Today, school districts statewide experienced technical difficulties with the STAAR Online Testing Platform. This caused significant interruptions for thousands of students across Texas who were taking the STAAR and End-of-Course (EOC) online exams this morning including our Jarrell ISD students. As a result of these issues, Jarrell ISD has joined other districts in suspending online STAAR testing for the remainder of today.
To the students and staff who have been preparing for these exams, we acknowledge the distress today’s technical difficulties may have caused. Throughout this rollercoaster year, your resilience has shone through. Thank you for your grit and determination.
We are awaiting directions from the Texas Education Agency as to how school districts should proceed. As soon as we have more information, we will share it with you.
Statement from TEA