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Students entering Texas public institutions of higher education must take the TSI Assessment, or be exempt, to enroll in credit- bearing college courses.
Effective fall 2013, a student must participate in a pre-assessment activity before taking the TSI Assessment. The activity helps familiarize students with the Assessment and provides a variety of information relating to student options and campus resources.
MARCH 2014
Composite score of 23 or higher with at least a 19 on the English test and/or math sections
Combined verbal and math score of 1070with a minimum of 500 on the verbal test and/or math test
Minimum score of 2200 on the English and/or math sections with at least a 3 on the writing component of the 11th grade TAKS (for a period of 5 years from the date of testing)
Veterans, active duty personnel, and a student who is serving as and, for at least 3 years preceding enrollment, has served as a member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed services.
Transfer from another institution having satisfactorily completed college-level coursework.
Enroll in a certficate program of one year or less (Level One certificates, 42 or fewer credit hours or equivalent) at a public institution.
OVERVIEW: TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE
BACKGROUND
Students must be in compliance with the Texas Success Initiative (TSI), (Texas Education Code §51.3062) to enroll in Texas public institutions of higher education. The law requires all entering college students to be assessed for college readiness in reading, writing and math unless the student qualifies for an exemption or demonstrates college readiness through successful completion of college-level coursework. Each non-exempt student who fails to meet the college-readiness standard of the TSI Assessment must be provided with a plan for academic success which may include developmental education coursework. Effective fall 2013, one statewide TSI Assessment will replace four assessments previously available. DETAILS
Which students must take a TSI Assessment?
Unless exempt, students entering a Texas public college or university must take the TSI Assessment and meet or exceed the minimum college readiness score to enroll in credit bearing courses. Students who qualify for a TSI exemption can enroll in any entry-level college course without restrictions (see list of exemptions on the right). Students may also demonstrate college readiness by transferring a successfully completed college-level course from another institution of higher education.
ACT
SAT
TAKS
Military
Transfer
Texas Success Initiative Exemptions
Certificate
For a complete list of TSI exemptions, see Texas Education Code, §51.3062(r) and Coordinating Board rules, §4.54.
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Phase 1
• Math: 350• Reading: 351• Writing: Essay score of 5 or essay score of 4 and multiple choice of 363
Phase 2
• Math: 355• Reading: 356• Writing: Essay score of 5 or essay score of 4 and multiple choice of 363
Final Phase
•Math: 359•Reading: 369•Writing: Essay score of 5 or essay score of 4 and multiple choice of 363
Minimum Developmental Education Standards
x Math: 336 x Reading: 342 x Writing: Essay score of 4 or
below and score of 363 on the multiple choice (Students scoring below a 350 do not write an essay)
When do students take the TSI Assessment?
Students must take the TSI Assessment and have scores on file before they can enroll in college-level classes. Students are notified of their scores and eligibility to enroll in college-level courses immediately upon completing the TSI Assessment. Effective fall 2013, a student must participate in a pre-assessment activity before taking the TSI Assessment. The activity includes the following:
x An explanation of the importance of the TSI Assessment; x Practice test questions and feedback; x An explanation of all developmental education options for students who do not meet the minimum
passing standard; and x Information on campus and academic resources.
What happens if a student does not pass one or all parts of the TSI Assessment?
Students who do not pass one or all parts (reading, writing and math) of the TSI Assessment must enroll in an appropriate developmental education course before the student may enroll in a credit bearing course for the subject in which he/she did not meet state standards. A student may retake the TSI Assessment at any time to determine the student's readiness to perform entry-level academic coursework. What are the minimum passing scores for the TSI Assessment?
As Texas transitions into the new TSI Assessment, the following phase-in thresholds for math and reading will determine a student’s readiness to enroll in entry-level coursework. The Coordinating Board has adopted three phase-in periods beginning in fall 2013, with the final phase beginning fall 2019 as outlined below. The phase-in for the TSI Assessment aligns with the phase-in period of the state’s STAAR end-of-course assessments required of high school students.
Minimum Passing College Readiness Standards The new TSI Assessment determines if a student is college ready, and if not, if the student is at the developmental or Adult Basic Education (ABE) level. The minimum developmental education standards are listed on the right. If a student scores between college ready and developmental education thresholds that student’s knowledge and skills would be considered developmental education level. However, if the student scores below the developmental education thresholds that student’s knowledge and skills would be considered ABE level. There is no phase-in period for the developmental education scores.
