2026–2027 Calendar of Events
The Calendar of Events identifies key dates for required assessment programs.
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Highlights of the 2026–27 Calendar of Events
Trainings should be completed by the recommended dates, but additional trainings may be completed after the recommended dates if necessary. Regional testing coordinator training is provided by TEA and offered on one date only.
Specific due dates for ensuring that all eligible students are registered in TIDE are listed by assessment program. The number of test administrator manuals included in a district’s initial order will be based on the number of students registered in TIDE by the due date indicated.
Initial orders of secure paper materials for TELPAS reading are based on the number of students indicated for a special paper administration in TIDE by the due date indicated.
The testing windows for the STAAR spring administration are defined by content-area grouping; however, most of the pre-administration activities are scheduled together, and all post-administration activities are scheduled together. The three separate content-area testing windows are considered one administration.
Specific due dates for district testing personnel to enter or adjust score code information in TIDE to ensure all eligible students have been accounted for are listed for each testing window. Students not accounted for by the due dates will not be included in accountability reports.
Specific due dates for district testing personnel to submit student responses for paper administrations and ratings for holistic administrations are noted for each testing window. Responses and ratings not processed by the due date will not be scored.
Results are reported in three phases: assessment results, administration reports for data verification, and final administration reports for accountability. Student-level assessment results may be used by district testing personnel for making student-level decisions. Administration reports for data verification may be used to verify or correct data, and final administration reports for accountability will reflect changes made during the data verification window.
Important Dates
The Important Dates section of the Testing Personnel web page lists upcoming events and their dates from the Calendar of Events. More information about each event listed is available by clicking the linked event.