Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) Writing Collection Verification Checklist - Spring 2019

Oct 2, 2026

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TELPAS Writing Collection Verification Checklist for Spring 2019 outlines requirements to confirm a student’s writing collection meets TELPAS assembly criteria. The checklist supports both the TELPAS rater and the verifier, detailing what must be checked during collection assembly and review. It includes item-by-item criteria such as minimum sample counts, inclusion of past-tense elicitation, academic samples in math/science/social studies, absence of borrowed language or heavy references, and rules excluding worksheets, non-English primary writing, rushed/incomplete work, missing dates, and missing student names or teacher corrections.

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Writing Collection Verification Checklist

Spring 2019 criteria for rater and verifier

Assembly retention and checklist use

| Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)
WRITING COLLECTION COVER SHEET
SPRING 2019
Student Name Campus Name Enrolled Grade Level Number of Writing Samples __Printed Name of TELPAS Rater Signature of TELPAS Rater _ Printed Name of Additional Rater Signature of Additional Rater (if applicable)
| | | --- | --- | | Writing Rating |
| Verification checklist is on reverse side. The writing collection should be kept in the student’s permanent record file for two years from the time of rating. WRITING COLLECTION VERIFICATION CHECKLIST SPRING 2019 This checklist can be used by both the TELPAS rater and the verifier to ensure that the writing collection meets all criteria in this manual. The boxes in the “Rater” column indicate checks that the rater is responsible for during the assembly of the collection. The boxes in the “Verifier”column indicate tasks that the verifier must complete. Please initial each box. Rater Verifier 1. At least 5 writing samples are included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. At least 1 writing sample designed to elicit past tense is included. . . 3. At least 2 academic samples from mathematics, science, or social studies are included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. No samples show evidence of borrowed/copied language or heavy use of reference materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A 5. No samples have been polished through editing by parents, peers, or teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A 6. No worksheets or question-answer assignments are included. . . . . . 7. No samples are written primarily in a language other than English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. No samples show brief, rushed, or incomplete writing . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A 9. No writing sample date is missing or prior to February 11, 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. No sample is missing the student’s name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. No sample shows teacher corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The verifier’s signature is required below once the writing collection meets all assembly criteria. / / Printed Name of Verifier Date Signature of Verifier

FAQs

What is the purpose of this TELPAS writing collection verification checklist?

It helps the TELPAS rater and verifier confirm the writing collection meets all required criteria in the manual during Spring 2019 review.

How many writing samples must be included in the writing collection?

At least 5 writing samples must be included.

What checks ensure the samples are appropriate and not compromised?

The checklist requires that samples show no borrowed/copied language or heavy reference use, no polishing through editing by parents/peers/teachers, no worksheets or question-answer assignments, no primary writing in languages other than English, and no rushed or incomplete writing; it also checks for missing dates, missing student names, and teacher corrections.

Oct 2, 2026

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