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STECC ECHS Best Practices Conference 5/5/2017

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© 2017 Region One Education Service Center Division of Instructional, School Improvement, and College Readiness Support

Toward All StudentsCollege and Career Ready

Tangled: Unraveling the Knots in the TSI

Joe Castillo, Claudia Gutierrez, & Nicole Saenz

Education Specialists2©2017 Region One Education Service Center

Welcome

College Readiness Exams

TSI Overview

Model for TSI Support

TSI Blueprint

TSI Diagnostic

Resources

Q & A

Agenda

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3 – 2 – 1 BridgeYour initial responses to the topic : TSI

3 Thoughts/Ideas

2 Questions

1 Analogy


Presentation Resources

http://www.esc1.net/Page/3027


Looking at Rigor through the Texas Success Initiative




How are students deemed college ready in Texas?


Texas Success Initiative

The Texas Success Initiative requires ALL new students to be assessed

academically to determine their level of college readiness

Texas Education Code Section 51.3062


About the TSI Assessment

• Written by the CollegeBoard using the ACCUPLACER platform

• Effective as of Fall 2013

• Designed to help educational institutions determine

– if students are ready for college-level coursework in reading, writing, and

mathematics

– what course interventions students need to be better prepared for college-level

coursework

• Content covered on the test correspond to topics covered in typical high school

classes

– Mathematics – Reading

– Statistics – Writing




Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Exemption Scores

STAAR/End of Course (EOC) Exam ▪ minimum score of Level 2 on the English III (both reading and writing)▪ minimum score of Level 2 on the Algebra II (mathematics section)

TAAS* TAKS* STAAR EOC ACT** SAT**

READING 89 READING

2200 & 3

READING (ENGLISH III, LEVEL II) 2000 ENGLISH 19

Evidence Based Reading & Writing

480

WRITING 1770 WRITING WRITING (ENGLISH III, LEVEL II) 2000 MATH 19 MATH 530

MATH 86 MATH 2200 MATH (ALGEBRA II, LEVEL II) 4000 COMPOSITE 23No combined Scores

*Exemption is valid for a period of five (5) years from the date of testing.**Exemption is valid for a period of five (5) years from the date of testing.

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• Establish foundational understanding regarding the Texas Success Initiative

• Analyze and identify appropriate resources and targeted needs

• Target continued support

Foundation Gap Analysis Continued Support

• Identify student expectations on TSI Blue Print

• Map resources utilizing TSI blue print• Identify gaps in curriculum, resources, and

materials • Conduct gap analysis• Target strategies to address identified gaps• Identify next steps

• Support identified needs• Support content specific needs• Identify trends• Create ways of addressing needs• Identify stratified supports for the

following:• Students who placed under

Adult Basic Education in 8th

grade vs 12th grade• Students who placed under

Developmental Education at 11th and 12th grade

• Students who placed under Developmental Education at 8th, 9th and 10th grades

• Identify “bright spots” throughout the district

• Create a TSI district support network

• Conduct Texas Success Initiative overview

• Review TSI Blue Print • Review TSI diagnostic• Conduct content‐specific

discussion utilizing diagnostic• Identify next steps• Identify district practices

regarding:• Data disaggregation• Use of diagnostic for

intervention• Testing practices• Identification of trends

and patterns in data

Region One Texas Success Initiative (TSI)Institute

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TSI Blueprint




What do you notice about the standards being measured for Reading and Writing?

Algebra IAlgebra IIGeometry


• College-Readiness is determined:

Mathematics: a score ranging from 350 to 390 in the multiple-choice section

Reading: a score ranging from 351 to 390 in the multiple-choice section

Writing: a score of 5 in the essay section. You can also place in a college course if you receive a 4 on the essay and a score ranging from 363 to 390 on the multiple-choice section.

How Will the TSI Assessment be Scored?


• If your score in the TSI Assessment is lower than the college-readiness cut-score, then you will be asked to take the TSI Diagnostic Test

TSI Assessment vs TSI Diagnostic Test




• TSI Diagnostic Score Report

Needs Improvement: Indicates that your performance needs to improve significantly in this area

Limited Proficiency: Indicates that while you have some skill in this area, there is room for improvement

Proficient: Indicates that you have well-developed skills in this area

TSI Assessment vs TSI Diagnostic Test Diagnostic


TSI District Practices

Current Status

Exemptions:

How are these used at your campus? How many of your students qualify for the exemptions?

Gap

What are the next steps to address these gaps?


Free Resources

TSI Assessment App

TSI Assessment User’s Guide

Houston Community College website

TASA College Prep course for English

TASA College Prep course for Mathematics


Resources

• https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/students

• https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/accuplacer/accuplacer-sample-questions-for-students.pdf

• https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/accuplacer/accuplacer-study-app-flyer.pdf

TSI App

https://accuplacerpractice.collegeboard.org/login




It’s a process!

Foundation

Gap Analysis

Continued Support


3 – 2 – 1 BridgeYour responses now to the topic : TSI

3 Thoughts/Ideas

2 Questions

1 Analogy


Contact information: Region One

Center for College, Career, and Life Readiness

Phone: (956) 984-6221Website: www.esc1.net


Fourteen Calendar Days

Fourteen-Day Limit for Test Completion Please be advised that students must complete the TSI Assessment (TSIA) within 14 calendar days of start. After 14 calendar days, a student must restart any unfinished portion of the TSIA. Please inform students accordingly.

Example: a student taking the TSIA-Reading and using the “save and finish later” option during the DE Diagnostic portion, who does not return and finish during these 14 days, must restart that branching profile from the beginning, to include taking the TSIA Reading Placement test again. However, testing administrators can use the “force close” functionality to retrieve test scores if a student has completed one subject but not another in a multi-subject branching profile and then administer only the subject area not yet completed.

TSI Assessment Manual Pg. 10


Accommodations including, but not limited to, extended time, breaks, readers, scribes, and use of assistive technology, are provided on an as-needed basis. ACCUPLACER WritePlacer, WritePlacer ESL, and ESL Listening tests are computer based and have Accessibility Wizard software built into the testing environment allowing customized font size and backgrounds to address the needs of students with disabilities in these areas. Paper test formats, including Braille, are available to students who due to the impact of their disabilities cannot use a computer-based test. Other accommodations are available upon demonstrated need.

The decision to allow an accommodation (and the type) is determined by the institution. Testing directors are encouraged to work with their local services for students with disabilities office to determine the appropriate accommodation. Only those few accommodations that would violate test construct and/or scoring validity (e.g., reducing the number of multiple-choice selections or simplifying question language) are unavailable and discussions should be conducted with the College Board to determine appropriate alternatives for students who document the need for such accommodations.

TSI Assessment & Accommodations



Can be used in certain problems

Activate calculator in test settings

Students with a documented disability may use a calculator if it is a prescribed accommodation.

Calculator Use





Texas Success Initiative (2014, March). Retrieved from http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/

Texas Education Code§28.014.(a) (1) (2)

Houston Community College TSI website: http://tlr.hccs.edu/gcpass/TSIPracticeTests/tsipracticetests.htm

TASA College Prep Course online: https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/hb-5-college-preparatory-mathematics/id875526876

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