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The Federal Program Compliance Division has made some changes to the content to be provided in the ESC updates emails and to the dissemination schedule. In addition to Division updates, we will now be sharing programmatic updates in the Newsletter on a quarterly basis. This is our first quarterly updates ESC Newsletter for 2023-2024. The next Newsletters will be sent out on or around February 29, 2024; May 30, 2024; and August 29, 2024.
We hope everyone has a nice Winter Holiday season!
Division Contacts
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Programmatic Updates |
The Federal Program Compliance Division would like to announce the following upcoming Programmatic Updates:
If you have any questions, please reach out to ESSASupport@TEA.Texas.gov.
Division Updates
- Vivian Smyrl has been promoted to State Director for Federal Program Compliance, the position previously held by Jaime Huerta. She will continue to oversee and provide guidance for Title I, Part A; Ed-Flex; and Supplement, Not Supplant. She will also be providing supervision over the Title IV, Part A program and Private Nonprofit School Equitable Services. Please join us in congratulating Vivian and wishing her the best in her new role.
- Phase 2 LEA Random Validation documentation submission is due on December 12, 2023.
Title I, Part A Updates:
- 11/28/23, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. – Title I, Part A Coffee Hour Please note that the date of this coffee hour has changed; it was originally scheduled for November 29.
- 11/30/23 - LEAs with potential areas of noncompliance on the 2023-2024 SC5000 - Title I, Part A Campus selection schedule will be notified of such issues via an auto-generated email from the FPC WorkApp. ESC Communication List Contacts will receive a listing of LEA's in their respective regions with potential areas of noncompliance via auto-generated email from the FPC WorkApp. Within 10 days of receiving notice, the LEA will need to initiate an amendment in the eGrants system, make the amendment in draft form, and follow the instructions noted in the 2023-2024 SC5000- Title I, Part A Campus Selection Schedule Review Informational Document.
- 12/13/23, 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. – Title I, Part A Newbie TEA Time
- 1/17/24, 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. – Title I, Part A Newbie TEA Time
- 1/23-25/24 – Title I, Part A Program Meeting in San Antonio (in-person)
Register in Connect 20 – Session ID 97372
Booking Link: Region 20 TEA Title I Part A January, 2024 *The cutoff date for your reservations is January 2, 2024. After this date, guests will not have access to the discounted group rate and will have to book at the Daily Rate.
- Title I, Part A Compliance Academy (the event formerly known as PFE Summit) ESC staff should select one of the following dates/locations:
Title I, Part C Updates:
- 12/12/23, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. - Title I, Part C: Migrant Education Program - Session ID 99149
Working with the End in Mind: The Success of Our Migratory Children: This session will focus on how to meet the needs of migratory children effectively and efficiently by utilizing available resources created as part of TEA initiatives and by having well thought-out plans to address those needs in a timely fashion.
- 12/14/23, 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Title I, Part C - MEP Coffee Hour/Newbie TEA Time
- 1/8/24, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Title I, Part C – MEP Eligibility Validation Training
- 1/8/24, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. and 1/9/24, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. - Title I, Part C – MEP Meeting (TEA-ESC Meeting) Virtual
- 1/18/24, 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Title I, Part C - MEP Coffee Hour/Newbie TEA Time
- 2/7/24, Time to be determined. – Best Practice Session, Topic: Proper Implementation of PFS
To volunteer or recommend someone you know as a presenter on this topic, please email: tea.mepgrants@esc20.net
- 2/13/24 to 2/14/24 – MSI2C2: The Formula to Success!- Migratory Student Intrastate/Interstate Coordination Conference (Formerly known at the TMIP Inter/Intrastate Secondary Credit Accrual Workshop.)
- 2/15/24, 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. - Title I, Part C - MEP Coffee Hour/Newbie TEA Time
Kind reminder to visit the Texas Migrant Education Portal (TMEP) for the latest resources for Title I, Part C – MEP.
Web portal: txmigrant.net
Reach out to the TX-NGS Course & Resources Helpline for TX-NGS and MSIX questions.
1-888-984-6251
MEP Systems Initiative
Reach out to the ID&R Course & Resources Helpline for ID&R questions.
1-888-984-6251
MEP Systems Initiative
Visit the TMIP website.
