New dashboards for the Insight to Impact Dashboards are being developed and will be launched in October 2023. These dashboards will provide details about the initial employment, employment and retention, candidate characteristics, exam pass rates, and clinical experience for individuals receiving professional certifications. The roles included in these dashboards are counselors, educational diagnosticians, librarians, principals, and reading specialists. Please continue to watch this newsletter for information about this release and other I2I updates!  

As a reminder, all ASEP data for the 2022-2023 year must be entered by Friday, 9/15 at 5:00 pm Central Standard Time. At that time, the 2022-2023 reporting year will close in ECOS. This deadline will not be extended. Thank you to you all as you have been doing the work to get this data in. See below for all of our weekly reminders. 

Reminder: Week 6 ASEP Tasks: Enter all observations   

1. Verify that all the observations completed in 2022-2023 (9/1-8/31) have been entered into ECOS. Observations must be reported for all teacher and non-teacher candidates completing clinical teaching, internship, or practicum. 
2. Ensure that all your field supervisors are on your field supervisor list in ECOS. If they are not there, please enter them so observations for candidates assigned to those field supervisors can be entered into ECOS.  
3. Complete the Request for Exception (RFE) form, if necessary, to submit an exception for a candidate whose observations should not be included in the data calculations. The ASEP Observation RFE Form is located on the Program Provider Resources page under ASEP Reporting 2022-2023 Forms. Submit forms securely to Educator Testing & Preparation Programs > Data Reporting in Help Desk. 

• For best functionality of RFE forms, use Google Chrome and download and save the form on your computer before completing. After the form is complete, e-sign the form which will lock it from further edits. Save the signed form and attach it to a Help Desk ticket to submit to TEA. 

Note: You can download the observation data from ECOS into a spreadsheet to assist with reviewing and verifying your data. Be sure to review the 2022-2023 Technical Manual on the Program Provider Resources page if you need assistance with downloading records from ECOS.  

 Reminder: Week 5 ASEP Tasks: Create Clinical Experience Records 

1. Verify that each candidate that completed any part of a clinical experience (clinical teaching, internship, or practicum) in 2022-2023 has a Clinical Experience Record.  
2. Ensure that all cooperating teachers, mentor teachers, and site supervisors are entered to create the Clinical Experience Record (TEA ID numbers for cooperating teachers, mentors, and site supervisors are optional for Clinical Experience records for 2022-2023. ECOS will begin requiring those TEA ID numbers starting 9/16/2023).  

Note: You can download the Clinical Experience Records from ECOS into a spreadsheet to assist with reviewing and verifying your data. Be sure to review the 2022-2023 Technical Manual on the Program Provider Resources page if you need assistance with downloading records from ECOS.  

 Reminder: Week 4 ASEP Tasks 8/3-9/2023 Update the Finisher Records List 

1. Verify that all 2022-2023 finishers are correctly listed on the Finisher Record List (FRL) with a status of “Finisher” (F). If a finisher is on the FRL for certificate categories they are not finishing, please be sure to remove those certificate categories from the list for the candidate. 
2. If candidates left your EPP without finishing requirements during the year 2022-2023, be sure that you have removed them from your Finisher Records List (and that you have removed their test approvals). Once ASEP closes, you will not be able to make any changes to the FRL. 
3. Additionally, remember to review the candidates from your mid-year data set that have been enrolled for 5 or more years and remove any from your 2022-2023 list that are no longer actively enrolled. Note: Candidates that are removed will need to apply and be admitted if they want to work with the EPP in future. 

