TABE ISSUES AS THEY RELATE TO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN THE FLORIDA COLLEGE SYSTEM February 5, 2010

1. TABE ISSUES AS THEY RELATE TO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN THE FLORIDA COLLEGE SYSTEM February 5, 2010 Presented by: Jane Silveria, State Supervisor Division of Career and Adult Education Florida Department of Education

2. THE RULES Section 1004.91, Florida Administrative Code Florida State Board Rule 6A-10.040

3. CTE Programs • No student can be denied entry into a program based on their test scores. • Florida Statute and State Board Rule state that students must be tested within 6 weeks after admission into the program. • Federal OCR says no student may be denied entry based solely on a test score. http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/vocre.html

4. Waivers/Exemptions • Students who have an Associate’s of Applied Science (AAS) degree or higher. • Students who have passed the CLAST or met the CLAS requirement. • Students who are exempt from taking the Florida College entry-level examination. • Students in registered apprenticeship programs. s. 1004.91, F.S.

5. Waivers/Exemptions Students who have passed the CLAST or met the CLAS requirement or students who are exempt from taking the college entry- level examination only need to take the portion of the TABE they are not exempt from. s. 1004.91, F.S.

6. CTE Programs • No student can be counted as a completer from the final OCP of a program and receive a career certificate of completion until they meet the exit requirements of that program. • However, they can exit at any OCP before the final OCP without meeting the basic skills requirements. TAP - http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-4155/basic-skill-tap-att1.pdf

7. Waivers/Exemptions • If the program is a licensure program on the CTE list, • The student may sit for the exam, • And if the student passes, the student is counted as a program completer. http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/dwdframe/rtf/basicskills-license-exempt.rtf

8. Waivers/Exemptions • If a student has a disability, • he/she may be exempt from meeting the requirements. • State board Rule 6A-10.040 states that all LEAs must have a policy addressing exemptions for students with disabilities

9. Modifications /Accommodations of Testing Procedures • Flexible scheduling/Flexible timing • Flexible setting • Flexible responding • Flexible presentation • Assistive Devices https://www.flrules.org/gateway/readFile.asp?sid=0&tid=1050333&type=1&File=6A-1.0943.doc http://ctb.com/media/articles/pdfs/general/guidelines_inclusive.pdf

10. TABE TO CPT CORRELATION • This correlation was done between TABE 7 & 8 and CPT, since TABE 9 & 10 are on the same scale as TABE 7 & 8, the correlation is still valid. • College algebra score correlates to TABE total math score. • If there is a new CPT, then TABE 9 & 10 will need to be correlated to the new CPT. However, TABE 11 & 12 are due in 2013.

11. Retesting • Time between retests • 60 hours of instruction or 3 months if using the same level, different form • 120 hours of instruction or 6 months if using same level, same form • How many times can they test • The state has no rule or statute on this issue, it would have to be a local decision and should be part of the college’s Local Assessment Plan.

12. What is needed for an audit? • This should be verified with the auditor general’s office or your college representative. • 5 years or until audited for that year. • Some items may be kept electronically. • Should keep pre- and post- test results, documentation of disability used for waiver or accommodations, record of instruction provided, external examinations used for completion (basic skills replacement), proof of waivers (CLAS, SAT, ACT, Transcript, etc.)