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This letter is to notify you of ÂÜÀòÉç’s intent to submit an amendment to adjust the targets for the English Language Proficiency (ELP) measure in the State’s ESSA accountability system due to changes to the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS).

Background

The ELP component of the Closing the Gaps domain compares a student's current year composite rating to their prior year composite rating. For 2017 and prior, the composite ratings were calculated using, in part, the student's TELPAS Listening and Speaking performance, as determined by a holistic rating system.ÌýIn 2018 and 2019, the composite ratings instead used the student's TELPAS Listening and Speaking performance, as determined by the new item-based standardized assessments. As there are two years (i.e., 2018 and 2019) of composite rating data calculated in the same way, the agency is amending the ELP target to better align with 2018 and 2019 TELPAS data.

Amendment Request

Based on the reasons outlined above, ÂÜÀòÉç will amend the ELP targets of the Closing the Gaps domain as follows for 2019 accountability ratings:Ìý

For Further Information

If you have any questions regarding this amendment, please contact ÂÜÀòÉç’s Performance Reporting Division at (512) 463-9704 or performance.reporting@tea.texas.gov.

Sincerely,

Jamie Crowe
Executive Director, Performance Reporting
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