TXSBOE1 REQUEST TO TEA: POSTPONE / WAIVE STAAR, EOC, and TELPAS

Our students are out for extended periods of time due to COVID-19 precautionary measures. While these efforts go a very long way to protect our communities, our students and teachers need the same protections applied to accountability.

Whether it's poverty or lack of resources, many communities along the border (and across Texas) do not have access to wifi and do not possess digital devices necessary for online learning. This means our students whose promotion, retention, and graduation is based on test scores are at great risk. 

Our nation, state, and cities across the U.S. have declared emergency. Holding our students and teachers responsible for continued learning in the current situation is irresponsible and unnecessary. 

16 March 2020 | Governor Abbott Waives STAAR Testing Requirements
https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/Governor%20Abbott%20Waives%20STAAR%20Testing%20Requirements.pdf