Texas Education Agency
And
Texas LEARNS
Texas Adult Education and Family Literacy Collaboration

State Assessment and
Goal Setting/Attainment Policy for
Adult Education
Effective Date – July 1, 2012
Revised April 1, 2012

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Introduction and Context

II. General Assessment Requirements

III. Guidelines for Each Assessment

IV. Quality Control Procedures

V. Appendices

Appendix A: Glossary of Terms and Acronymns

Appendix B: Educational Functioning Level Descriptors

Appendix C: NRS Test Benchmarks Updated February 2009

Appendix D: Sample ESL Literacy Screening Tool

Appendix E: TABLE III – TABE and NRSFunctioning Levels, Grade Equivalents, and Scale Score Ranges

Appendix F: TABLE IV – BEST LITERACY -NRS Functioning Levels, Scale Score Ranges, and Student Performance Levels

Appendix G: TABLE V - BEST Plus NRS Functioning Levels, Scale Score Ranges and Student Performance Levels

Appendix H: Table VI - TABE CLAS-E Forms A and B Scale Scores for NRS ESL Educational Functioning Levels

Appendix I: TABLE VII – GAIN English and Mathematics Scale Scores for NRS ABE and ASE Educational Functioning Levels

Appendix J: Resources for Information and Assistance

Appendix K: Calendar for Collecting, Matching, and Reporting GED Obtainment, Entry into Postsecondary or Training, Employment Obtainment, and    Employment Retention

Appendix L: Federal and State Guidance on Collecting Student Data

Appendix M: TABLE I Required Instructional Hours between Pre and Post Tests

Appendix N: Distance Education Policy Revised April 1, 2011

Appendix O: Test Security

Appendix P: Goal Setting Policy