TELPAS Alternate

FAQs

Students in 12th grade that have completed EOC:

For an EB in high school who has completed testing requirements, documentation that the student previously was assessed with STAAR Alternate 2 and will now take TELPAS Alternate is sufficient for the IEP.  TELPAS Alt is administered in the 12th grade; the student will participate. 

Students in 18+ Transition Programs:

If an EB has met all curriculum course requirements for graduation but is enrolled in school for special education transition services only, is the student required to take TELPAS / TELPAS Alternate?

• No. If any Emergent Bilingual has met all curriculum course requirements for graduation and is only receiving transition services through special education, he is not required to take TELPAS / TELPAS Alternate. 

• Similarly, if an EB has met all curriculum course requirements for graduation but is in school only for STAAR EOC completion requirements, the student would not be required to take TELPAS / TELPAS Alternate. 

Example: Students in moving from 1st grade in SY 2022-2023 to 2nd grade in  SY 2023-2024:

• When documenting state assessment decisions in Easy IEP:

  • For SY 2022-2023, 1st grade, select TELPAS 

  • For SY 2023-2024, 2nd grade, the system will not allow the user to select TELPAS Alt in addition to TELPAS.

    • Fill out the paper-based state -required form.

    • Document in the deliberations.

    • Attach and upload the form.