Reminder: Week 3 ASEP Tasks 7/26-8/2/2023 Complete all admission reporting  

1. Verify that each candidate admitted in 9/1/2022-8/31/2023 has an accurate admission record. Verify all required admission data has been included in the record. If you need to update a record, you can do so manually or by bulk upload.  
2. EPPs can download admission data in ECOS into a spreadsheet to help verify the admission data that has been reported to date.  
3. Remember: Admission records for candidates admitted in 2022-2023 cannot be created after 8/31/2023 except for candidates admitted in the last week of August. Those records can be entered until ASEP locks on 9/15/2023. 
4. Be sure to review the 2022-2023 Technical Manual on the Program Provider Resources page. It is located under Forms and Documents. This is a helpful resource as it provides useful information needed to complete ASEP Reporting. 

 Reminder: Week 2 ASEP Tasks 7/19-26/2023 

1. Ensure that TEA has your updated EPP Contact Information.  
2. Each EPP should have one Legal Authority or Primary Point of Contact and at least one Backup Legal Authority. If you have recently had a change in these staff, please contact your Education Specialist assigned and we will send you the template so you can request the changes to be made in TEA records. 
3. Each EPP must have a Primary Title II Pearson and Title II IPRC contact and should have a Secondary contact for each, if possible. Ensure TEA has these current contacts. The following organizations must also have current contact information for your Title II contacts:  

• es-titleii@pearson.com 
• Title2@rti.org 

       4. Make sure that the following contacts are correct (your assigned TEA specialist can provide you a list of contacts that we have on file for your EPP): 

• Your LBB contact if you are a college or university.  
• The staff that handles your data.  
• The staff that receives your EPP ASEP Invoices. 
• The staff, other than your Legal Authority, that may need to receive Accreditation Letters. 

To verify and/or update contacts with TEA, please contact your Education Specialist. 

 Reminder: Week 1 ASEP Tasks 7/12-19/2023:  

1. Know your assigned Education Specialist. This is the TEA staff member that you will need to reach out to when you have questions about ASEP Reporting. The EPP specialist assignment list is published on the Program Provider Resources page under Forms and Documents. Your Education Specialist is one of five staff members: 

• Lorrie Ayers, Director 

• Vanessa Alba 
• Irene Chacon 
• Linda Mott 
• Keena Sandlin

 2. Become familiar with the Help Desk which EPPs should use for all questions related to ASEP Reporting. Your Education Specialist will address your EPP’s questions in the Help Desk. We are in the Help Desk under the Educator Testing and Preparation Programs tile.

3. Review the 2022-2023 Technical Manual on the Program Provider Resources page. It is located under Forms and Documents. This is a helpful resource as it provides useful information needed to complete ASEP Reporting. 

4. Register for the ASEP Reporting 2022-2023 webinar on Thursday, August 3 at 10:00 am central. The webinar will provide useful information and reminders about state reporting processes and tips to improve the reporting experience. Please find the link in the Upcoming Events section above. 

Reminder: Reporting Applied Counts via ECOS 

One update TEA IT made this year for ASEP reporting is creating a portal for reporting Applied counts in ECOS. Previously this reporting required EPPs to download a spreadsheet from the website, fill it out, and submit it. You can now submit these numbers directly in ECOS. 

 Please see the updated Technical Manual with information about this report. Additionally, information was provided in the recent ASEP webinar. We are excited to simplify this step in your annual reporting! 

As an Educator Preparation Program, your main point of contact is your Education Specialist.   

• View a list of EPPs and their associated Education Specialist. 
• For easiest assistance, please submit a Help Desk ticket to Preparation Programs.   

• Or EPPs (and candidates) may call (512) 936-8400 and select Option #5: Educator Preparation Programs. If an Education Specialist is not available to answer the call at that time, please leave a voicemail. An Education Specialist will promptly return the call.  

Updated: If EPPs (and candidates) would like to speak to a representative from another area(s), they may call (512) 936-8400 and select one of the options listed below. 

• Option 2: Educator Certification  
• Option 3: Fingerprinting  
• Option 6: Investigations 

• Option 8: General Office Information 

The Teal Account Access team and Educator Testing team are available through the Help Desk. Links to both teams are below. 

• TEAL Account Access Help Desk  
• Educator Testing Help Desk