833-454-6711
TMIP@esc20.net
Title I, Part D Updates:
- Second Chance Business Coalition (https://secondchancebusinesscoalition.org/)
- This coalition was established with the commitment to expand second chance hiring and advancement practices within their companies. This would be great for eligible students who are looking for work.
- The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education(OCTAE) has several professional development opportunities. Sign up for their newsletter HERE.
- SAMHSA Directory
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) puts up a list of all their facilities per state. This directory is intended to identify different facilities at the federal, state, and local level that provide substance use treatment services. You can find the 2023 directory here: https://www.samhsa.gov/data/report/2023-national-directory-of-drug-and-alcohol-use-treatment-facilities.
- Please note, that in the event that an LEA would like to add such a facility to its scope of services; the facility will still need to be researched to determine if it meets the eligibility criteria.
- Upcoming Events
Title II, Part A Updates:
- Title II, Part A Resources
- Thank you to the Title II, Part A ESC Workgroup, composed of ESC regions 02,03, 07, 08, 10 & 13.
- We are in the final stages of these resources being available, expect an email from Title II, Part A Program Director when released.
- Upcoming Events
Title IV, Part A Updates:
The TEA ESC Title IV, Part A, (T4PA) in-person Program Meeting was held on November 7-8, 2023, and provided opportunities for ESC professional growth, collaboration, and discussion on T4PA-related state and federal topics. Session presentations have been uploaded to the Title IV School Safety State Initiative’s (SSSI) Program Day website and to the Title IV, Part A Guidance/Program Day behind the ESC password. Feel free to download and use session materials, as appropriate, during LEA trainings. Any TEA presentations should be contained in its entirety unless the ESC adds a written disclaimer. The Program Day webpage is for ESC view only.
- TEA would like to thank Region 13 for providing meeting space and the ESC 14 T4PA SSSI Team for meeting coordination, presentation work sessions, and facilitation of the meeting.
- Most of all, thank you to all ESC staff and presenters who attended the meeting and provided their individual expertise and work experiences during collaboration that helped to increase federal and state-related T4PA program knowledge to better assist districts.
- The Title IV, Part A, LEA Special Data Collection for FFY22 program objectives, measurable outcomes, initial progress and expenditures data is due no later than December 1, 2023, in the FPC’s WorkApp Smartsheet. The FFY23 program objectives and measurable outcomes is also due December 1, 2023.
- The 2023 FPC Fall Statewide T4PA Virtual Training session is scheduled on December 7, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (CST).
- Fall 2023 ACET TEA T4PA and ESC 14 SSSI presentations and other related training materials may be found on the ESC 14 T4PA School Safety State Initiative's Please share this webpage with LEAs supporting T4PA programs.
- Check out the Initiative’s webpage that highlights T4PA-related resources for parents.
- 2023-2024 Phase 1 LEA Random Validations for the T4PA are currently being reviewed by Program staff.
- Upcoming ESC T4PA virtual sessions are listed:
ESSA PNP
- The 2023 FPC Fall Statewide ESSA PNP Virtual Training session occurred on November 30.
- All ESSA PNP Statewide training materials are posted on the FPC Statewide Training Series Feel free to share this resourceful webpage with LEAs working with PNP schools.
- Upcoming ESSA ESC PNP virtual sessions are listed:
- Fall 2023 ACET TEA ESSA PNP presentation materials may be found on the ESC 20’s Statewide ESSA Title I, Part A, Capacity Building Initiative’s PNP
- Check out the latest ESSA PNP district resources and Newsletters on ESC 20's Statewide ESSA Title I, Part A, Capacity Building Initiative PNP webpage (i.e., Spring 2023 PNP and Carryover of Equitable Services Newsletter, Winter 2023 PNP Timely and Meaningful Consultation Newsletter, Methods of Collecting Low-Income Information for Title I, Part A, Proportional Share document).
- Did you know there is a mock ESC-PNP consultation video on ESC 20’s webpage? TEA and ESC 20 are collaborating to create a more updated consultation video soon. In the meantime, check out the posted video.
- If you are aware of any LEAs and PNP schools that collaborate well with equitable service programs and may have unique methods of providing services and/or working with specific ESSA programs, please email me at LaNetra.Guess@tea.texas.gov. One of your districts could be a star in the next video on the ‘big screen’ highlighting collaboration and unique equitable service programs with PNP schools.
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