TEA COVID-19 Superintendent call tomorrow CANCELED + P-EBT Online Application Open

Texas Education Agency Updates

Good afternoon from TEA! 

We have 3 important announcements: 

  1. Tomorrow's TEA COVID-19 Superintendent Call is canceled. The next call will be on Thursday, June 4 at 3:00pm. Call-in information remains the same and is included below. In addition, last week's Summary Debrief is attached to this email and will be posted on our coronavirus website later today. 
  2. The online application for the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) is now open for eligible families at yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/PEBT (URL is case-sensitive). The Texas Education Agency (TEA) requests that districts and open-enrollment charter school share the communication materials within the attached TAA letter with P-EBT eligible families during the month of June.The P-EBT application, which will be active through June 30, 2020. A P-EBT call center can be reached at 833-613-6220 to assist families in completing their application. Call center information is included in the June Letter to Families. Please review the “P-EBT Overview and Communications Toolkit” To the Administrator Addressed letter for additional information on the P-EBT program. All family outreach materials are available under Child Nutrition Guidance on the TEA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Support and Guidance website
  1. The Department of Grant Compliance and Administration is offering training designed for Private Nonprofit (PNP) school officials and school districts who have not participated with equitable services in the past. Training will cover basic requirements on the provision of private school equitable services. Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUuc-GspzsuGtNZjnuldakbU7gp0o-hUQ-C

CARES ACT ESSER Training Schedule

ESSER Application Part 1 (in collaboration with ACET)

Thursday, June 11, 2020

9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

ESSER Application Part 2 (in collaboration with ACET)

Friday, June 12, 2020

9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

CARES Act and PNP Equitable Services

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

 

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Call-In information for TEA Superintendent Call as of May 5:  

Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/95509241038

Dial: 346-248-7799 

Webinar ID: 955 0924 1038