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<div dir="ltr"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000" size="3">Phil,</font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman">Although I have not yet looked into the TABE CLAS-E, I find it interesting that your state is looking at ESOL testing with regard to how to level learners and which skill areas must be assessed. Our state policy
allows for some flexibility in this for the following reasons. First, if it is a workplace project, and the employer is requesting instruction in a specific skill area, then that is the area assessed and used for leveling the learner. Also, some of our programs
are very small, have limit resources, staff, space and materials. This can make it difficult to assess learners in all areas. Particularly in listening because of the type of testing environment that it requires. Further, there are times that a learner
may have the goal to improve skills in a certain area. Again, the goal would be set and the learner would only need to be assessed in that area. I hate to see too much restriction that gets in the way of providing classes that suit our learners needs. Sometimes
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<div dir="ltr"><font face="times new roman">We are thankful that our state leaders have chosen to provide us with good structure and flexibility in the assessment policy. Otherwise, there are some programs that would find it difficult to comply with and would
not be able to report, or could not afford to serve some of our ESL poplulation. Good luck!</font></div>
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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> assessment-bounces@nifl.gov [assessment-bounces@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Anderson, Philip [Philip.Anderson@fldoe.org]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 31, 2008 1:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> The Assessment Discussion List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Assessment 1448] Re: TABE CLAS-E<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I’m glad to see your posting, since we at the state adult education office in Florida are asking similar questions. Florida has
an ad hoc committee on assessment that is working on a set of recommendations to the state office on the adoption of TABE CLAS-E.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Local programs may purchase and use the test if they choose to do so for informational purposes, such as to guide instruction, and
for purposes that are not related to documentation for state and federal adult education grants. But until the FL Department of Education State Board approves TABE CLAS-E to be used for reporting any placement or progression based on test results to the state
or the federal National Reporting System (NRS).</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">At our statewide conference in September, we had a session on how to select tests for adult education programs that was well attended.
I developed an in-house guide and checklist on test selection, which we provided to the participants. I would be glad to send it offline to any one that requests it.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">CTB</span></font><font face="Verdana" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> McGraw
Hill also provided us a planning/test selection tool they developed. You may wish to request a copy of it from Dan Gall,
<a href="mailto:Dan_Gall@ctb.com">Dan_Gall@ctb.com</a>, or Stephanie Seemann, <a href="mailto:Stephanie_Seemann@ctb.com">
Stephanie_Seemann@ctb.com</a>. They have been very responsive to our queries.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The primary issue we are grappling with as a committee is whether to recommend that the state assessment policy mandate that programs
must assess adult ESOL students in more than one skill area, and to report on the lowest score of the skill areas tested.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">You can see our current state assessment technical assistance paper online at the
<a href="http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/adult_ed.asp" target="_blank">adult education webpage</a> of the Florida Department of Education,
<a href="http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/adult_ed.asp" target="_blank">http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/adult_ed.asp</a>. </span></font></p>
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<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, October 30, 2008 1:17 PM<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</span></b> assessment@nifl.gov<br>
<b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</span></b> Marie Cora<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Since TABE CLAS-E was recently approved for use by OVAE, have any states adopted it for use in FY09? Or are planning to in FY10?</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If so, would you be willing to share the issues/concerns that came up during this process (crafting the state assessment policy, training
local program staff members, etc.)? </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Based on this experience, what advice could you give to other states?</span></font></p>
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