Update from TEA
October 1, 2008

 

Please note that the following documents have been posted to the Student Assessment division website:

 

  1. The “2008-2009 Accommodations Manual” has been posted to the “Accommodations Resources” webpage.  A link to the “Accommodations Resources” webpage is available in the “What’s New” box of the Student Assessment home page.  The direct link is:

 

          http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/accommodations/index.html

 

  1. The 2007-2008 Student Expectations have been posted.  You can access the webpage through the “A to Z Directory” under “E” for “Expectations, Released TAKS, SDAA II, and RPTE Student”.  The direct link is:

 

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release/expect/2008/index.html

 

  1. A “Special Education Assessments” webpage has been added to the “Student Assessment” website.  The link is:

 

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/special_education/index.html

 

 

  1. The 2008-2009 GPC Manual and the SSI form letters #1-5 have been posted to the “Student Success Initiative” webpage.  The link is:

 

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/ssi/index.html

 

  1. The following documents have been updated on the “Results” webpage: TELPAS Statewide Summary Report for 2008, TAKS Percent of Students Meeting Panel-Recommended Standard: 2003 - 2008 Charts, EOC Statewide Summary Reports: Spring 2005 - Spring 2008, Statewide Performance Results for Students Tested with Dyslexia Bundled Accommodations: 2006 - 2008

 

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/reporting/index.html

 

  1. The following documents have been added to the “TAKS-Alt Resource” webpage: September 22, 2008 TETN #31342, Supplementary Information for TAKS–Alt, Forms

 

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/taksalt/index.html

 

  1. The following documents have been added to the “ELL Resources” webpage: ELL Assessment Updates for 2008-2009, ELPS and TELPAS (Featuring Math Alignment)

 

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/rpte/index.html

 

  1. The 2008 TELPAS Parent Brochures, Understanding the Confidential Student Report A Guide for Parents, have been posted at:

 

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/guides/parent_csr/telpas.html

 

  1. The 2008-2009 State Approved Group Administered Achievement Tests have been posted at:

 

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/nrt/index.html

 

  1. The following letters have been posted: 09/10/08: Administration of Local Assessments, 09/12/08: Reporting of Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) Results.  The link to these letters is:

 

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/letters/index.html

 

  1. The “TAKS-M Resources” webpage has added Standard Setting Information documents.  The link is:

 

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/taksm/index.html

 

  1. The Spring 2008 TELPAS Reading Raw Score Conversion Tables have been posted.  The link is:

 

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/scoring/convtables/index.html

 

  1. The TELPAS Data File Format has been posted.  The link is:

 

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/reporting/formats/index.html

 

 

 

 

If clicking the link does not open the webpage, copy and paste the link into the address bar of your browser.  Most of these documents can also be accessed through the A to Z Directory at:  http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/directory.html