAA II math on April
    17.

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LAT Reading Tests
  • pp.39-40
  • For LAT reading, a student may use an English
    version or Spanish version TAKS test in Gr. 36,
    but not both.
  • For TAKS, the grade of the test must correspond
    to the students enrolled grade.
  • For SDAA II, the test may be given at the
    students instructional level.
  • LAT examinees enrolled in Gr. 10 will be
    eligible to take only instructional levels K8.
    Note that instructional levels 9 and 10 are not
    available for LAT reading.

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LAT Math Accommodations
29
Determining LAT Math Accommodations
  • Multiple accommodations will often be
    appropriate.
  • Decisions must be based on the individual needs
    of the student and whether the accommodations are
    used routinely in mathematics instruction and
    testing.

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6 LAT Math Accommodations
  • pp. 38-39
  • Linguistic Simplification
  • Oral Translation
  • Reading Assistance
  • Bilingual Dictionary
  • Bilingual Glossary
  • English-Spanish LAT Side by Side

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1. Linguistic Simplification
  • A student may ask the test administrator to say
    in simpler language what a test question is
    asking. Test administrators may provide this
    assistance using simpler words, pictures, or
    gestures, as long as they do not define or
    explain math terminology or a concept that the
    test question is assessing.

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1. Linguistic Simplification
  • Secure linguistic simplification guides (LSGs)
    are provided to test administrators for use with
    this accommodation. When necessary, test
    administrators may provide additional allowable
    linguistic simplifications to meet individual
    students needs.
  • The LSG provides suggestions for simplifying
    eligible words in LAT test questions (English
    versions of LAT) and points out the math terms
    that the test is assessing and that must not be
    simplified (English and Spanish versions of LAT).

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2. Oral Translation
  • At the request of the student, the test
    administrator may orally translate words,
    phrases, and sentences that the student does not
    understand. The test administrator is not
    permitted to define or explain math terms,
    concepts, or skills. The test administrator is
    permitted only to give the equivalent word or
    words in the other language.

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3. Reading Assistance
  • At the request of the student, the test
    administrator may read aloud words, phrases, or
    sentences in the test question or answer choices
    that the student is having difficulty reading.
    Reading assistance is allowable regardless of
    whether the student is using the English version,
    the Spanish version, or both versions of the LAT
    form.

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4. Bilingual Dictionary
  • Students may use a bilingual dictionary to find
    the translation of words they do not understand.
    Bilingual dictionaries that contain explanations,
    definitions, pictures, or examples of math
    terminology may not be used.

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5. Bilingual Glossary
  • Students may use a locally developed bilingual
    glossary to find the translation of words they do
    not understand. The glossary must not include
    definitions, explanations, examples, or pictures
    that will aid students in understanding the math
    terms or concepts assessed. In the case of math
    terms, only native-language equivalents are
    allowed.

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6. English-Spanish Side by Side
  • A Spanish-speaking student in Grades 36 may
    refer to both the English-version and
    Spanish-version LAT tests to enhance
    comprehension. If a student does not understand
    something in one language, the student may refer
    to it in the other language.

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LAT Reading Accommodations
39
Determining LAT Reading Accommodations
  • Multiple accommodations will often be
    appropriate.
  • Decisions must be based on the individual needs
    of the student and whether the accommodations are
    used routinely in reading instruction and
    testing.

Consistent with LAT math accommodations
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LAT Reading Accommodations
pp. 39-40 Direct Linguistic Support 1.
Bilingual dictionary 2. English dictionary 3.
Reading aloud word or phrase 4. Reading aloud
entire test item 5. Oral translation word or
phrase 6. Clarification word or phrase Note
that LAT reading accommodations also apply to
the written composition and revising/editing
portions of ELA.
41
LAT Reading Accommodations
  • Indirect Linguistic Support
  • Clarifying directions as needed
  • Breaks at request of student
  • Testing over 2 days

Accommodations 79 apply to all LAT reading
examinees. LPAC decisions and documentation are
not needed for these.
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Direct Linguistic Support
  • 1. Bilingual dictionary Throughout the test,
    the student may use a bilingual dictionary to
    find the translation of words they do not
    understand. Paper and electronic bilingual
    dictionaries are permitted.

