TCSS Newsletter

Spring 2025

Event Spotlight & Recap

Winter Roadshow

In January and February, the TCSS visited all 20 ESCs across the state to deliver training on the Student Support Framework Diagnostic.

Region 1

Region 2

Region 6

Region 9

Region 11

Region 12

Region 13

Region 14 and 15

Region 16

Region 20

Region 3

Region 4

Region 5

Region 7

Region 8

Region 10

Region 17

Region 19

TCSS Advisory Group

The TCSS Advisory Group met in January to discuss key updates, including a deeper focus on the Student Support Framework. Team members collaborated on ideas for SSF best practices and provided feedback on initiatives like bullying prevention and the Parent Family Engagement Playbook. The Student Task Force attended a portion of the meeting virtually and worked with the advisory group members to analyze the Stronger Connections Grant climate survey results.

SCG/ESC Spotlight:

Upcoming Events

Stronger Connections Grant LEAs

April 1: FOI Quarter 4 begins
April 7: End of Submission of FOI Q3
Spring 2025: Parent Family Engagement Playbook and SSF Lever 8 Level-Set Training
June 16-17: SCG Convening
June 30: FOI Quarter 4 ends

SST Process and Protocols Meeting:

*Select in-person training or livestream options with ESC Leads*

June 16 @ 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. in Dallas (SCG Convening)
July 14 @ 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in San Antonio (Region 20)
July 15 @ 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in Houston (Region 4)
July 17 @ 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MST in El Paso (Region 19)
July 21 @ 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in Edinburg (Region 1)
July 31 @ 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in Richardson (Region 10)

SCG ESC Leads

March 31-April 2: ESC Lead TOT PFE Playbook in Dallas
April 15: ESC Lead April Training Coffee Chat @ 9:00 a.m.
April 22: ESC Lead Coffee Chat @ 9:00 a.m.
April 24: ESC Lead April Training Coffee Chat @ 9:00 a.m.
May 8: ESC Lead April Training Coffee Chat @ 9:00 a.m.
May 13: ESC Lead PLC @ 9:00 a.m.
May 29: ESC Lead Coffee Chat @ 9:00 a.m.
June 10: ESC Lead PLC @ 9:00 a.m.
June 16-18: SCG Convening (June 18 - ESC Leads meeting)
July 23-23: ESC Summit in Austin

TCSS Advisory Group

March 18: TCSS Advisory and Focus Group Meeting - Dallas 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
May 15: TCSS Advisory and Focus Group Meeting - Virtual 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

TEA Updates:

Second semester is in full swing, and the TEA program team is ready to learn from our SCG awardees! With the upcoming SST trainings, PFE trainings, and SSF pilot, there will be so many opportunities to learn best practices from the field. This semester will also bring time for reflection on current practices. The data collected on the FOI, student referrals survey, and climate/culture surveys can all be used with your leadership teams to drive sustainability moving into the final full year of the grant.

Some important reminders for SCG leads – please make sure you are tracking student support referrals using the optional tracking tool or other in-house/vendor systems. These data sets will play a large role in the rollout of SST training and as schools act on the TASBO webinar #1 considerations.

ESCs, please continue to use the FOI dashboard during your debrief check-ins to collaborate with LEAs on various performance measures and goal-setting.

TCSS Tips

Student Support Framework

Lever 2: Student and Staff Safety

If I had 10 Minutes

Sometimes, we feel like self-care or community care have to include elaborate plans that take a lot of time, but both can also happen in small chunks. As small as taking a deep breath or walking around the block.
Imagine they were gifted 10 extra minutes today. They can do anything in that time they would like to do, but it can’t be about productivity, to-do lists, or meeting someone else’s demands or expectations. What would they do? Walk, read, listen to music, go outside, stretch, call a friend, work on a puzzle?
Write about your bonus 10 minutes and what you might like to do. Schedule it into your calendar this week.