Resources from Thursday, July 15th 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. 

 

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 20, 2021 at 10 am:  HB 4545 Accelerated Learning Committees
• July 29, 2021 at 11 am: HB 4545 Webinar #4 Resources

• Texas COVID Learning Acceleration Supports (TCLAS) Webinar: TEA is providing the following supports to help interested LEAs with TCLAS:
• TCLAS Homepage
• TCLAS Overview Webinar Recording: Recording | Slides
• TCLAS Decision Point Webinar Series: Recordings and Upcoming Webinars
• TCLAS Office Hours: Every Wednesday at 4pm CT from July 28, 2021, through August 18, 2021; Calendar Invitation Here
• Questions? Reach out to TCLAS@tea.texas.gov.

• Upcoming Resources to the Field:  To support communications on COVID related legislation and ongoing supports, TEA staff will be releasing a number of resources to the field.  
  • Upcoming Resources to the Field

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

•  NEW: Senate Bill 1697 Resources
  • Senate Bill 1697 FAQ 
  • TAA: Parental Option for Students to Repeat Grades or Courses
  • Repeat a Grade or Course Webpage
  • Restart Kindergarten Webpage

• UPDATED: House Bill 4545 Resources
  • House Bill 4545 FAQ
  • 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.

• NEW: Texas COVID Learning Acceleration Supports (TCLAS) Resources
  • TAA: TCLAS Application: Source for 15+ TEA Initiatives and Supports—Opens Monday
    • The application, which provides access to supports included in these initiatives, will be open on Monday, July 19, 2021, on the TCLAS webpage. Interested LEAs can start planning now using the TCLAS Guidance Document and TCLAS Award Calculator. 

  Reminders:

• Upcoming Superintendent Calls:
• Our next Superintendent call will be on Thursday, July 29^th