Resources from Thursday, June 24th TEA COVID-19 Superintendent Call

Thank you for joining our call yesterday.  This is a follow-up email to capture the links, announcements and reminders the Commissioner referenced in the call.  We hope you have a happy and safe 4^th of July!

Announcements:

• HB 4545 Webinars:  A series of webinars will be held to provide information regarding the components of HB 4545. You may register for the webinars by using the hyperlinked dates below.
• July 1, 2021 at 10 am: HB 4545 Implementation Overview
• July 7, 2021 at 10 am: HB 4545 Accelerated Instruction Requirements (including Tutoring)
• July 15, 2021 at 2 pm: HB 4545 Accelerated Learning Committees & Parent Engagement

• Texas COVID Learning Acceleration Supports (TCLAS) Webinar: LEAs seeking to implement tutoring and other learning acceleration strategies may benefit from joining an introductory webinar on Texas COVID Learning Acceleration Supports (TCLAS), which includes tutoring supports for LEAs. You may register for the webinar using the hyperlinked date below.
• June 30, 2021 at 11 am: TCLAS Overview

• Operation Connectivity Webinar:  This will be the training webinar for LEAs who will be participating in the Operation Connectivity TEA Connect Texas (TEACT) Program using ECF funds.
• July 1, 2021 at 9 am
• Participation in the webinar will be critical as we will also be discussing funding mechanisms and reimbursement sources. 

Posted this week on tea.texas.gov/coronavirus:

• NEW: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Supplemental (ESSER-SUPP) Funding
• ESSER Supplemental Allocation Amounts by LEA (PDF)  
• TEA ESSER Supplemental Grant Program Page
• TAA: Release of ESSER Supplemental (ESSER-SUPP) Funds to Eligible Texas Public School Districts and Open-enrollment Charter Schools 

• NEW: House Bill 4545 Resources
• House Bill 4545 FAQ (PDF) 
• Questions regarding the implementation of HB 4545 should be submitted in writing to accelerated.instruction@tea.texas.gov. Answers will also be added on a rolling basis to the FAQ document.
• TAA:  House Bill 4545 Implementation Overview (PDF) 

• NEW: Texas COVID Learning Acceleration Supports (TCLAS) Resources
• Texas COVID Learning Acceleration Supports (TCLAS) Superintendent Deck
• Questions regarding Tutoring and TCLAS should be submitted in writing to:
• texastutoring@tea.texas.gov
• TCLAS@tea.texas.gov

• NEW: Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (P-TECH) Overview (PDF) 

 Reminders:

• Upcoming Superintendent Calls:
• We will NOT hold a call on Thursday, July 1^st. 
• Our next Superintendent call will be on Thursday, July 15^th.