Bilingual/ESL (Title III)
Information on State Assessments for English Language Learners
Visit TEA's Assessment website for all up-to-date Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (TELPAS) information
EVERYTHING ABOUT TELPAS!! The Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System
Visit TEA's Website to get all Information on State Assessments for English Language Learners (ELL), including TELPAS and TELPAS Training

www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/rpte/
TELPAS Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs) May be Downloaded
All K-12 Raters are required to use these rubrics to determine English language proficiency levels of ELL students in the TELPAS assessment. Download at:
ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/rpte/telpasrater/spring2008pld.pdf

RATER K-12 TELPAS TRAINING, QUALIFICATION, OR REFRESHER RESOURCES
The TELPAS Training Center for all Online Courses and Qualifications
Login to the TELPAS Training Center at: www.texasassessment.com/telpasonlinetraining/

Resources available on site:
~ TELPAS Online Training Course Descriptions: ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/rpte/rater_training_letter_050208_attach_b.pdf
Rater's Customer Support by Pearson for all TELPAS Training Center Assistance Needs
If you have problems accessing or navigating the Texas TrainingCenter,or if you have lost your login username or password, please contact
Pearson using the contact information below.
Phone: 800-627-0225
Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM CT
E-mail: TELPAS.techhelp@support.pearson.com

TELPAS COORDINATOR'S RESOURCES
ATTN: The links below are intended for District/Campus TELPAS Coordinator(s) and may/may not be available to general users.
Rater Lookup System! TELPAS Coordinator's User Guide for Online Training and Qualification
Download the guide at: ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/rpte/TP_LMS_Coordinators_User_Guide.pdf This guide is a resource for region, district, and campus personnel authorized to use the Texas Training Center Learning Management System (LMS) website to look up the history records for any Texas Rater that has ever completed TELPAS online training and qualification activities. To login to your account, access the TELPAS TrainingCenter at: www.texasassessment.com/telpasonlinetraining/

If you have problems accessing or navigating your Texas Training Center account, call pearson at 1 800 252-9186 M-F, 7 am to 7 pm CT or
Email: TELPAS.techhelp@support.pearson.com

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