Texas to resume STAAR testing

Texas will require students to take the high-stakes STAAR tests in the 2020-21 school year. Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath told State Board of Education members Tuesday, July 1, 2020 that the testing amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will include changes including an expanded testing window and an extended period for online testing.

On Friday, June 26, 2020, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) extended the TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate windows to include the following: Monday, February 22 – Friday, April 2, 2021—TELPAS K-12 (Listening, Speaking, and Writing) & TELPAS K-1 Reading.

* Please note: Friday, April 2, 2021 is Good Friday, so the window will close on Thursday, April 1, 2021. In addition to the above dates, TEA has extended Gr. 2-12 Reading and TELPAS Alternate Gr. 2-12 (Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing) from Monday, February 22, 2021 to Friday, April 9, 2021.* NEISD provides a District Testing Calendar that includes all state testing assessments.

*For state assessment windows, NEISD creates district deadlines to ensure that all TEA state assessment deadline requirements are fulfilled. For questions, please contact the NEISD Testing Services Department at 210-407-0178.