Announcements
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CCRSM Leadership Summit
All conference presentations are now available as recordings on our event page from the 2021 CCRSM Leadership Summit. Featured speakers included TEA’s Deputy Commissioner Lily Laux and keynote speaker Shayla Rivera on The Art of the Possible.
Other featured presentations include:
Teacher Well Being is Everybody’s Job: Challenges and Opportunities
Presenter: Dr. Tammy Lewis Wilborn, LPC-S
Best Practices in Wrap-Around Support Services
Presenters: Sara Vercher & Stephanie Lerner
Texas Lone Star STEM: Texas STEM Landscape & Vision for the Future
Presenter: Michelle Sedberry
Student Voices Panel
Panelists: CCRSM students and alumni
All presentations from this year’s event, as well as last year’s presentations, have been recorded and are free to access and view at any time. Visit the On-Demand Summit Library to view archived presentations: 2021 and 2020.
TEA-Login (TEAL) Portal, Campus OBM Summary Reports & PEIMS
Outcomes-Based Measures (OBM) for all CCRSM models were released in TEAL on June 15, 2021. All superintendents, program leaders, and those who completed designation (renewal applications) have been notified that the OBM Summary Reports for 2021-2022 Designation are now available. Begin coordinating with your Leadership Team to determine strategic priorities for 2021-2022 for improving your OBM.
TEA is hosting an informational webinar to learn how to download your OBM Summary Report for Designation in 2021-2022. This webinar is for CCRSM Leaders and PEIMS Coordinators to understand how to locate their OBM Summary Report in the TEAL portal. We will discuss changes to the report format, how to make it FERPA compliant so that data may be shared, and next steps for program improvement.
Webinar: Learn How to Access and Understand Your OBM Campus Report on TEAL
Date: Thursday, July 15, 2021, 10:00 - 11:30 AM (CST)
Presenter: Christine Bailie, Assistant Director, Postsecondary Preparation Programs, TEA
Register Today
Additional Resources
Several resources have been developed to help you navigate the TEAL portal and understand your campus-based OBM Summary Report for 2021-2022 Designation. In addition, TEA has provided information regarding how COVID-19 has impacted the OBM for each model and TEA’s response through intentional modifications in key data definitions to mitigate the effect of testing disruptions on OBM as well as other changes which have been made to the OBM Summary Report for 2021-2022 Designation.
Congratulations 2021-2023 Expansion of Dual Credit Faculty for CCRSM Grantees
TEA is pleased to announce the awardees for the 2021-2023 Expansion of Dual Credit Faculty for CCRSM Grant. Recipients include:
- Arlington ISD
- Brownsville ISD
- Dallas ISD
- Grand Prairie ISD
- La Joya ISD
- San Antonio ISD
- Socorro ISD
- Ysleta ISD
Statewide, 22 ECHS, 15 P-TECH, and 8 T-STEM programs will benefit from this opportunity. Due to the strong interest in this grant opportunity, TEA will explore future opportunities to grow dual credit faculty on CCRSM campuses.
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High Impact Tutoring Toolkit
Early data indicates that school closures and disruptions in 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years are likely to result in unfinished learning for many students statewide, making multi-year recovery and acceleration supports even more crucial. As local education agencies (LEAs) consider how to best facilitate learning acceleration, many are considering high impact tutoring, as there is strong evidence that high impact tutoring is one of the most effective ways to increase learning gains for students.
The High Impact Tutoring Toolkit is designed to help districts think through key pieces of program design and make connections to other helpful resources. While this toolkit is not exhaustive, it outlines the foundational principles and key considerations that all LEAs should consider when implementing a high impact tutoring program. This toolkit includes:
- Sample lessons and activities
- Tutor job descriptions
- Tutor training topics
- Program cost calculator
The High Impact Tutoring webinar series provides an overview of key elements of implementing high impact tutoring at your LEA, as well as an introduction to TEA-funded supports your LEA could benefit from to support your high impact tutoring program.
Webinar Session #1: High Impact Tutoring: Introduction & TEA Supports (Recording)
Webinar Session #2: High Impact Tutoring: Program Design (Recording)
Webinar Session #3: High Impact Tutoring: Program Implementation (Recording)
More information regarding the Learning Acceleration Framework and High-Impact Tutoring Implementation workshop series can be found on TEA’s Strong Start page. If you have any questions, please contact: TexasTutoring@tea.texas.gov.
Statewide STEM Leadership and Educator Training Opportunities:
STEM Leadership Training: Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Academy (T-STEM) leadership teams are encouraged to attend the two-day immersive professional development that prepares STEM administrators to shape, support, and sustain STEM initiatives within their district or campus aligned to TEA’s STEM Framework. Leaders will learn by doing, engaging directly in the instructional approaches most critical to a successful STEM Program: project-based learning, design-based challenges, and computational thinking. Leadership teams will learn about the four STEM models and the vision for STEM education in Texas while utilizing the TEA STEM Toolkit. Each Education Service Center (ESC) will roll out this training during the summer of 2021. This training is critical for all T-STEM campuses and is aligned with the Texas STEM Framework.
STEM Educator Training: K-12 educators will engage in this three-day professional development that prepares teachers for successful implementation of STEM instruction in their classrooms by immersing them directly in the role of STEM learner. They will experience first-hand high impact STEM practices such as project-based learning, design-based challenges, and computational thinking. To better understand the role STEM plays in education, educators will make connections among the Texas STEM Framework, STEM fluency skills, and contemporary workforce demands. Most importantly, educators will begin the work of embedding these STEM strategies into what matters most - their daily work with students.
Registration is now open. Visit TEA’s Texas EcosySTEM homepage to identify and reach out to the STEM lead at your ESC to learn about local workshop dates and to register.
Questions should be directed to Michelle Sedberry at michelle.sedberry@tea.texas.gov.
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