COVID-19 Support: Student Assessment

Welcome to the COVID-19 support page for student assessment. Here you can find guidance and resources organized by the following categories. Simply click on a category link to be taken directly to those resources below on the page. For questions, please email disasterinfo@tea.texas.gov.

	2020-2021 Information
FAQ and Guidance Online Testing Window Extensions for 20-21 (PDF) June 16 2020 Correspondence and Notices TAA: Waiver of the Student Success Initiative (SSI) Promotion Requirements

FAQ and Guidance

• Assessment Guidance (PDF) May 26 2020
• Guidance On Individual Graduation Committees (PDF) May 19 2020

Tools, Templates, and Resources

• Instructions for Submitting a Parent Notification for Students at Risk of Failure Waiver (PDF) May 28 2020

Correspondence and Notices

• Governor Abbott Waives STAAR Testing Requirements (PDF)  March 16 2020
• TAA: STAAR Cancellation (PDF) March 18 2020
• STAAR Test Material Return (PDF) March 17 2020
• STAAR Alt 2 / TELPAS Material Return (PDF) March 17 2020
• Texas ESSA Waiver Request on Assessment and Accountability (PDF) March 24 2020
• USDE Approval of Texas ESSA Waiver Request on Assessment and Accountability (PDF) March 30 2020

	2020-2021 Information
FAQ and Guidance Optional Beginning of Year Assessments FAQ (PDF) May 19 2020 Tools, Templates, and Resources Beginning of Year Assessments (BOY) District and Parent Tools Correspondence and Notices Optional Beginning-of-Year Assessments for 2020-2021 (PDF) July 9 2020

FAQ and Guidance

• English Learner Guidance (TELPAS and LPAC) (PDF) May 26 2020
   

FAQ and Guidance

• FitnessGram Assessment and Reporting Guidance (PDF) March 27 2020

FAQ and Guidance

• ASVAB FAQ (PDF) May 5 2020
• Reading Diagnostic Instruments Guidance (PDF) June 4 2020

Tools, Templates, and Resources

• Instructions for submitting an ASVAB Waiver (PDF) May 5 2020

FAQ and Guidance

• Optional End of Year Assessments FAQ (PDF) May 7 2020

Tools, Templates, and Resources

• Optional End of Year Assessments Website
• Optional End of Year Assessment Webinar (PPT) April 28 2020
• Optional End of Year Assessment Webinar Recording April 28 2020
• How to provide a student registration data file for optional end of year assessments (YouTube)
• Spring 2020 Optional End of Year Assessment District Registration Webform
• Spring 2020 Optional End of Year Assessment Parent Registration Form
• https://tea.texas.gov/student-assessment/testing/student-assessment-overview/optional-end-of-year-assessments (Overview)
• https://tea.texas.gov/student-assessment/testing/student-assessment-overview/parent-registration-for-eoy-assessments (Registration)