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Welcome to Winter and TASA Midwinter.
We were reminded yesterday in the closing session with Dr. Brene Brown that as leaders, ours is to care for those we lead. And how we care can be as simple as not sending the email on Sunday morning. Create boundaries. She also encouraged the audience to establish meeting protocols in which the team has the opportunity to “rumble,” meaning to have fully vulnerable conversations around ideas and learning. Our job is not to “be right” but to get it right. That’s courage!
Here at Region 12, we want to be that for you. Join us at ILS this next week, and make plans for the April date as well. Come in April prepared to let us hear from you what we’re doing that we can improve upon, and what we’re offering that we need to continue to do!
Tammy Becker
Director, General Education Services
Phone: 254-297-1240
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Texas Resource Review (TRR) provides detailed, comprehensive quality reviews of instructional materials, so school districts can easily compare options. Our goal is for all students in Texas to have access to rigorous, high-quality materials.
Local schools across Texas are eager to purchase the best materials, but the selection process is time-consuming. Tens of thousands of teachers spend precious instructional days reviewing materials of wide-ranging quality.
Free information is often disorganized or difficult to access. These challenges disproportionately impact smaller districts with fewer resources.
TRR was created to address these concerns. Free, evidence-based quality reviews featured on the TRR website are conducted by highly qualified teams of Texas educators. Quality is assessed with rubrics based on Texas standards for each subject area and grade level.
When teachers have access to a variety of high-quality instructional materials, they’re better equipped to individualize the learning experience and provide the right support for every child.
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Presenter for February 15 Lunch & Learn:
Ellie Ingram, Education Specialist, Reading Horizons
RSVP by February 13!
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We know many of you will pay close attention to the Commissioner's List being released later this month.
As some of you plan to evaluate your programs, we wanted to let you know of opportunities to get exposure to one of the programs on the list. I've attached an overview of two events hosted by Reading Horizons at Region 12 in February and March.
Here's a summary of both events:
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February 15 - Lunch & Learn: Get to Know Reading Horizons: Get hands-on with the Reading Horizons program through access to sample materials and a model lesson. They are intended to give district leaders reviewing phonics programs an inside look at Reading Horizons and how it aligns with the Science of Teaching Reading to supplement existing programs.
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March 28 - Reading Summit: Walk away with a better understanding of proven & practical strategies for reading instruction that can be used in any classroom starting tomorrow and intended for all educators who would like to incorporate evidence-based strategies that align with the Texas Reading Academies.
We would like to encourage you to participate if you are interested. Thank you!
Cory Gills
Reading Horizons
Account Executive
RSVP using the QR Codes on the respective flyers.
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Region 12 STEM Newsletter & Website |
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2023 Student Heroes Award |
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The State Board of Education (SBOE) is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Student Heroes Award.
The Student Heroes Award program recognizes Texas public school students in prekindergarten through high school who voluntarily work to assist or benefit their fellow Texas students.
Award requirements include the following:
- The service, assistance, or good deed must be voluntary and not part of any curriculum, graduation requirement, class, or community project.
- The service, assistance, or good deed must benefit other students in Texas, either individually or collectively.
- The benefit may be to students of one campus, district, or community.
Nominations will be accepted through March 31, 2023, at 5 p.m. (CST).
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Free in February: TFAR Basics
Get your students the at-bats they need!
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Research-based Instructional Strategies: (RBIS) For RLA and Math |
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Join us in learning about Research Based Instructional Strategies (RBIS) for RLA and math! During this session, you will analyze your district's resources for evidence of RBIS and find ways to implement these practices that relate directly to the design of instructional materials AND/OR the approach required to implement them well. |
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Courtney Ingram
Education Specialist
ESC Region 12
254-297-1160
OUR TEAM:
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Kathryn Allen
Education Specialist
ESC Region 12
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Debra Humphrey
Continuous Improvement Specialist
ESC Region 12
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Dayna Patzke
Education Specialist
ESC Region 12
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Region 12 Contact
Courtney Ingram
Education Specialist
ESC Region 12
254-297-1160
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Jenny Glaser
Continuous Improvement Specialist
ESC Region 12
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Andi Parr
Education Specialist
ESC Region 12
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Grow your Leadership Capacity
by Partnering with a Texas Instructional Leadership (TIL) Coach
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Texas Instructional Leadership is a program through which we provide training and support to campus and district leaders on their ability to build the capacity of educators that they manage. It consists of a suite of trainings intended to foster continuous improvement by helping campus and district administrators grow concrete instructional leadership skills in observation and feedback, schoolwide culture routines, and data-driven instruction.
TIL trainings are aligned with many of the best practices described in the Effective Schools Framework. ESCs that offer TIL trainings are among the approved vendors for schools seeking a technical assistance provider or capacity builder to support the execution of a campus improvement plan.
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STAAR REDESIGN:
Percent of points allotted to
the new item types
(From the NEW STAAR Blueprints)
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STAAR Scoring Guides for Constructed Response Items |
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These Scoring Guides for RLA, Science and Social Studies are found on the TEA's STAAR Redesign site. Click the link below and scroll to find the section titled Resources to Support New Question Types. See the image below for the Scoring Guides location under this heading.
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TEA has a practice site that will give students practice in the same testing environment they will experience with the STAAR test. Parents, students, and educators can enter by clicking Sign-in at the bottom. Next, choose an assessed grade level and you will find a Full-Length Practice Test and a Sampler of new item types. Unfortunately, this open site does not collect data or count as an At-Bat for students.
