New: PREP Program Allotment Newsletter
To keep up with the latest information regarding the PREP Program Allotment, please sign up for the PREP Newsletter. You may sign up for the PREP Program Allotment Newsletter on the TEA Email Updates website under the Academics Heading.  

New: PREP Program Allotment Website
Information regarding the PREP Program Allotment can be located on the PREP Program Website. This page will be updated regularly with information, required documents, and learning opportunities.  

Reminder: Partnership Agreement Forms
School systems will be required to submit signed Partnership Agreement forms and MOUs when they submit their Verification of Participation (VoP). The partnership forms can be found on the PREP Website. School systems and EPPs working together for both PREP Residency and PREP Grow Your Own may complete a single MOU that addresses all required components.  

“DID YOU KNOW?”
While all EPPs working with school systems in the PREP Program Allotment space are required to complete partnership agreements (i.e., MOUs), according to statute, school systems are responsible for their submission. These partnership agreements will be submitted during the Verification of Participation process taking place in late May.  

Please enter residency candidates into the ECOS for those individuals participating in the PREP Residency Allotment as soon as you can. School systems are also required to report their residency candidates in ECOS and will receive funding based on that report. Candidates not entered into ECOS in a timely manner will not be eligible for funding during the time they are in their placements, resulting in a delay of one year for funding. 

Reminder: 165 Bilingual Education Spanish Supplemental EC-12 Exam in Focus Webinar  
In advance of the September 2026 launch of the 165 Bilingual Education Spanish Supplemental EC-12 exam, Pearson will host a 90-minute webinar on April 8, 2026, at 11:00 am. The webinar will give an in-depth look into the development, structure, and scoring of the assessments. Specifically, the webinar participants will:  

1. Review and understand the Bilingual Education Spanish Supplemental (165) exam framework, design, development process, and scoring. 
2. Be exposed to several sample selected-response items (SRIs), reviewing different approaches and formats common to the exam.  
3. Dive deep into a sample constructed-response item (CRI) to review and discuss the rubric, model response, and approaches and strategies to help candidates respond to the charge.

Please register to attend the 165 Bilingual Education Spanish Supplemental EC-12 Exam in Focus Webinar. 

Reminder: 165 Bilingual Education Spanish Supplemental EC-12 Exam Constructed Response Item Deep Dive and Preparation Manual Overview Webinar
The webinar held on April 16, 2026, at 11:00 am will provide participants with an overview of the constructed response items (CRIs) included on the 165 Bilingual Education Spanish Supplemental exam, including some sample exhibits and constructed response items, and their aligned scoring rubrics. Participants will use some of the session time to work in small groups to review and analyze sample candidate responses to identify the qualities and characteristics of a strong CRI response.  Participants will also be provided with an opportunity to preview the exam’s preparation manual format and engage with some of the manual’s content.  

Please register to attend the 165 Bilingual Education Spanish Supplemental EC-12 Exam CRI Deep Dive and Preparation Manual Overview Webinar.  

Reminder: Secure Your Seat for March’s I2I Sign-up Session 
On Thursday, March 26, from 3-4 p.m. CT, the I2I Dashboards Team will host a Dashboards Sign-up Event to help guide the EPP community through the process of requesting access to the I2I dashboards. This event is designed for EPP employees who do not yet have access to the I2I dashboards and would like direct support in the process.  

This webinar will be the latest in a quarterly cadence of sign-up events that will provide the EPP community with the opportunity to learn more about the steps in the process, including dedicated time to request access to the dashboards and roles pertinent to their work and time with our team to troubleshoot issues.  

You may register for the event and feel free to share this invitation widely with your EPP community to ensure that all who are eligible and would benefit from using dashboard data to make programmatic decisions have appropriate access. For those who would like to follow along with the video from a previous sign-up event, please feel free to review the recording. 

For other events regarding the I2I Dashboards, feel free to check out the Insight to Impact Communications Calendar on the I2I Academy website. 

Reminder: I2I Data Update Schedule Posted Online
If you’ve ever wondered when data is updated in the Insight to Impact Dashboards, you’ve come to the right place! The I2I Data Update Schedule is now available at any time on the Insight to Impact Academy website in the dropdown menu under resources or on the Communications Updates page.  

The updated schedule is available and posted on the website.  

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