State Assessments for Emergent Bilingual Students Archive

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This webpage contains archived information on state assessments for English language learners (ELLs) and Language Proficiency Assessment Committees (LPACs).

TEA archived the files listed below because they are obsolete or are a later version of the file exists. To view current materials, please visit the Information on State Assessments for Emergent Bilingual Students webpage.

EB Students

You can use the links to access EB student resources:

• 2021-2022 Fall Updates for STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS, and TELPAS Alternate (PDF posted 10/25/21)
• 2021-2022 Fall Updates for STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS, and TELPAS Alternate (PPT posted 10/25/21)
• 2021 Title III Symposium TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate (PDF posted 8/5/21)
• 2021 Title III Symposium TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate (PPT posted 8/5/21)
• Title III Symposium Writing in the Content Areas and TELPAS (PPT posted 08/09/17)
• Title III Symposium Writing in the Content Areas and TELPAS (PDF posted 08/09/17)
• 2019–2020 TELPAS Update (PDF posted 10/21/19)
• 2019–2020 TELPAS Update (PPT posted 10/21/19)
• Grades 2–12 Listening & Speaking Plans (PDF posted 05/19/16)
• Title III Symposium TELPAS Update (PPT posted 08/16/18)
• Title III Symposium TELPAS Update (PDF posted 08/16/18)
• STAAR Spanish Update (PDF posted 02/25/17)
• Spring 2017 ELL Assessment Update (PPT posted 01/27/17)
• Spring 2017 ELL Assessment Update (PDF posted 01/27/17)
• Fall 2016 ELL Assessment Update (PPT posted 09/28/16)
• Fall 2016 ELL Assessment Update (PDF posted 09/28/16)
• Spring 2016 ELL Assessment Update (PPT posted 01/28/16)
• Spring 2016 ELL Assessment Update (PDF posted 01/28/16)
• Fall 2015 ELL Assessment Update (PPT posted 09/17/15)
• Fall 2015 ELL Assessment Update (PDF posted 09/17/15) 
• Spring ELL Assessment Update TETN #21613 (PPT posted 01/31/14)
• Spring ELL Assessment Update TETN #21613 (PDF posted 01/31/14)
• Fall ELL Assessment Update TETN #20783 (updated 09/20/13)
• ELL Assessment Update: Title III ELL Symposium July 30, 2013  (PPT posted 08/05/13)

ELL Progress Measure

The Texas English Language Learner (ELL) Progress Measure provided information about whether a student had made academic improvement or progress toward passing STAAR. This progress measure was based on the student’s first TELPAS composite score and the amount of time he or she has attended school in the United States. More information can be found in the links below. 

• ELL Progress Measure (English version PDF updated 04/27/17)
• ELL Progress Measure (Spanish version PDF posted 06/19/17)
• Calculating the Texas English Language Learner (ELL) Progress Measure (PDF posted 07/11/17)
• Texas English Language Learner (ELL) Progress Measure Questions and Answers (PDF posted 06/22/17)
• Texas English Language Learner (ELL) Progress Measure Expectations (PDF posted 06/22/17)
• A Parent's Guide to the ELL Progress Measure (English version PDF posted 06/15/17)
• A Parent's Guide to the ELL Progress Measure (Spanish version PDF posted 07/10/17)

Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System

You can use the links to access TELPAS resources:

• TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate Spring Updates (PPT posted 01/18/22)
• TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate Spring Updates (PDF posted 01/18/22) 
• 2018 TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate Update (PDF posted 09/25/18)
• 2018 TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate Update (PPT posted 09/25/18)
• Title III Symposium TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate Update (PPT posted 08/16/18)
• Title III Symposium TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate Update (PDF posted 08/16/18)
• Title III Symposium TELPAS Update (PPT posted 08/09/17)
• Title III Symposium TELPAS Update (PDF posted 08/09/17)
• Spring 2016 TELPAS Holistic Rating Training System (PPT posted 02/03/16)
• Spring 2016 TELPAS Holistic Rating Training System (PDF posted 02/03/16)
• 2016 TELPAS Online Testing & Data Collection (PPT posted 02/19/16)
• 2016 TELPAS Online Testing & Data Collection (PDF posted 02/19/16)
•  Title III Symposium ELL Assessment Update (PPT posted 07/28/16)
• Title III Symposium ELL Assessment Update (PDF posted 07/28/16)
• 2015 Title III Symposium Writing in the Content Areas and TELPAS (PPT posted 08/04/15)
• 2015 Title III Symposium Writing in the Content Areas and TELPAS (PDF posted 08/04/15)
• TELPAS Composite Reliability 2014 Report (PDF posted 10/16/14)
• TELPAS Standards Review Technical Report (PDF posted 06/27/14)
• TELPAS Standards Review Questions & Answers  (PDF English version 06/27/14)
• TELPAS Standards Review Questions & Answers (PDF Spanish version 06/27/14)
• Understanding 2014 TELPAS Results (PDF English version posted 05/20/14)
• Understanding 2014 TELPAS Results (PDF Spanish version posted 05/20/14)
• How to Compare TELPAS Scores in 2013 and 2014 (PDF posted 06/09/14)
• Changes to TELPAS Starting in 2014  (PDF posted 01/22/14)
• 2012 TELPAS Online Testing and Data Collection (PPT) 
• Spring 2012 TELPAS Holistic Rating Training System (PPT)
• TELPAS for Spring 2012: What You Need to Know (PPT)
• TETN #35319, TELPAS Online Testing (PPT)
• TETN #35319, TELPAS Online Testing (508 compliant PDF) 
• TETN #35320, TELPAS Spring Online Training (PPT)
• TETN #35320, TELPAS Spring Online Training (508 compliant PDF) 

STAAR L 

The following links provides information about  STAAR L:

• 2011-2012 Training on Linguistic Accommodations for the STAAR Program (PPT updated 02/23/12)
• 2014 Linguistic Accommodations for ELLs Participating in the STAAR® Program (PDF posted 10/30/13)
• 2014 Training on Linguistic Accommodations for the STAAR® Program (PDF posted 03/07/14)
• 2014 Training on Linguistic Accommodations for the STAAR® Program (PPT posted 03/07/14

LPAC

The following link provides information about LPACs:

• LPAC Decision-Making Process for the Texas Assessment Program TETN #15581 (PPT posted 09/28/12)