43
Direct Linguistic Support
  • 2. English dictionary Throughout the test, the
    student may use an English dictionary, ESL
    dictionary, or picture dictionary. (Note that if
    the student is taking the Gr. 36 Spanish version
    test, the student may use a Spanish dictionary.)

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Direct Linguistic Support
  • 3. Reading aloud word or phrase The test
    administrator may read aloud a word or phrase to
    the student at the students request. This
    applies to passages and test items. Sentences and
    longer portions of text within a passage may not
    be read aloud.

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Direct Linguistic Support
  • 4. Reading aloud entire test item The test
    administrator may read aloud an entire test item
    (test question and answer choices) at the request
    of the student. Voice inflection must be kept
    neutral during the reading of test questions and
    answer choices.

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Direct Linguistic Support
  • 5. Oral translation word or phrase At the
    request of the student, the test administrator
    may orally translate a word or phrase that the
    student does not understand. The test
    administrator is not permitted to translate
    entire sentences or longer portions of text. This
    accommodation applies to passages and test items.

Exception Not permitted for tested vocabulary
words
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Direct Linguistic Support
  • 6. Clarification word or phrase At the
    request of the student, the test administrator
    may clarify the meaning of a word or phrase that
    the student does not understand. The test
    administrator is not permitted to clarify the
    meaning of entire sentences or longer portions of
    text. This accommodation applies to passages and
    test items.

Exception Not permitted for tested vocabulary
words
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Indirect Linguistic Support
  • 7. Clarifying directions This includes
    translating, rewording, and repeating the
    directions that are read aloud to students before
    the test.
  • 8. Breaks at request of student This refers to
    flexible scheduling of breaks so that a student
    is able to take breaks as needed.

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Indirect Linguistic Support
  • 9. Testing over 2 days All students
    participating in LAT reading and ELA
    administrations will take their test over 2 days.
    The test administrator will be given explicit
    information about where to stop on Day 1 and
    where to begin on Day 2.

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Planning for LAT Administrations
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Planning for LAT Administrations
  • p. 40-43 Planning for LAT involves
  • collaboration between LPACs, ARD committees when
    applicable, math and reading teachers, and
    testing coordinators.
  • determining and documenting accommodations.
  • determining the need for individual vs. small
    group LAT administrations.
  • identifying and training appropriate LAT test
    administrators.
  • identifying test locations.

Note the LAT Administration Planning Rosters.
52
Key Differences Between LAT Math and Reading
Administrations
  • LAT math is administered to first-year LEP-exempt
    recent immigrants, LAT reading is not.
  • Unlike LAT math, this years LAT reading tests
    will not say LAT on the test booklet covers.
  • There is no LAT math option for SDAA II. There is
    an SDAA II LAT reading option.
  • Unlike LAT math, information about LAT test
    administrators and linguistic accommodations used
    will not be collected this year.
  • There are no Linguistic Simplification Guides for
    LAT reading.

53
Key Differences Between LAT Math and Reading
Administrations
  • Giving Spanish and English tests side by side is
    not an option for LAT reading.
  • LAT reading accommodations have word or phrase
    constraints not found in LAT math accommodations.
  • English dictionaries and ESL dictionaries are not
    permitted for LAT math.
  • Bilingual glossaries are not permitted for LAT
    reading.
  • LAT reading is given over 2 days, not 1.

54
Planning
  • LAT examinees must not be tested in a room with
    students taking regular versions of state
    assessments.
  • LAT test administrators must be trained in
    general testing procedures and LAT-specific
    testing procedures. The January 29, 2007, TETN
    will provide information needed to give
    specialized training to LAT reading test
    administrators.

