New: TEA Website Makeover
The TEA website has been updated. You may have noticed a new look and may also have noticed that some links are broken or appear to be reorganized in new places. Thank you for your patience as we are testing and repairing those links. EPPs may want to bookmark the Program Provider Resources page. Please reach out to the Help Desk if you need assistance. 

New: HB 2 Implementation Webinars Available Online
Over the past month, TEA Staff has held 6 webinars to assist EPPs with the implementation of changes required as part of House Bill 2 and the PREP Allotment. The presentation materials and video recordings of these webinars will be available soon on the PREP Allotment website.  

New: Intent to Apply to offer PREP Routes in 27-28
Thank you to everyone who attended the recent webinars on the PREP Residency, PREP Traditional and PREP Preservice Alternative routes. As you will recall, programs will be required to submit an Intent to Apply to offer the routes in 27-28 (including programs currently offering a residency route).  

A link to the Intent to Apply is currently anticipated to be sent to the EPP’s legal authority (or primary point of contact for ESC/District/Charter EPPs) on June 26th, 2026. For current questions regarding PREP route approval, contact EPPreview@tea.texas.gov. 

New: Secure Your Seat for June’s I2I Sign-up Session 
On Thursday, June 25, 2026, from 2:00 – 3:00 PM CST, 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.  

Use this registration link for the sign-up 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 click here for the recording. 

For other events regarding the I2I Dashboards, check out the I2I Communications Calendar on TEA’s continuously updating I2I Academy website. 

Q: Can a formal observation cycle serve as a performance gate?   

A: Yes, as long as it meets the requirements outlined in 19 TAC §228.65(c) & (f), Residency: Performance Gates. The EPP that has an SBEC-approved residency should implement the residency as approved and should implement the Performance Gates as approved by the SBEC in the application.  

Q: What happens if a candidate completes the residency year but at the end of the year has not met all requirements? Do they have to repeat their residency year or is there another option? [19 TAC §228.65(f) & (g)]  

A: The candidate must complete all requirements of a clinical experience, demonstrate proficiency, and receive a recommendation of successful clinical experience from the campus staff supporting the candidate and from the EPP field supervisor. There is nothing in TAC that prevents the candidate from completing an extended clinical experience in order to give the candidate the opportunity to meet all programmatic requirements. The type and duration of extended clinical experience are determined by the EPP. Only a successful residency experience will lead to an enhanced standard certificate.