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Board hears low first‑time pass rates on Tennessee Early Literacy Assessment; department cites monitoring, multiple pathways
Summary
Department reported the Tennessee Early Literacy Assessment (TELA) first‑time pass rate dropped to 35% in year two. Officials said multiple attempts and uneven EPP oversight affect first‑time rates and outlined plans to meet with lower‑performing programs.
Taylor Reed, senior director at the Tennessee Department of Education, presented results for the Tennessee Early Literacy Assessment (TELA) and the department’s analysis of participation and pass rates.
Reed said the TELA was launched in 2023 as a free, 25‑item assessment aligned with the Tennessee Literacy Success Act and designed to evaluate educators' understanding of evidence‑based literacy instruction and the use of high‑quality instructional materials. "For overall past time rate for year 2 was 35 percent down, from the 40.2 percent in year 1," Reed said, noting that more than 11,000…
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