TEA Update: Development of the 2026–2027 Student Assessment Testing Calendar and Public Comments

Texas Education Agency sent this bulletin at 03/27/2024 11:25 AM CDT

March 2024

TEA Update

TEA Update

Development of the 2026–2027 Student Assessment Testing Calendar and Public Comments

A draft version of the 2026–2027 Student Assessment Testing Calendar has been posted on the Test Administration Resources webpage of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) website.

This calendar has minor changes to the format but maintains:

two-week online testing windows for all State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR^®) assessments,
the five-week testing window for STAAR Alternate 2, and
the six-week testing window for the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) and TELPAS Alternate.

TEA is accepting public comments on the draft version of the 2026–2027 Student Assessment Testing Calendar. Public comments on the draft calendar should be sent to Test.Calendar@tea.texas.gov by Friday, April 12, 2024.

If you have general questions about the Texas Assessment Program, contact TEA using the Student Assessment Help Desk.

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