55
Planning for TELPAS AdministrationsFederal
Assessment AMAOs
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Assessment Dates for TELPAS
  • TELPAS RPTE, TOP
  • Testing Window
  • March 5-30
  • RPTE and RPTE II - Grades 2-12
  • Test and Field Test
  • TOP Rating - Grades K-12

57
LEP on PEIMS
  • TELPAS includes all LEP in
  • Bilingual
  • ESL
  • Parent Denials

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RPTE and RPTE II
  • p. 9, 69
  • Spring 2007 is the last year of RPTE I.
  • RPTE II will be implemented in spring 2008.
    RPTE II will assess grades 212.
  • The planned RPTE II grade clusters areGr. 2, 3,
    4-5, 6-7, 8-9, and 10-12

59
RPTE and RPTE II
  • It is anticipated that RPTE will be administered
    exclusively as an online assessment beginning in
    spring 2009.
  • RPTE II will be field-tested in spring 2007. Some
    LEP students will take a field test online and an
    RPTE test on paper.
  • All grade 2 LEP students will take either a paper
    RPTE II field test or an online RPTE II field
    test.

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RPTE II Assessment Focus
  • RPTE II will more fully address the academic
    language proficiency required for reading in core
    content areas. RPTE II will assess to a greater
    degree than RPTE I the type of reading students
    encounter in science and mathematics classes.

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Whats Different about RPTE II
  • RPTE II will report results on 3 objectives
  • Obj. 1- Word Meaning
  • Obj. 2- Basic Understanding (old 2-3)
  • Obj. 3- Analysis and Evaluation (old 4)

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RPTE II New Item Types
  • Academic Cloze a stand alone item type that
    requires students to find the missing word in a
    short paragraph that students might read in math
    or science class
  • Academic Cloze Passage a short series of
    paragraphs on an academic topic that will have
    several blanks to fill in
  • Academic Passage similar to the traditional
    passage with questions, but the plot of the
    passage will involve the application of an
    academic skill

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RPTE II New Item Types
  • Examples of these item types are posted on our
    website, along with draft RPTE II Objectives and
    Student Expectations.
  • To find them, go to www.tea.state.tx.us. Under
    Most Popular Information click on the link that
    says Student Assessment Division. From that
    page, click on the ELL Assessment Information
    link in the left column.

64
RPTE II Item Types
  • RPTE II will still have items associated with a
    passage and stand alone items.
  • RPTE II will also have new item and passage
    types.

65
RPTE II Passage Types
  • RPTE II will continue to have narrative and
    informational passages similar to RPTE and TAKS
    reading tests.

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Online Practice for RPTE
  • December 15, 2006 letter from S. Barnes
  • Re Reading Proficiency Test in English
    (RPTE) Student Tutorials and Online
    Administration Previews.
  • www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/
  • resources/letters/
  • Student tutorial and Online Administration
    Preview for grade groups 2, 3-5 and 6-12.

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2007 District and Campus Coordinator Manual
  • District and Campus Coordinator Manual- TELPAS
    pp. 305- 412
  • http//www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/res
    ources/guides/coormanual/index.html

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TELPAS General Information
  • p. 308-9
  • Each district is responsible for developing
    a local schedule to administer both RPTE and TOP
    during the four-week testing window (March 5-30).
  • TELPAS answer document is used to record a
    students RPTE responses and TOP ratings.

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Campus Testing Coordinator
  • Responsible for training and maintaining security
    and confidential integrity at all times.
  • Responsible for ensuring that RPTE test
    administrators and TOP raters have the TELPAS
    answer documents they need at the appropriate
    time.
  • Provide make-up administrations for students
    absent from RPTE on scheduled day of testing.

