Purpose and Goals Flashcards
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A parent asks why their child must take TELPAS every year. What is the most accurate explanation?
Answer: Annual testing tracks language growth and ensures the child receives appropriate EL services each year
Annual TELPAS administration tracks yearly progress so services remain matched to the student's current proficiency level throughout their EL journey.
Which TELPAS purpose is most directly linked to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) accountability framework?
Answer: Measuring English learner progress as a school quality indicator
Under ESSA, EL progress measured by assessments like TELPAS is a required school quality and student success indicator in state accountability systems.
What happens to TELPAS assessment requirements once a student is reclassified as English proficient?
Answer: The student is no longer required to take TELPAS
Once reclassified as English proficient, students no longer meet the definition of an English learner and are therefore not required to take TELPAS.
Which scenario best illustrates TELPAS being used for its intended purpose?
Answer: A bilingual coordinator uses TELPAS ratings to decide which students advance to English-only instruction
Using TELPAS proficiency ratings to guide transitions between language programs is a core intended use of the assessment.
Texas administers TELPAS to students in which grade span?
Answer: Kindergarten through grade 12
TELPAS is administered to identified English learners in kindergarten through grade 12 across Texas public schools.
Why are TELPAS proficiency level descriptors (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, Advanced High) important to the assessment's purpose?
Answer: They provide a common language for describing where students are in their English language development
Standardized proficiency level descriptors give educators, parents, and administrators a shared framework for understanding and communicating EL progress.
Which of the following is NOT a stated goal of the TELPAS assessment?
Answer: Ranking students by native-language literacy skills
TELPAS does not rank students by native-language literacy; its goals center on English proficiency monitoring, instructional support, and accountability.