Texarkana ISD principal Liliana Luna shares her inspiring journey as the daughter of immigrants who seized opportunities in the education field to grow from a teacher into a role in administration.
Learn Liliana's story, tech tips and ideas on how to build a strong campus culture in the TEPSA Member Spotlight.
Texas’ education board reverses course on rejecting school vouchers: The Texas State Board of Education — with new members taking their positions — voted last week to remove the language opposing vouchers from their legislative priorities that had been set in November. (Dallas Morning News)
Pastors Fight Greg Abbott Over School Choice: A thousand congregational leaders with the Pastors for Texas Children are mobilizing to fight against legislative efforts seeking to expand school choice—an umbrella term for options that allow families to choose alternatives to public schools—across the state. They're raising concerns that the Republican governor is trying to build a national profile at the expense of the millions of children who could be left behind in an underfunded public school system. (Newsweek)
Note: Charles Foster Johnson, Executive Director of Pastors for Texas Children, received the TEPSA Tribute to Texas Children Award in 2019 for his work supporting Texas public schools.
Title IV, Part A - LEA Special Data Collection: All LEAs that applied for Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1 program funds in 2022-2023 are required to report the information requested by March 17.
Nominate a Hunger Hero
No Kid Hungry Texas is seeking nominations for its Hall of Fame Campaign for Hunger Heroes. Winners will receive a $3,500 grant awarded to their child nutrition department.
Do Your Gifted Teachers Need to Complete Their 6-Hour Training?
Don’t worry, Responsive Learning has everything they need to get started. Responsive Learning makes it convenient for your teachers to complete their GT update requirement with on-demand training.
This bundle provides your returning teachers with access to 6 hours of GT training from recognized authors, trainers, and practitioners in gifted education. Each course is mapped to NAGC standards. Your teachers can choose from our course library to fulfill their state-required GT training for gifted teachers in Texas.
