State Assessment and
Goal Setting/Attainment Policy for Adult Education

Effective Date – July 1, 2011
Revised April 1, 2011

Appendix L

State Policy Document for Distance Education

1. FEDERAL
Measures and Methods for the National Reporting System (NRS) for Adult Education, March 2001
According to the NRS, an educational gain, a key outcome in the NRS, provides a measure of student literacy gains resulting from instruction. To determine this measure, local programs assess students upon intake to determine their educational functioning level (EFL).

2. STATE
Source:  Texas Education Code, Chapter 29, Educational Programs, Subchapter H, Adult and Community Education Programs, State Role in Adult and Community Education § 29.252. [Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 761, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.]
(8) adopt or develop and administer a standardized assessment mechanism for assessing all adult education program participants who need literacy instruction, adult basic education, or secondary education leading to an adult high school diploma or the equivalent.
The assessment mechanism prescribed under Subsection (a)(8) must include an initial basic skills screening instrument and must provide comprehensive information concerning baseline student skills before and student progress after participation in an adult education program.

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