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Is there a specific number of days months, or years that is a general benchmark for what is considered interrupted?

TEA will not give a time frame.  They state if the time withdrawn interfered with the learning.......

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We have a student exempt from TELPAS speaking. How will that look? Are listening and speaking two separate tests?

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We have a student exempt from TELPAS speaking. How will that look? Are listening and speaking two separate tests?

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You will receive an email today with the required form to request a special administration of TELPAS.  Listening and Speaking are in one online assessment, so if a student has an ARD decision to not be assessed in one of those domains, then you will need to fill out this form to request that the student be holistically rated in listening.

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Where can we find the cover sheet for 2018?

The cover sheet is posted on this google folder because there is some technical issue with posting to Edline.

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Can a student have the writing test administered by a teacher orally, but then could he type the expository paper?

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Can a student have the writing test administered by a teacher orally, but then could he type the expository paper?

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When taking the paper test the only thing read aloud is the writing prompt, but if the students test online then the student can get the revising portion read aloud.

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Can the RTI make recommendations for supports for STAAR etc.? TEA does not specifically mention the RTI committee - it specifically states that the LPAC, 504, ARD committee may make the determinations of designated supports.

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Can the RTI make recommendations for supports for STAAR etc.? TEA does not specifically mention the RTI committee - it specifically states that the LPAC, 504, ARD committee may make the determinations of designated supports.

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If the RTI team can make decisions about designated supports, then it is noted on the specific Accommodation Description forms on TEA's website (the red text is a link there)
(Jill Michaelis)

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Where will we document that a student will have their writing typed for them into the online format if it is not considered basic transcribing? RegiSTAAR?

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Last year there was a rater sheet the RISD  wanted us to use.  Will there be something similar this year?

You will be using your Rater Card in TELPAS for all your record keeping and you will use it to  print out your sign in sheets from here.

Yes.

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If oral admin is due to another factor (i.e. dyslexia) does that impact a student from being exited from ESL?

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If oral admin is due to another factor (i.e. dyslexia) does that impact a student from being exited from ESL?

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No- only linguistic accomm recommended by ESL affect exiting

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Random Question/Unrelated! Where is the training on Monday, January 29th at? :-)

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Random Question/Unrelated! Where is the training on Monday, January 29th at? :-)

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at the ROC 1300-1302

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Spelling Assistance for TELPAS with SPED students

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Spelling Assistance for TELPAS with SPED students

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Do we need to do a revision ARD to add spelling assistance for our SPED students?

You do not need a revision ARD to add accommodations, such as spelling assistance, as long as the parent agrees. You would need to complete an amendment for this purpose. If there are other items that need to be discussed that would change the IEP, such as a change to testing decisions, then you would need to hold a revision.

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Hi! We have not been able to access the online calibration center with our emails and passwords from last year. This is problematic because the calibration window opens tomorrow. Help!

The email that was sent to principals on Jan 12 has detailed information about logging on to the TELPAS Training Center.  Included in that information: Usernames/passwords are not saved from year to year.  There is an security agreement that raters have to agree to each year.  Please see that email, because there is a nearpod training that raters must complete and an oath they must sign and turn in to the CTC before they access the Online Basic Training on Monday.  If you need me to resend, you can email me. (Jill Michaelis)

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Will REgistaar have the accomodations for 504/IEP too?

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Will REgistaar have the accomodations for 504/IEP too?

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Accommodations that are recommended thru Esped will be uploaded to RegiSTAAR

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If a student uses PNP on the STAAR test will that prevent them from exiting ESL?

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If a student uses PNP on the STAAR test will that prevent them from exiting ESL?

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yes- if the LPAC recommends OA   or Content/Lang supports then they are not eligible for exiting

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Will students be able to use scratch  on the listening/speaking test?
Yes, students can use scratch paper for online TELPAS assessments (page 16 of the TELPAS Test Administrator Manual)
(Jill Michaelis)

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Headphones - are these headphones to be distributed to each student and are they to be collected and returned afterwards.

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Headphones - are these headphones to be distributed to each student and are they to be collected and returned afterwards.

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This question was probably answered in the course of the presentation today. Campuses will maintain their supply of headsets. They will not be returned to the district for storage.

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Can we test multiple grade levels in the lab at the same time?

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Can we test multiple grade levels in the lab at the same time?

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Yes!  You can!  :)  However, the directions are different for grades 2-5 and grades 6-12, so 6th graders cannot be tested with the other grades.
(Jill Michaelis)

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Will SPED and 504 coordinators have the same deadline as ESL for entering accommodations in REGISTAAR?

SpEd and 504 do have deadlines for entering accommodation but the dates may differ from the LPAC decision deadlines.

LPAC decisions for assessments and supports must be made if the LPAC is recommending for linguistic need.

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Will we be able to print out a list of students with their accommodations to use as a cross check for our testing rosters like we used to with the SET tools?

RegiSTAAR will allow users to download a list of testers and their accommodations and will include SpEd, 504, & LPAC accommodations.

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In RegiSTAAR for Telpas Additional Data Collection, can Robert change "yes" or "no" to "correct" or "incorrect" to avoid confusion and make TADC go more smoothly pretty please?

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In RegiSTAAR for Telpas Additional Data Collection, can Robert change "yes" or "no" to "correct" or "incorrect" to avoid confusion and make TADC go more smoothly pretty please?

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Let me ask......

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If a student received only 2 hours of instruction each day in his home country, will he be considered unschooled

If that was considered a formal schooling in his home country then we consider it schooling. There is the other part of the definition that they may qualify for.

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According to the TELPAS test administrator manual, it is recommended to have space between computers when students are testing for listening and speaking due to background noise and the computer being able to hear clearly what is being recorded. What is our district policy going to be on that? 

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According to the TELPAS test administrator manual, it is recommended to have space between computers when students are testing for listening and speaking due to background noise and the computer being able to hear clearly what is being recorded. What is our district policy going to be on that? 

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Hopefully you experienced during the tutorials that our headphones cancel out noise pretty well. We have tested them and believe that you can seat students like you usually do for an online test and you will be find. Although the large spacing is recommended in the manual, it is not required by TEA. And, we find with our high quality headphones that it is unnecessary.

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Calibration for TELPAS will the teachers only be calibrating on writing? if yes, will the test be shorter? or they have more writing to rate?  

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Calibration for TELPAS will the teachers only be calibrating on writing? if yes, will the test be shorter? or they have more writing to rate?  

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For 2-12, the teachers will calibrate in only the writing domain.  They will rate 10 writing samples and must get 70% correct to pass.
(Jill Michaelis)

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Are we going to do 2 separate LPACs and decision sheets for EOCs - February/March for English, and later for Bio, USHistory and Algebra as it comes closer to the test?

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Are we going to do 2 separate LPACs and decision sheets for EOCs - February/March for English, and later for Bio, USHistory and Algebra as it comes closer to the test?

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Yes- please refer to LPAC Deadline & Collection dates in your handout or in the Google Folder

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Individual Campus Guidance of Raters