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TEA STAAR Practice THAT COUNTS! |
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Options for At-Bats, Practice in Cambium, and Data Collection
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NEW Social Emotional Learning (SEL) TEKS from the NEW Health TEKS
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It's a HIT! High Impact Tutors.
ESC Region 12 has been busy this summer training retired teachers, students and community members in High Impact Tutoring best practices. We have resources to support our schools tutoring programs.
- Contact information for tutors trained in best practices
- Training in High Impact Tutoring best practices
- Training in BookNook, Zearn and Amplify tutoring programs
- Training in the High Impact Tutoring Workshop Series
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TEKS Resource System: The TEKS Resource System supports educators with THREE important tasks:
- understanding the TEKS
- bundling and sequencing the TEKS for the year and unit
- assessing the TEKS
Implementing TEKS RS: The pacing tools are a favorite resource of TEKS RS teachers. The pacing tools include a daily objective and formative assessment idea for each day of the unit. The C-CAD documents are found on this website as well.
TExGUIDE: The TExGUIDE resource provides great resources for each unit to use for vocabulary, content instruction, formative assessments, and engagement.
DON'T MISS OUR
FALL 2022 Newsletter!
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NEW IFD FORMAT
Our IFDs have a new look, new functionality, and improved accessibility! The new IFD layout includes a left-hand navigation menu with collapsible sections, allowing you to quickly move to a specific section of the document. In addition, you may now print each section of an IFD separately (or the entire document as before).
Have you wanted to add notes, links, resources, etc. to each unit IFD?
In the new layout, you will notice two new sections labeled Teacher Notes & District Notes. Here, individual teacher information or district-wide content may be added and saved to each IFD. The notes
are added to the web view of the IFD, meaning no separate versions of the document need to be created. Additionally, the TCMPC updates to the IFDs will still be preserved.
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Questions?
TEKS Resource System Contacts
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Kristin Arterbury
Assistant Director
General Education Services
254-495-9532
karterbury@esc12.net
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Lisa Cisneros
Science, G/T, and TRS Specialist
General Education Services
254-297-1189
lcisneros@esc12.net
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Math TEKS Revision Timeline:
2022-2023 Starts the Review Process
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Social Studies TEKS
Review & RevisionUpdate
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State Board of Education Meeting: November 17-18, 2022
- The board determined that the revised social studies standards will be implemented in the 2024–25 school year.
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The board determined that social studies will not be a part of Proclamation 2025. TEA will offer publishers the opportunity to update their instructional materials to address any changes in the revised TEKS.
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TEA Instructional Materials Focus Group |
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Join a TEA Instructional Materials Focus Group!
Would you like to join an instructional materials focus group to collaborate, suggest improvements and make an impact on one or more of the TEA’s instructional materials offerings?
The Texas Education Agency provides school districts and educators with direct access to an optional set of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) designed especially for Texas students! We are seeking educator feedback as we work to continuously improve these materials. Focus groups typically meet for 60-75 minutes each month and the feedback they produce helps inform future editions of TEA’s instructional materials.
We are currently recruiting for Carnegie Texas Math Solution (6-12), Math Products (K-5), Amplify English Language Proficiency (K-5), Amplify Spanish Skills (K-2), Odell English Language Arts & Reading (9-12), Social Studies (K-5) and in Development Product (Pre-K). Please stay tuned for future opportunities in other subjects and grade bands.
To fill out a short interest form, please click the link below. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Implementation For Revised TEKS |
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- School Year 2022-2023: Revised Health/PE
- School Year 2024-2025: Revised Science AND Revised K-8 Tech Apps AND Revised Social Studies
- School Year 2025-2026:
- School Year 2026-2027: Revised Math
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Teacher Incentive Allotment
Support Services
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Rewarding Teacher Excellence in Texas |
The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) was created by the Texas Legislature as part of House Bill 3 to provide a realistic pathway for top teachers to earn six-figure salaries and to help attract and retain highly effective teachers for traditionally hard-to-staff schools. |
Jennifer Conner is the TIA Lead and can help you get started with TIA in your district!
Jennifer Conner
Assistant Director for
Strategic Initiatives
jennifer.conner@esc12.net
254-297-1153
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For application support or questions, see our flyer, contact Jennifer Conner, or visit the website found at the link below.
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STAAR Redesign Online Course |
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Research shows that students who are taught skills for managing emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and responsible decision-making have better academic performance. In addition, students whose mental health needs are met with effective school and community supports are more likely to stay in school, graduate, and have positive life outcomes. The Texas School Mental Health website strives to provide districts and campuses with the resources and tools needed to develop a comprehensive school mental health system. |
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254-297-1240
kholcomb@esc12.net
254-297-1143
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UPCOMING PD OPPORTUNITIES: |
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Spotlight on Professional Development at ESC Region 12 |
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ESC Region 12
Instructional Coaching Services
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We have specialists across all content areas that are ready to provide coaching services to teachers in your district. Our services are tailored to the needs of each individual campus and are designed to empower teams of teachers. Teams may be identified by grade-level clusters, subject or course, department, or area of interest. |
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Don't miss the Region 12 Social Studies Newsletter. Peruse the latest #r12socstud newsletter by following the link below. You can subscribe to this newsletter by clicking the FOLLOW JESSICA TORRES link found in the newsletter. Don't miss these great updates, upcoming session descriptors, and teaching strategies. |
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