TEA Superintendent Call Debrief for December 12, 2024

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December 16, 2024

Superintendent's Bulletin

TEA Superintendent Call Debrief:
December 12, 2024

Superintendents,

Below is the summary debrief of the TEA Monthly Superintendent call that took place on December 12, 2024:

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12/12 Call Agenda:

Texas Student Data Systems (TSDS) Upgrade Project
- TSDS Upgrade Project Update (PDF) Updated December 12, 2024
- PEIMS fall submission due dates have been revised. Fall First Submission is due January 16, 2025, and the Fall Resubmission date is January 30, 2025. For details see the November 21, 2024 TAA: PEIMS Fall Submission Due Dates Revised.
- For any issues with uploading data, please submit a TIMS ticket.
- For TSDS training for the 2024-2025 school year, please email TSDSDeployment@tea.texas.gov.

Earned Income Tax Credit and IRS Free Family Assistance
- The IRS offers free tax preparation assistance for qualifying taxpayers: For Families: Free Tax Return Preparation for Qualifying Taxpayers
- For information about the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, see IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Information (English PDF) or IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Information (Spanish PDF)

School Health and Related Services (SHARS)
- During the week of December 9th, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission sent a notice to selected school systems related to SHARS. The email notice went to the primary and secondary contacts from the FFY23 SHARS cost report.
- For more information, please see the SHARS website. For questions, please contact HHSC PFD at ProviderFinanceSHARS@hhs.texas.gov

Attendance Projection Collection
- The Attendance Projections module will close at midnight on December 16, 2024
- For more information, see the TAA released October 10th.
- For help accessing the FSP application or submitting attendance projections data, please email ADAprojections@tea.texas.gov or call 512-463-9622.

Holocaust Remembrance Week Planning
- Instructional resources provided by the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission (THGAAC) are available to school systems throughout the year, especially during Holocaust Remembrance Week, which next occurs in early 2025, the week of January 27–31, 2025.  
- For planning purposes and for more information about the mission and services provided by the THGAAC and to contact the Commission, please visit the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission website.

IMRA and Bluebonnet Updates
- TAA: State Board of Education Approved Instructional Materials Entitlements and the new List of Approved Instructional Materials
- IMRA and Bluebonnet Updates (PDF) Published December 12, 2024
- For more information on the products approved, rejected, and listed as no action, as well as resources on comprehensive quality reports, information regarding technology required for each instructional material, and pricing information, please see the SBOE IMRA webpage.
- For an overview of instructional materials funding, including a summary of the new HB1605 entitlements, view the Instructional Materials Funding Webinar.
- For any questions, please contact the Instructional Materials team by submitting an Instructional Materials Help Desk Ticket.

Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO)
- For assistance, contact the Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities team at LASO@tea.texas.gov or by visiting the LASO webpage.

Cybersecurity Coordinator Forum
- The TEA Cybersecurity Team hosts a monthly meeting for Texas school system Cybersecurity Coordinators, Education Service Center Cybersecurity Personnel, and other members of the community that support K12 Cybersecurity efforts. 
- To attend, use your school system email address to register.

Voluntary Lead Testing
- Facilities that complete sampling through the free Lead Testing in School and Child Care Program and detect lead can be provided with free filters (pitcher, in-line, and faucet) that are certified to remove lead and lead-free fixtures.
- For information on Voluntary Lead Testing, please see the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality website or reach out to info@txleadtesting.org or (737) 276-1987

McKinney-Vento Webinar
- The Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youths (TEHCY) provides direction and leadership on the implementation of state and federal guidance regarding program services for McKinney-Vento eligible students.
- The McKinney-Vento 201 Webinar is Thursday, December 19. Click to register for Thursday, December 19 webinar.

Next Call: Thursday, January 23, 2025, at 3:00 PM (4th Thursday)
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