Assessment Updates

October 2015

4th and 7th Grade Writing

• New blueprints are now available• http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/staar

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• New schematics are also available• http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/staar

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4th Grade Blueprint

7th Grade Blueprint

Distinctions Designations

ETS / Pearson

• Historical Data will be available mid- to late November

• If you are the campus CTC, you should have received a welcome email and login directions

• If you require access, please send me an email

• When the dust settles, we will have two active sites to work with; PearsonAccess Next and TOMS

TELPAS

• Texas Training Center is no longer active

• Because we are going to a new system, we recommend that all raters go through the Online Basic Training (OBT)• At this time, we do not know if the OBT will

be in a monitored setting

Questions?