ESSA NEWS

The Texas Education for Homeless Children and Youth Support Team at Region 13 is cancelling all McKinney-Vento 101 trainings scheduled for September 2019 at the request of the Texas Education Agency. They are retooling this workshop to more closely align with changes taking place in the TEHCY program statewide. Therefore, our McKinney-Vento workshop scheduled for Friday, September 20 has been rescheduled.

We have rescheduled this workshop at ESC Region 17 for Wednesday, October 30 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

Region 17 ESC - South Conference Center

A statewide webinar will also be offered that will cover the same information during the fall semester. I will post this information as soon as it is released.

You only need to cancel your registration if you cannot come on October 30th. If you had registered previously for the workshop on 9/20/19, then your registration has been transferred to the new date.

Please feel free to call with any questions!

Use this link to register today!

https://txr17.escworks.net/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=644669

Under ESSA guidelines, school districts must provide Parent & Engagement opportunities throughout the school year. Two Title I parent meetings are required annually and three opportunities are required for Title III.

This event will provide an opportunity to meet one of your compliance requirements for the 2019-2020 school year under Parent & Family Engagement.

The links below provide a Spanish and English version of a marketing flyer

to distribute to your parents.

October 15, 2019 – Instructional Leaders

https://txr17.escworks.net/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=651987

- The ACE team will be offering sessions on

Parent and Family Engagement and ESSA Compliance.

Look for us!!

October 29, 2019 – ESSA Federal Program Updates https://txr17.escworks.net/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=662836

- This session will include updates about Federal Programs and Parent and Family Engagement.

January 29, 2020 – Parent and Family Engagement: Making an Impact https://txr17.escworks.net/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=662838

- This session will offer the latest best practices for Parent and Family Engagement and will introduce a new resource involving collaborative conversations between districts!

The following are due on September 30, 2019:

o 2018-2019 ESSA Consolidated Compliance Report
o 2019-2019 RLIS Compliance Report
o 2018-2019 PR3001 Needs Assessment, Priorities, and Program Outcomes Compliance Report

The following is due on November 1, 2019:

2018-2019 School Improvement Grant Compliance Report (This is ONLY for schools

who received Comprehensive Funds for the 2018-2019 school year.)

The School Improvement application is now available for those identified as Comprehensive. This will need to be submitted before November 8th. If you meet the Comprehensive criteria, you have more than likely been contacted by one of the School Improvement specialists from Region 17. Your ACE consultant will reach out to you soon to assist as well!

The PR1500 will be changing this school year. Previously you had to submit the years of service and certification of teachers. This is now going to be collected via PEIMs. However, you will still have to report on the qualifications of the paraprofessionals. We will keep you updated in regard to new due dates, data collections, etc. Stay tuned……

During the 2019-2020 school year, TEA will be conducting real time validations within the ESSA Unsafe School Choice Option (USCO). This policy is in regards to your board’s policy FDE Legal/Local.

TEA will be conducting validations starting on October 1, 2019, in regards to a current LEA USCO Policy. The policy is in reference to the following condition:

“The LEA, as a condition of receiving funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act, established and implements a policy requiring that:

• a student attending a persistently dangerous public elementary school or secondary school (as determined by the Texas Education Agency), or

• a student who becomes a victim of a violent criminal offense, while in or on the grounds of a public elementary or secondary school that the student attends,

is offered and allowed to attend a safe public elementary or secondary school within the local educational agency, including a public charter school.

If you possibly have an applicable student meeting the victim of violent criminal offense definition, please see the parameters below:

For purposes of determining Unsafe School Choice Option (USCO) transfer eligibility, a student is considered a victim of a violent criminal offense, if while on the premises of a school or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property, he or she becomes a victim of any of the following (I have highlighted the PEIMS codes for quick reference):

• Attempted murder under Texas Penal Code Sections §19.02, 19.03, and 15.01 (reported under PEIMS 425 Action Reason Code 17)

• Indecency with a child under Texas Penal Code §21.11 (reported under PEIMS 425 Action Reason Code 18)

• Aggravated kidnapping under Texas Penal Code §20.04 (reported under PEIMS 425 Action Reason Code 19)

• Aggravated assault on someone other than a district employee or volunteer under Texas Penal Code §22.02 (reported under PEIMS 425 Action Reason Code 30)

• Sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault against someone other than a district employee or volunteer under Texas Penal Code §22.011 and 22.021 (reported under PEIMS 425 Action Reason Code 32)

• Aggravated robbery – TEC §37.007(a)(2)(F), TEC§37.007(C)-(D) (HB9680) (reported under PEIMS 425 Action Reason Code 46)

• Continuous sexual abuse of young child or children under Texas Penal Code §21.02 occurring on school property or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property (reported under PEIMS 425 Action Reason Code 57)

December 12-14, 2019

San Marcos Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center

San Marcos, TX

Preconference: “You Can’t Teach Who You Don’t Reach,” A.C. Cristales, December 12, 8:30 am – 11:30 am

Conference: “Stronger Together,” December 12, 1:30 pm – December 14, 12 noon

• Keynote Speakers: E.J. Carrion, Salome Thomas-EL, Dave Davlin
• 3 Featured Sessions and 45 Breakout Sessions
• Numerous sessions in Spanish, and Spanish translation available
• 25 Exhibitors
• Friday and Saturday Breakfast, Friday Luncheon, Breaks
• Great opportunity for networking with colleagues

Conference Website: http://www.implanners.com/parents/content.php?op=page&cmsid=1

Pre-Conference and Conference Registration: https://www.implanners.com/parents/register.php

Hotel Information: http://www.implanners.com/parents/content.php?op=page&cmsid=4

$109 per night at host hotel

Wanting to uplift your parent and family engagement program?

Don’t pass up this opportunity!

A practical pre-conference session. 3 motivational keynote speakers. 45 breakout sessions with strategies you can implement at your school. 25 exhibitors with valuable resources.

When home, school, and community work in concert they are stronger together and the opportunity for student success increases. We look forward to seeing you at San Marcos.

Camie Holcombe

cholcombe@esc17.net

806-281-5808

Andrea Moreno-Juarez

amjuarez@esc17.net

806-281-5888

Francisco Rodriguez

frodriguez@esc17.net

806-281-5890