Division of System Support November Newsletter

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Texas Education Agency, System of Great Schools, Center for School Actions

November 2022

System Support Newsletter

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Edgewood Superintendent Dr. Hernandez presents at NACSA.
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From the System Support Team

 

Greetings, all! 

Last month I had the pleasure of moderating a panel at the National Association of Charter School Authorizers  (NACSA) Conference in Minneapolis with members of the Edgewood ISD and Texas A&M-San Antonio leadership teams. We had a great conversation about how K-12 and Higher Ed partnerships can create high-quality, best-fit options for families, just like they’re doing at three campuses in EISD. 

Dr. H always speaks so eloquently about the Superintendent's role in creating a culture of innovation and “out of the box” thinking all in service of kids and families. We’re excited to bring a group of SGS leaders to Edgewood for a Learning Lab in February 2023!

As they say in Lone Star Governance, “Student outcomes don’t change until adult behaviors change,” and it’s always a joy to see leaders actively pushing the adult-led systems to become more responsive to kids and families. 

Be well and keep in touch!

-Chris DeWitt, Director of the Division of System Support

 
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 District Spotlights


Tyler ISD

Commissioner Mike Morath visited Tyler ISD to see how they’ve implemented High Quality Instructional Materials into their curriculum.

Spring ISD

Spring ISD, which is a System of Great Schools district and School Action Fund recipient, was invited to share their approach to Whole School Redesign with a group of TEA stakeholders this month. Through the School Action Fund program, Spring ISD formed a cohort of 4 campuses that are all redesigning their learning environments using a Blended Learning model. These strategies have resulted in all four campuses improving at least two letter grades in 2021-2022 state accountability ratings.

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 Updates and Opportunities

Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities

School Action Fund Cycle 7 grant funding opportunities are available. The application is open until December 22, 2022. Overview webinars will be held on November 14th, 3:00 - 4:00 pm CT (register here) and November 18, 11:00 am 12:00 noon pm CT (register here). For more information on SAF Cycle 7, you can reach out to karen@schoolactions.org or visit the Center for School Actions website.
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 Network News
  • John Norman of San Antonio ISD was promoted to Chief Strategy Officer. Congratulations, John! 
  • SGS Districts from around the state of Texas visited Ector County ISD to see how they’ve implemented the System of Great Schools framework. 
  • Ten campuses at Fort Worth ISD focus on building leadership and independence skills within students to lead to academic improvement. 
  • Education nonprofit Good Reason Houston partners with Houston ISD to add 32,000 students to schools with an A or B rating. 
  • Grand Prairie ISD received a $16 million gift from billionaire philanthropist Mackenzie Scott.
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