Students entering higher education fall 2013
Students entering higher education fall 2017
Students entering higher education fall 2019
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TSI Assessment Categories
The new TSI Assessment is the first of its kind in the nation. The Assessment is computer adaptive, aligned to the Texas College and Career Readiness Standards and national ABE standards. The Assessment categorizes students as either one of the following:
College Ready – Knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in entry-level higher education courses.
Developmental Education – Secondary education (high school) knowledge and skill levels.
Adult Basic Education – Below secondary education knowledge and skill levels.
For those who are not college ready, further diagnostic information is provided so that instruction and support can be tailored to each student.
The Coordinating Board is working with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) during the 2013-2014 transition year to develop an operational plan for students testing into the ABE levels. No state funding is currently available for ABE students and federally funded ABE programs focus on students without a high school diploma. Many students with a high school diploma may test into ABE in one or more subject areas and the operational plan will help guide institutions on how best to serve these students starting fall 2014. During the transition year, institutions may continue to place students in developmental education courses.
For more information: Office of External Relations
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Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Blueprint This blueprint document indicates the number of Texas College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards that are addressed within each TSI strand. The blueprint also indicates the number of items per strand that align to the Texas CCRS and to the TEKS.
TSI Strand Number of Standards Number of Questions in Test Pool*
Reading I. Literary Analysis
Texas CCRS II.A.10; II.A.3; II.A.4; II.A.6; II.A.7; II.A.9;
II.B.1
7 237 items
29% of item pool
TEKS (English III) III.2.2; III.2.5; III.2.6; III.2.7
4
II. Main Idea and Supporting
Details
Texas CCRS II.A.3; II.A.7; II.B.1
3 176 items
22% of item pool
TEKS (English III) III.3.9
1
III. Inferences in a Text or
Texts
Texas CCRS II.A.11; II.A.3; II.A.4; II.A.7; II.A.9; II.B.1
6 195 items
24% of item pool
TEKS (English III) III.1.9; III.3.9
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IV. Author’s Use of Language Texas CCRS II.A.3; II.A.5; II.A.7; II.A.9; II.B.1
5 208 items
25% of item pool
TEKS (English III) III.1.1; III.3.8; III.3.9; III.3.10
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Reading Total Texas CCRS 9 816 items
TEKS (English III) 9
Writing I. Essay Revision
Texas CCRS I.A.4; I.A.5
2 250 items
33% of item pool
TEKS (English III) III.4.13; III.5.13
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II. Sentence Structure
Texas CCRS I.A.4; I.A.5
2 178 items
24% of item pool
TEKS (English III) III.4.13; III.6.13; III.6.17; III.6.18
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III. Sentence Logic
Texas CCRS I.A.4; I.A.5
2 198 items
26% of item pool
TEKS (English III) III.4.13; III.6.13; III.6.17; III.6.19
4
IV. Agreement
Texas CCRS I.A.4; I.A.5
2 131 items
17% of item pool
TEKS (English III) III.4.13; III.6.13; III.6.17
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Writeplacer (Essay) Texas CCRS I.A.1; I.A.2; I.A.3
3 1 constructed response
essay
TEKS (English III) III.4.13; III.5.13; III.6.13; III.6.17; III.6.18
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Writing Total Texas CCRS 5 757 items + essay
TEKS (English III) 11
TSI Strand Texas CCRS/TEKS Number of Standards Addressed
Number of Questions in Test
