How to Help My Child Prepare
A Parent’s Checklist
As a parent, your goal is to help your child succeed in life. Here’s what you can do to help them do well in school and on the TELPAS test:
Home to School Connection
The home to school connection is critical to achieve student success. Frequent two-way communication is necessary to offer feedback, share strategies that are working, determine if student support is sufficient or determine whether additional supports are needed.
Review TELPAS Parent Tips
Take a look at specific tips for parents of TELPAS takers.
Don’t Stress; Do Your Best
Before the test, the best preparation is to help your child spend some time relaxing, getting a good night's rest, and eating healthy meals.
Review Your Child's TELPAS Report Card
See how your child did this year as well as his or her TELPAS score history. You will learn how they are progressing and help them do their best.
Helpful Links
Check out the links below to quickly get where you need to go:
STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS, and TELPAS Alternate Resources
Special Education Information and Call Center
Supplemental Special Education Services (SSES)
This program gives one-time $1500 grants to families of students served by special education.
STAAR Out-of-School/Out-of-District Testing
- STAAR EOC Out of School/Out of District Examinee Registration Form (Coming Soon)
- STAAR EOC Out-of-School/Out-of-District Test Site Directory (PDF) (Coming Soon)
- STAAR Grades 5 & 8 Out of District Test Site Directory (PDF) (Coming Soon)
- STAAR Grades 5 & 8 Out of District Examinee Registration Form (Coming Soon)
- TELPAS FAQs