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RPTE II Field Test
  • p. 310 Grade 2 - Take test on paper or online
    (not both).
  • A machine-scorable test booklet will be provided
    for both the grade 2 paper and online field
    tests.
  • The front of the grade 2 test booklet cover
    contains student demographic information, a TOP
    score code, and TOP rating fields that need to be
    completed regardless of whether students take the
    paper field test or the online field test.

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  • Remember that this year grade 2 students will be
    assessed for reading with TOP and participate in
    the RPTE II field test paper or online.
  • In 2008 when RPTE II is implemented in grade 2 ,
    the domain of reading will no longer be assessed
    with TOP at grade 2.
  • Grade 2 LEP/Sp.Ed.- No ARD documentation
    required for participating in field test.

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RPTE Testing Accommodations
  • p.312 Allowable Accommodations for LEP with
    Special
  • Needs
  • Test administered at the students enrolled grade
    level.
  • Decision made on individual basis.
  • All accommodations documented in the students
    IEP.
  • Signing/translating Oral Instructions given
    before or after the test.
  • Colored Overlay/Place Marker/Magnifying Device.

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  • Small-Group/Individual Administration
  • In an individual administration a student
    may read into a tape recorder. Tape recording
    must be returned with the nonscorable materials.
  • Large print version of the test is available.
  • No braille tests are available.
  • See p. 313 - Methods of response for students
    with temporary or permanent disabling condition.

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RPTE Nonallowable Accommodations
  • p. 313 Special request must be submitted 2 weeks
    prior to testing to ensure a response.
  • No reading assistance.
  • No English language or foreign-language reference
    materials.
  • No translations or test items and reading
    selections.
  • No rephrasing or clarifying of test questions,
    answer choices or selections.

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  • RPTE should be an appropriate tool for most LEP
    students served in Sp.Ed. who are receiving TEKS
    instruction in reading.
  • Exceptions
  • Students who need a braille version.
  • Students that have severe cognitive
    impairments
  • who do not receive TEKS reading
    instruction.
  • LPAC and ARD must meet to document Exempt status.

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RPTE Gridding Information
  • p. 118 of LPAC Manual - No. of years in U.S.
    schools
  • 2nd semester - Student first enrolled in second
    semester of 2006-2007.
  • 1st semester - Student first enrolled in the
    first semester of 2006-2007.
  • Note Retention counts as year
  • Partial year counts as year
  • This information is used to determine
    performance standard for AYP and AMAOs.

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General Information about TOP
  • p. 314
  • Grades K-2 L, S, R, W
  • Grades 3-12 L, S, W

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TOP Assessment and Reporting Process
  • p. 314
  • Identify K-12 LEP and designate appropriate
    teachers to observe and rate.
  • Conduct TOP holistic rating training using PLDs.
  • On or after February 1, 2007- Raters gather
    samples of writing for each LEP in grades 2-12.
  • For each TOP domain assessed, raters use the TOP
    PLDs to assign students one of the four English
    language proficiency ratings B, I, A, AH.
  • Districts implement rating support or
    verification procedures to ensure the validity
    and reliability of the rating.

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  • Campus coordinators maintain documentation of the
    procedures followed for one year from the date of
    testing.
  • Raters list their studentsnames and ratings on a
    TOP Student Rating Roster
  • Raters also indicate the ratings of each student
    on the students TELPAS answer document.
  • Raters return the TELPAS answer documents and
    TOP Student Rating Roster to the campus
    coordinators.

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  • Raters and school principals sign the completed
    rating rosters.
  • The campus coordinator keeps the rating rosters
    on file in a central location for one year from
    the date of testing.
  • Raters give their students writing collections
    to the campus coordinators, who sees that they
    are retained in the students permanent record
    files for two years. from the date of testing.

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Holistic Rating Training Requirements
  • p.315-316
  • Face-to-face training for newly assigned raters.
  • Level 1, Grades 2-12
  • Online refresher training for previously trained
    individuals who have not qualified on 05-06.
    Dec. 11-Jan. 19.

