PASS stands for Parent Access to Supplemental Supports. It’s a new Texas Education Agency program created under House Bill 2 that gives parents of eligible elementary students a $400 online account to spend on approved reading tutoring. The state funds it, you choose the tutor, and Tutoring Club of Friendswood is on the approved list.
Who qualifies right now: any student who scored Did Not Meet on the spring 2026 STAAR grade 3 reading test. If that’s your child, you should have received a letter or email from TEA with your access code. Starting in the 2027 to 2028 school year, the program expands to students in grades 1 through 3 who are flagged on the state’s early literacy screeners.
Why 3rd grade matters so much: through 3rd grade, kids are learning to read. From 4th grade on, they’re reading to learn, in science, in history, in the word problems on the math test. A reading gap that’s manageable at 8 years old becomes a problem in every subject by 10. PASS exists because the state’s own data says catching it now changes what happens later.
How to use your PASS funds with us: go to pass.tea.texas.gov, create a parent account, and apply for your student. Once your account is approved and funded, search the marketplace for Tutoring Club of Friendswood and select us as your provider. Then call us or fill out the form below and we’ll schedule your child’s free reading diagnostic. The $400 covers a real start on a reading program built around exactly where your child is, and we’ll walk you through the account side if you get stuck.
Questions about PASS eligibility or the application can go to the TEA help line at 1-800-656-4199 or passhelp@region10.org. Questions about your child’s reading can come straight to us.
PASS year one covers students who scored Did Not Meet on the spring 2026 STAAR grade 3 reading test. If that’s your child, TEA has already sent you an access code by letter or email. Create an account at pass.tea.texas.gov, apply, then choose Tutoring Club of Friendswood in the provider marketplace. Beginning in 2027 to 2028, eligibility expands to students in grades 1 through 3 flagged on the state’s early literacy screeners.
Start by creating your parent account at pass.tea.texas.gov and applying for your student. You’ll need the access code TEA sent you with your child’s STAAR results. Once your account is funded, search the provider marketplace and select Tutoring Club of Friendswood.
From there, call us or send the form on this page and we’ll set up a free reading diagnostic. That tells us exactly where the gap is, whether it’s decoding, fluency, vocabulary or comprehension, and we build the plan from there rather than guessing.
If you get stuck anywhere in the application, TEA’s help line is 1-800-656-4199 or passhelp@region10.org. If you’re stuck on what your child actually needs, that one’s ours. Call us.
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