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- Page 3:
- Specified assessments are selected through a competitive procurement process
- Change: Programs are required to use TABE CLAS-E Online version (repeated in page 4)
- Page 4 (March 2021 update):
- Added verbiage to clarify that all learners (100%) must receive an initial assessment and there is a state target of 75% for progress testing
- Page 5:
- Clarified TABE 11&12 Level L and Word List should only be administered to ABE learners
- Change: All providers must follow ADE/AES-approved Remote Proctoring Process. Removed specific information on how remote proctoring works since everything is part of each program’s approved Remote Proctoring Process
- Clarified programs must have a process to assign provisional EFLs
- Page 6:
- Clarified that DQC is submitted through the GME system
- Simplified list of assessment trainings for test administrators and instructors
- Page 7:
- Specified subject areas required for ABE students, making Language test optional
- Specified subject areas required for ELAA students
- Page 8:
- Changed wording on how ABE 6 students can earn an MSG from “passing the High School Equivalency test” to “completing a High School Equivalency Diploma pathway”
- Page 9
- Specified administration of TABE 11&12 Language test is optional (repeated in Table 3)
- Page 10:
- Change: CLAS-E Online is the only acceptable method to assess ELAA students in Reading and Listening; Listening and Speaking are optional (page 11)
- Page 11:
- Clarified TABE CLAS-E Listening and Speaking are optional
- ELAA students who are placed in ESL 6 in Reading and Listening must transition to ABE services
- Replaced TABE CLAS-E Composite Score Table with TABE CLAS-E Individual Subtest Scores Table
- Page 14:
- Updated contact information for Assessment related questions
- Additional changes:
- Added Online to TABE CLAS-E throughout the Assessment Policy as needed since it will be the required format to assess ELAA students
- Replaced State data management system with Arizona Adult Education Data Management System or AAEDMS for consistency throughout document
- Updated Blended & Virtual/Distance Learning Policy
Minor changes Page 3:
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- Change capitalization in Version to version in TABE 11&12 Online Version (last paragraph)