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Online Refresher Training
  • Level 2, Grades 2-12
  • For qualified raters of student sin Grades 2-12
    for those who qualified in spring 2006 or fall
    2006.
  • Jan. 29- Mar. 2

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Online Refresher Training
  • K-1 Course
  • For K-1 raters trained in 2005-2006.
  • Recommended for K-1 raters trained this fall too
  • Jan. 29 - Mar. 2

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Spring Online Qualification Round
  • Spring Qualification
  • For Grades 2-12 raters who have been trained but
    have not yet qualified
  • Jan. 29- Mar. 2

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End Dates for Refresher Courses
  • Raters should complete their refresher courses by
    the scheduled dates.
  • March 30- Refresher courses available.
  • Raters may wish to refer back to the course
    information and practice collections as they rate
    their students.
  • March 2- Spring Qualification window will close.

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Raters Who Do Not Qualify
  • p. 316
  • Raters who complete all requirements but do not
    successfully qualify may be authorized to serve
    as raters at the discretion of the district.
  • However, districts are required to implement a
    rating support system for these individuals.

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Procedures for Ensuring TOP Validity and
Reliability
  • pp.317-318 and 366 of District and Campus
    Coordinator Manual
  • Procedures may be district-wide or may vary by
    campus.

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All language domains, K-12
  • Raters collaborate with other teachers of the
    students in determining the students rating. The
    other teachers may or may not be raters.
  • Raters collaborate with each other in determining
    the ratings of students near the border between
    proficiency levels.
  • Any nonqualified raters used collaborate with
    qualified raters or with qualified, lead raters
    in determining students ratings.

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Writing, grades 2-12
  • Qualified raters provide second ratings of the
    writing collections rated by any nonqualified
    raters, and if the ratings differ, second ratings
    or additional resolution ratings are used.
  • A district-determined selection of writing
    collections are rated a second time, and if the
    ratings differ, resolution ratings are provided
    and used.

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  • All writing collections are rated a second time,
    and if the ratings differ, resolution ratings are
    provided and used.
  • Campuses selected for the spring 2007 TOP audit
    will submit information regarding the procedures
    followed as part of the audit process.
  • Districts selected will be notified by April 28.

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TOP Participations Guidelines for LEP/Sp.Ed.
  • p.86 LPAC Manual
  • Use TOP proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs) that
    correspond to the students intructional level in
    the domain.
  • Decision to grant an ARD exemption in one or more
    domains should be addressed by the ARD and
    documented in the students IEP.

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Campus Coordinator Responsibilities
  • pp.360-363
  • A student is not permitted to have one TOP rater
    for some domains and another TOP rater for
    another domains.
  • A students TOP rater and RPTE test administrator
    will not necessarily be the same person.
  • All personnel must be trained on testing
    procedures, security and sign oath for each of
    the test.

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  • Designate a TOP Writing Collection Verifies. The
    person can be an LPAC administrator, school
    counselor, or other suitable designee.
  • The designee must not be a TOP rater or
  • paraprofessional.
  • Paraprofessionals can serve RPTE test
    administrator, but not be TOP raters or assist in
    verifying writing collections.

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2007 TOP Rater Manual
  • pp. 14-19
  • Assembling Grades 2-12 Writing Collection
  • http//www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/adm
    in/rpte/index.html

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Important Gridding Information
  • pp. 417-428 District and Campus Coordinator
    Manual
  • p.419 L, B, ESL
  • p.420 PD
  • p.421 TAKS
  • p.422 LEP Postponement
  • p.425 LAT
  • p.426 TOP
  • p.428 RPTE

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2007 LEP Assessment
  • Needed resources
  • LPAC Manual
  • District and Campus Coordinator Manual-
    TELPAS
  • RPTE Administration Manual
  • TOP Rater Manual
  • LAT Math Administration Manual
  • LAT Reading Administration Manual
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