Harmony School of Excellence Austin
Tiger Talk Issue XXII. March 04, 2020
TELPAS
March 2, 2020
Dear parents of ELL students (including parent denials)
English Language Learners (ELLs) in grade K-12, including parent denials are required to be assessed through the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS). The Texas Education Agency developed TELPAS to meet state and federal testing requirements for assessing the English language proficiency of ELLs in four language domains: listening, speaking, reading and writing. TELPAS assesses the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS), which are part of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
The assessment components for grades K–1 and 2–12 differ in the following ways:
• Grades K–1: Holistically rated listening, speaking, reading, and writing assessments based on ongoing classroom observations and student interactions.
• Grades 2–12: Online reading and listening and speaking tests and holistically rated student writing collections
For these assessments, teachers are trained to use proficiency level descriptors to determine the English language proficiency levels of students.
State testing calendar for TELPAS is February 24, 2020 through April 3, 2020. Our school is going to assess students between March 9-12, 2020 and March 23-27, 2020. If a student is absent on the day of testing, a make-up test will be administered during the March 9-12 and March 23-27, 2020.
Additional information about TELPAS can be found at the following website: www.tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/ell/telpas/
Sincerely,
Ashley Gorman
Principal
Harmony School of Excellence-Austin
2 de marzo de 2020
Estimados Padres o Tutores de estudiantes ELL (incluyendo padres que han negado el programa ESL),
Los estudiantes que están aprendiendo inglés como segundo idioma (ELL) en los grados K-12, incluyendo a los estudiantes que sus padres han negado el programa deben ser evaluados a través del sistema de evaluación de competencia del idioma ingles de Texas (TELPAS). La Agencia de Educación de Texas desarrolló TELPAS para cumplir con los requisitos de evaluaciones estatales y federales para evaluar el dominio del idioma Inglés de los estudiantes, en cuatro dominios del lenguaje: escuchar, hablar, leer y escribir. TELPAS evalúa los estándares de competencia del idioma ingles de Texas (ELPS), que forman parte de los conocimientos y habilidades esenciales de Texas (TEKS).
Los componentes de la evaluación para los grados K-1 y 2–12 difieren de las siguientes maneras:
• Grados K-1: Evaluación holística de escuchar, hablar, leer y escribir. Estas evaluaciones son basadas en observaciones continuas en el salón de clase y las interacciones del estudiante.
• Grados 2-12: Evaluación en línea de lectura, comprensión auditiva, expresión oral y colecciones de escritura son holísticamente calificadas.
Para estas evaluaciones los maestros están entrenados para usar los descriptores de nivel de competencia para determinar los niveles de competencia en el idioma Inglés de los estudiantes.
El calendario de exámenes estatales para TELPAS es del 24 de febrero del 2020 hasta el 03 de abril del 2020. Nuestra escuela evaluara a los estudiantes entre 9-12 de marzo de 2020 y 23-27 de marzo de 2020 Si un estudiante está ausente en el día de la prueba, se administrará una prueba de recuperación 9 -12 de marzo de 2020 y 23 -27 de marzo de 2020
Puede encontrar información adicional sobre TELPAS en el siguiente sitio web: www.tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/ell/telpas/
Atentamente,
Ashley Gorman
Director de Escuela
Harmony School of Excellence-Austin
Stem Festival Donations Needed
We are holding our annual Stemfest next Thursday. Your child received a flyer detailing what supplies we are in need of. Please donate if you can!
ATTENDANCE RECOVERY
The student who has under 90% attendance must make up for attendance recovery by law based on the time which was missed. The student must attend Saturday or after school programs.
The risks of not making up this time, the students who failed to attend the recovery sessions will not receive the course credits and may not be graduated on time.
Saturday School Attendance Recovery
Dates: February 29, March 7, March 28, April 4, April 18, April 25
Time: 08:30 am-12:00 pm
Location: 121 Computer Lab
We appreciate the opportunity to work with you and your child on this important matter.
If you have received mail, e-mail, phone call or a message regarding the attendance recovery, please contact college counselors or admins for any questions or concerns.
Best Regards,
El estudiante que tiene menos del 90% de asistencia debe compensar la recuperación de asistencia por ley en función del tiempo perdido. El estudiante debe asistir a los programas de los sábados o después de la escuela. Los estudiantes que no asistieron a las sesiones de recuperación no recibirán los créditos del curso.
Sábados de recuperación de asistencia escolar
Fechas: 29 de febrero, 7 de marzo, 28 de marzo, 4 de abril, 18 de abril, 25 de abril
Hora: 08:30 am-12: 00 pm
Ubicación: 121 Computer Lab
Avíseme si tiene alguna pregunta o inquietud. Apreciamos la oportunidad de trabajar con usted y su hijo en este importante asunto.
Si ha recibido correo, correo electrónico, llamada telefónica o mensaje, comuníquese con los consejeros universitarios para cualquier pregunta o inquietud.
Atentamente,
HSE College Counseling Team
SATURDAY SCHOOL (This Weekend!)
HSE offers free tutorials on Saturdays from 8:30 am- 12:00 pm. These sessions provide support to students who did not demonstrate content mastery on last year's STAAR exams. If your child receives a Saturday School Tutorial Notice in the mail, he/she did not pass last year's STAAR exam(s), and he/she is strongly encouraged to attend these sessions. If your child receives a notice and there is a weekend when he/she cannot attend, please provide a written excuse to Ms. Rosenberg by the following Monday.
Upcoming Saturday School dates are March 7th, March 28th, April 4th, April 18th, April 25th, and May 2nd.
Thank you for your investment in your child's education. Please contact Jenny Rosenberg at jrosenberg@harmonytx.org for Middle School students
CRLP College Visit: Explore UT, March 7th
CRLP Students will be joining Explore UT event on Saturday, March 7th. (10:00 am-3:00 pm) The students will be taking a guided campus tour and experiencing robust research, hands-on demonstrations, and other experiments, etc.
Please make sure that your child returned the permission slip form to their mentor.
Los estudiantes de CRLP se unirán al evento Explore UT el sábado 7 de marzo. (10:00 am-3: 00 pm) Los estudiantes realizarán una visita guiada por el campus y experimentarán una sólida investigación, demostraciones prácticas y otros experimentos, etc.
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TSI Resources & Administration at HSE
We will have a TSI administration every Tuesdays & Thursdays after school from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The students can sign up at the college counseling office. Here are some useful resources that I would like to share with you about TSI and preparation:
TSI Information resources:
https://www.mypathplan.com/
https://www.mometrix.com/academy/tsi-test/
https://account.collegeboard.org/login/login?DURL=https%3A%2F%2Faccuplacer.collegeboard.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Faccuplacer-tsi-assessment-student-brochure.pdf
http://sites.austincc.edu/tsiprep/
https://www.brookhavencollege.edu/apply-reg/testing/pages/information-tsi-pre-assessment.aspx
http://econnect.dcccd.edu/PreAssessmentVideo/index.jsp
https://www.collin.edu/studentresources/testing/availabletesting/tsi.html
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TSI Practice resources:
https://www.tsipracticetest.com/
https://www.tsipracticetest.com/tsi-reading-practice-test/
https://www.tsipracticetest.com/tsi-writing-practice-test/
https://www.tsipracticetest.com/tsi-essay-guide/
https://www.tsipracticetest.com/tsi-math-practice-test/
Please let me know if you have any questions.
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