New: Charter School Closures 
The following charter schools are officially closing on the Effective Date and thus are no longer acceptable placements for candidates completing field-based experiences (FBE) or clinical experiences:  

These LEAs will no longer appear in the drop-down menus for clinical experience records or intern/probationary certificate recommendation screens as of the Effective Date of closure. If your program has incomplete records that require access to one of these schools for data entry, please submit a help desk ticket to Preparation Programs, and the Educator Preparation team will assist you with your request.  

Reminder: EPP Spotlight: I2I Dashboards Spark Sul Ross State’s Deeper Data Dive
Education Preparation Programs throughout the state are at various stages in their use of the Insight to Impact Dashboards.  Dean of Education at Sul Ross State University, Kevin Badgett, is just at the genesis of his team’s incorporation of I2I, but he has already witnessed its benefits. Learn more about his team’s dip into the I2I waters in the latest EPP Spotlight. 

Reminder: I2I Dashboards Team to Host Data Day Training
On Thursday, January 29, from 3-4 p.m. CT, the I2I Dashboards Team will host its latest training session to help improve data comprehension, analysis, and application at EPPs. This training will dive into the creation of Data Day: what it is, how it can help, the planning behind one, how the dashboards can assist, and potential positive outcomes. 

Facilitated by the I2I Dashboards Team and featuring EPP leaders as panelists, this session’s goals are to offer another learning opportunity and help create a supportive community where EPPs can routinely share and tackle problems, provide insights and solutions, and receive value and benefits from the data.  

Register here and feel free to share this invitation widely with your EPP community to ensure that all who use the dashboard data have the opportunity to benefit.   

Q: What should our EPP do if we cannot add an applicant to ECOS because the individual is still in ECOS as enrolled in another program?  

A: An applicant cannot be admitted into a new EPP until he/she has been officially released from the previous EPP. Most EPP applications include questions such as, “Have you ever been admitted to or enrolled in another EPP?” or “Have you previously applied to an EPP?” If you attempt to admit an applicant who is still enrolled in another program, ECOS will display a notification indicating that the individual is currently listed on another EPP's Finisher Records List (FRL). Until the applicant is removed from the FRL by the previous program, you will not be able to proceed with the admission.  

Q: What is the formal date of admission?  

A: The formal date of admission is the date identified in the official offer of admission letter from the EPP. This is in accordance with 19 TAC §227.17(d).  

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

• View a list of EPPs and Education Specialist Assignments. 
• For most efficient assistance, please submit a Help Desk ticket to Preparation Programs.   
• EPPs may contact their assigned Education Specialist directly via phone or email. 
• Candidates may call (512) 936-8400 and select Option #2: Educator Preparation and Certification for assistance.  
• 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 Preparation and Certification  
• Option 3: Fingerprinting  
• Option 6: Investigations 

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