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School Action Fund

Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO) Program

MARCH 2024

SCHOOL ACTION FUND NEWSLETTER

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Welcome!

The SAF Team would like to welcome the SAF Cycle 8 (LASO II) Grantees!

SAF Cycle 8 includes 36 campuses from 23 LEAs awarded across 15 ESCs. 

We would like to give a warm welcome to the 10 LEAs that have been awarded the SAF Grant for the first time. 

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School Actions are whole-school strategies districts use to increase access to high-quality schools, meet community needs, and address chronic underperformance.
The School Action Fund (SAF) supports districts to plan and implement school actions so that more students and families have the schools they want, need, and deserve.

School Actions are comprehensive and bold approaches to restart an existing school, create a brand-new school, thoughtfully reassign students to higher performing campuses after school closure, or redesign an existing school.


Team Introductions

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Steven Rachel

School Action Fund District Support Specialist

steven.rachel@tea.texas.gov

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Melissa Minor

School Action Fund District Support Specialist

melissa.minor@tea.texas.gov

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Gaby Monreal

School Action Fund District Support Specialist

maria.monreal@tea.texas.gov

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Laura Hyatt 

School Action Fund Manager

laura.hyatt@tea.texas.gov


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 Program Updates: See what's new!

Codified Model Playbooks can be found on the Center For School Actions website.  

School Model Playbooks offer a variety of codified school models that have a track record of success in Texas. Support to plan and implement several evidence-based ESF models in the playbook series is available through the School Action Fund based on TEA priorities.  


Program Highlight

The School Action Fund has granted more than $210 million in direct-district grants and in-kind support reaching 90 LEAs across all 20 ESCs with 295 School Actions Planned/Implemented and over 132,000 students impacted.


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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is responsible for submitting deliverables in PMRs? 

On behalf of the SAF grantee(s), the district’s Project Manager, with the support of the Technical Assistance provider (TA), is responsible for submitting acceptable, timely Deliverables. 


Resources

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 Mark Your Calendar!

SAF Cycle 7 (LASO I)

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    Office Hours

     SAF Codified Models Playbooks 

     Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/94738128490 

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    Office Hours

     SAF Gate 4 

     Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/3357928988

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    Office Hours

     SAF Gate 4 

     Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/3357928988


SAF Cycle 8 (LASO II)

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    Office Hours

     SAF Gate 0

     Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/92765862694 


Link to LASO Master Calendar