Pool* Mathematics and
Statistics
I. Elementary Algebra
and Functions
Texas CCRS I.A.1; I.B.1; II.B.1; II.C.1; II.C.2; II.D.1; II.D.2; III.A.2; III.C.1; III.C.2;
IV.B.2; IV.C.1; IX.A.1; V.A.1; V.B.1; V.B.2; VI.B.2; VI.B.3; VII.A.2;
VII.B.1; VII.C.1; VII.C.2; VIII.A.1; VIII.A.2; VIII.A.3; VIII.B.2; VIII.C.1
27 337 items
30% of item pool
TEKS(Algebra I) 1.A; 1.B; 1.C, 1.D; 1.E; 1.F; 1.G; 2.A; 2.B; 2.C; 2.D; 2.H; 2.I; 3.A;
3.B; 3.C; 3.D; 3.F; 3.G; 3.H; 4.B; 4.C; 5.A; 5.B; 5.C; 8.A; 10.A;
10.B; 10.C; 10.D; 10.E; 10.F; 12.A; 12.B; 12.E
TEKS(Algebra II) 7.B; 7.I; 8.A
II. Intermediate Algebra
and Functions
Texas CCRS I.A.1; I.B.1; II.A.1; II.B.1; II.C.1; II.D.1; II.D.2; III.A.1; III.A.3; III.B.1;
III.C.1; IV.C.1; IV.C.3; IX.A.1; VI.B.3; VII.B.1; VII.C.1; VII.C.2;
VIII.A.3; VIII.C.1
20 351 items
32% of item pool
TEKS(Algebra I) 6.A; 6.C; 7.A; 7.B; 8.A; 9.A; 9.B; 9.C; 9.D
TEKS(Algebra II) 1.A; 1.B; 1.C; 1.D; 1.E; 1.F; 1.G; 2.A; 3.C; 3.D; 3.E; 3.F; 3.G; 4,A;
4.B; 4.D; 4.F; 4.G; 5.A; 5.B; 5.D; 6.B; 6.D; 6.E; 6.F; 6.H; 6.I; 6.J;
6.K; 6.L; 7.A; 7.B; 7.C; 7.D; 7.E; 7.F; 7.G; 7.H; 7.I; 8.A; 8.C
III. Geometry and
Measurement
Texas CCRS I.B.1; II.B.1; II.C.1; II.D.1; II.D.2; III.A.3; III.B.1; III.C.1; IV.A.1;
IV.B.2; IV.C.1; IV.C.2; IV.C.3; IX.A.1; IX.A.2
VII.B.1; VII.C.1; VIII.C.1 18
209 items
19% of item pool TEKS(Geometry) 1.A; 1.B; 1.C; 1.D; 1.E; 1.F; 1.G;2.A;2.B; 3.A; 3.B; 3.C; 3.D; 4.A;
4.D; 5.A; 5.D; 6.A; 6.C; 6.D; 6.E; 7.A; 7.B; 8.A; 10.A; 10.B; 11.A;
11.B; 11.C; 11.D; 12.A; 12.B; 12.C
IV. Data Analysis,
Statistics, and
Probability
Texas CCRS I.A.1; I.B.1; I.C.1; II.B.1; II.C.1; II.D.1; III.A.1; III.A.2; III.A.3; III.B.1;
III.B.2; III.C.1; III.C.3; IV.A.1; IV.B.1; IV.B.2; IV.C.1; IV.C.2; IV.C.3;
IX.A.1; VII.C.1; VIII.A.1; VIII.A.3; VIII.C.1 24 199 items
18% of item pool TEKS(Geometry) 1.A; 1.B; 1.C; 1.D; 1.E; 1.F; 1.G; 13.A; 13.B; 13.C; 13.D; 13.E
Mathematics and Statistics Total
Texas CCRS 40 1096 items
TEKS 122
* The TSI Placement and Diagnostic tests are computer adaptive assessments, and the specific questions that appear on any given test
administration varies based on each individual student’s performance on each item. Given the nature of the computer adaptive test
administration, this blueprint summarizes the total number of items (questions) that map to the Texas CCRS across the full test pool.
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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
©2016 DRAFT
COORDINATED BY THE REGION ONE ESC CENTER FOR COLLEGE, CAREER AND LIFE READINESS
TSI Institute
Dates: Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Room: Ft. Ringgold/Ft. McIntosh and
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Room: Ft. Ringgold/Ft. McIntosh
Time: 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Location:
Region One ESC
Please register for this workshop:
www.esc1.net/staff development
Fee: $200 Workshop #59349
Rosie Franco-Lozano
GEAR UP Education Specialist
956-984-6048
Joe M. Castillo
GEAR UP Education Specialist
956-984-6111
Session Description:
The Region One Center for
College, Career and Life
Readiness is pleased to
offer the TSI Institute. This
two-day institute will provide
TSI information and data
with an overview of the TSI
diagnostic, an in-depth look
into the TSI blueprint,
conduct a gap analysis to
identify areas of need in TSI
materials as well as target
strategies to identify gaps,
map resources utilizing the
TSI Blueprint, and an
opportunity to begin the
dialogue on TSI best
practices and proven
instructional approaches.
There will be follow-up
sessions and continuous
support for teachers
throughout the year.
Recommended Audience: Central Office Administration, College Readiness/Counseling Specialist, Principal, Dean of Instruction, ELA and Mathematics teachers responsible for teaching TSI.
REGION ONE ESC
1900 W. Schunior Edinburg TX 78541
