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System of Great Schools Newsletter
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From the Support Team
Congratulations to new SGS Districts! After a rigorous application process, the Division of System Support and Innovation is happy to announce that four new districts are joining the SGS Network: Ector County, Garland, Grand Prairie, and Manor. We look forward to formally welcoming these districts into the Network at CIO Workshop 2. The next step for these districts is matching with an Executive Advisor firm and completing their SGS Roadmap. We’re excited to work with these District leaders for the next four years!
November Roadmaps: Updated SGS Roadmaps will be due on November 13. The SGS team will touch base with CIOs and EA firms about this topic in the October support calls.
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Updates & Opportunities |
1882 Partnerships Webinars: Recordings of the general information session webinars which occurred in August and September are available online here.
NACSA's 2020 Conference is running from Oct. 12th to 30th, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons!
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Grants & Resources |
The following grant opportunities may help districts provide the schools that students and families want and need. For more details on state grants, see the TEA Grant Opportunities Page.
College Bridge provides individualized online instruction to prepare students for college-level math and English. Districts may submit an interest form by Monday, Nov. 2, for classes that are available to start on Monday, Nov. 30.
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Network News
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Longview ISD is hiring a Coordinator of Policy & New Schools and a Director of School Success. See LISD's Employment Opportunities page for more information.
Restart as a School Improvement Strategy was recently published by Public Impact to examine the effect of the school restart school action.
Ector County ISD is launching a Call for Quality Schools for Bonham Middle.
Lubbock ISD Supt. Rollo provided an radio interview to offer an update on virtual instruction to their community.
LAN partners in Ft. Worth ISD are using the Grow Your Own residency program to create quality seats in urban, high-needs schools.
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Dates & Deadlines |
October 12 - 30: NACSA 2020 Leadership Conference
October 29: SAF Planning Grant FIT feedback published.
October 30: Mandatory LOI for 1882 partnerships deadline. (view form)
November 3 & 5: TALA Convening 3
November 13: SGS Roadmap updates are due.
November 30: Roadmap feedback sent to CIOs & EA firms.
November 30: Deadline to submit non-model 1882 policies, applications, and rubrics.
December 1st, 3rd: TALA Convening 4
December 10: EA & TA quarterly call. Updated Artifact Handbook will be shared.
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TEA Commissioner Mike Morath is providing updates to Texas Superintendents each Thursday. Summary debriefs are linked at the bottom of the TEA's Coronavirus webpage. Two highlights from the Thursday, October 15th call is provided below:
- The Attendance & Enrollment FAQ (page 36) has been updated so that open enrollment charter schools, including district-charter partnerships, operating for the first time in 2020-21 will receive the ADA hold harmless for the first two 6-week periods of the 2020-21 school year. The FAQ includes an explanation of how the hold harmless will be calculated.
- The Special Education FAQ has been updated to explain that, if a district chooses not to offer remote instruction to its students generally, it does not have to do so for an individual student, including special education and 504 students, unless the parent requests such instruction and the ARD committee determines that remote instruction is required to fulfill the FAPE requirement.
Please visit the TEA's Coronavirus webpage for timely and comprehensive information.
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