The following message is sent on behalf of Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE) and Pearson.

Due to unanticipated delays in the qualification of edTPA™ scorers, we are unable to confirm that all edTPA portfolio submissions scheduled for the April 11 field test reporting date will be scored by this date.

This is due to an increased scorer qualification standard and a more rigorous training process for scorers, supervisors, and trainers.  We believe these improvements will strengthen the information obtained during this field testing period of edTPA, and regret any delay in reporting field test results that this may cause.

We will provide institutions with field test score report rosters on April 11th as planned; however, some portfolio scores may be reported on the subsequent reporting date, April 25th.  

Please note that we are offering edTPA Scorers numerous supports and flexible schedules to assist with the timely scoring of field test portfolios.

We apologize for this inconvenience, and thank you for your support of edTPA.  If you have any questions, please contact edTPA-ihe-support@pearson.com.

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emailed out to TPAC Online users, 2/11/13

email sent to edTPA coordinators, January 11, 2013

Dear edTPA Coordinators,

This announcement contains new information regarding edTPA™ 2012-2013 Handbooks and Templates.

Please share this information with faculty at your institution participating in edTPA*.  The links below are to secure pages accessible to edTPA Coordinators and faculty.  For candidate access, please post the Errata list and templates in the same secure location where candidates access handbooks at your institution.

• Version 2 of the Special Education Handbook and Templates (National and Washington) are now available for download.
• Version 2 of the Physical Education Templates (National and Washington) are now available for download.
• An updated Errata sheet listing updates to edTPA 2012-2013 Operational Handbooks and Templates is now posted.

To access, please see your edTPA coordinator at your institution. Visit here for a list of the edTPA coordinators

This page contains links to Templates and to the latest Errata sheet.

• The Handbook Release Schedule has been updated to include Literacy Specialist (National) with a release date of 2/26.

            To view the Release Schedule, go to the Handbooks page of the   http://edtpa.com website.        

If you have any questions, please contact: edTPA-IHE-Support@pearson.com

* Stanford University faculty and staff at the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE) developed edTPA™, formerly the Teacher Performance Assessment. They received substantive advice and feedback from teachers and teacher educators and drew from experience gained from over 25 years of developing performance-based assessments of teaching (including the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) Standards portfolio, and the Performance Assessment for California Teachers). The design and review teams have included over 200 university faculty, national subject-matter organization representatives (e.g., NCTM, NCTE, NSTA, etc.), and K–12 teachers. Stanford University is the exclusive author and owner of edTPA. 

Below is a message from SCALE regarding an update to the K-12 Physical Education, English as an Additional Language, and Special Education Handbooks:

Colleagues,
Our decision to extend the field test through Spring 2013 has allowed us to continue to make refinements to handbooks, scoring processes and training.

We appreciate your patience and collaboration as we work to "get things right." We recently provided a set of errata for candidate handbooks and now have decided to recall several handbooks that were inconsistent with the overall architecture of edTPA (sequence of rubrics and alignment with constructs).

Because these structural and content issues may impact candidate performance, scoring and standard setting, SCALE is recalling the previously issued edTPA handbooks in K-12 Physical Education, English as an Additional Language, and Special Education.
We regret that this recall will result in a delay in reissuing these handbooks for use in the Spring 2013 field test.

New versions (National and WA) for Physical Education and English as an Additional Language will be published and released on 12/21.
Special Education Handbooks will be released in early 2013.

We thank you for your ongoing good will. Happy Holidays! 

1) Please use the following link to access the Handbook page of the edTPA.com website: https://www.edtpa.com/Handbooks/
2) Enter the password and submit. Then complete the User Information form to go to the Handbooks download page where you will find links to download updated and newly released handbooks, templates, and errata.
3) Please notify faculty working with these Content Areas to download updated handbooks, templates, and errata and post them to the same secure location where candidates access handbooks at your institution.
If you have any questions, please contact: edTPA-IHE-Support@pearson.com

sent to edTPA coordinators on December 10, 2012

Dear edTPA Coordinator,

We are pleased to learn that your institution will be participating in the edTPA Spring 2013 Field Test. This communication provides details on the field test and a request for information. Participation in the edTPA field test will enable candidates and faculty at your institution to experience the assessment firsthand. Score results will be made
available to your institution. 

Dates 

The field test is scheduled to begin on January 16. The last submission deadline is scheduled for July 31. Final dates will be posted on the Pearson Spring 2013 Field Test web site.

Vouchers
Field test vouchers will be provided to your institution in January for distribution to participating candidates who will use them for field test registration at no cost. The number of vouchers allocated to your institution has been determined by your state lead.

To participate in the field test and receive the vouchers, please complete and return the survey linked to this message by Wednesday, December 19. The survey will capture information needed to set up your institution for submissions and score reporting.

Contact
If you have any questions, please contact edTPA-IHE-Support@pearson.com Candidates and faculty not participating in the field test may continue to explore edTPA usage within your institution for local evaluation.

edTPA action

Timeline (data and technical report)

1. Spring field test completed Jan-May 2013—80-90% of candidates included

2. Quality control conducted by Pearson (mid June)

3. National and Washington standard setting completed (late June/early July)

4. Analyses of WA data and verification of analyses (mid to late June 2013)

5. Preparation of report to WA TAC (July early Aug)

6. All Washington and National data reviewed by TAC (mid to late Aug)

7. Recommendations presented to Board (Sept. Board meeting)

Board action regarding consequentiality of edTPA

1. Board’s intention to accept timeline (listed above) with candidates taking edTPA at no cost until September 2013.

2. After September 2013, candidates are expected to pay for submitting edTPA.

3. At the November 2013 Board meeting, members will adopt a cut score.

4. Beginning January 2014, edTPA will be consequential to all candidates using the state adopted cut score.

5. The PESB reserves the right to delay any decisions regarding the consequentiality of the edTPA if all data and information is delayed or if data or TAC recommendations suggest a delay.