Summary Debrief of TEA COVID-19 Superintendent Call – September 23, 2021

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. 

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

• Senate Bill 15
• UPDATED: Senate Bill 15 FAQ
• NEW: SB 15 Video Overview (YouTube)
• NEW: SB 15 Overview Webinar Presentation

• Texas Educators & Educator Certification
  • NEW: Certification Assignment Flexibility

• SY 21-22 K-12 COVID-19 Testing Project
• NEW:  SY 2021-2022 K-12 COVID-19 Testing Program Eligibility Requirements
• NEW:  COVID-19 Tests and Services Received Report
• NEW: COVID-10 Tests and Services Received Report Instructions
• UPDATED: K-12 Public School Current Opt In List and Test Allocation Spreadsheet
• UPDATED: SY 21-22 K-12 COVID-19 Testing Project FAQ
• REMINDER: ACCESS THE K-12 Private School Allocation List AS of 9-17 HERE  (Posted 9/17)
• WEBINARS:
  • Recording from September 20th and 21st Grants to Schools webinars
    • SY 2021-2022  COVID-19 Grants to Schools Presentation
  • Recording from September 20th Achieve Health Management webinar
    • Achieve Health Management Presentation
  • Recording from September 21st Thermo Fisher Webinar
    • Thermo Fisher Presentation

Reminder:

• TCLAS: High Quality Afterschool
  • We’re launching a TCLAS “Decision 11” - TCLAS: High Quality Afterschool supports for LEAs interested in designing and implementing a high-quality afterschool program.
  • The application will be available on the TCLAS webpage on Thursday, October 7^th and will be due in mid-November.
  • We will have an overview webinar on Thursday, October 14^th to provide additional information.