ESSA NEWS

February 19, 2019

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Save the Dates ~ Spring 2019 ACE Workshops

Supplement Not Supplant Training - Non-Exempt Districts

Tuesday, April 2, 2019 ~ 9:00 AM

Region 17 ESC

Spring Administrator Roundtable

Tuesday, April 30, 2019 ~ 9:00 AM

Region 17 ESC

ESSA Consolidated Application/Compliance Training

Thursday, May 30, 2019 ~ 9:00 AM

Region 17 ESC

ESSA Consolidated Application/Compliance Training - (Repeat Session)

Wednesday, June 6, 2019 ~ 9:00 AM

Region 17 ESC

More information and live links will be coming soon!

Parent and Family Engagement News

The February newsletter (volume 15, 3rd quarter), The Parental & Family Engagement CONNECTION, is available in English, Spanish, German, Korean, and Vietnamese. https://www.esc16.net/page/title1swi.3_newsletter%20-%20Copy

This edition of the newsletter includes articles about What Kids Can Do When Bullied, What to Do When Your Child Doesn’t Want to Go to School, Helping Your Child with Test Taking, Healthy Breakfast Burritos, Volunteer at Your Child’s School, Strong Athletes – Smart Students, and Fathers and Education.

You may…

print the newsletter
place the link on your school website
forward the link to your families
place the link on your Facebook and social media accounts

You must use the newsletter in its entirety due to copyright restrictions. But, you may attach additional information to the newsletter from your own district and/or school. Hope you enjoy the read.

Sample Letters re: Parents' Right to Know

Updated versions of sample letters regarding Parents' Right to Know have been posted on TEA's website in both English and Spanish at the following link: TEA Title I, Part A. The updated versions of the sample letters can also be accessed by clicking on the documents below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YnQ_UlpKNt7xxBwiN2ap6TpyflNAj5oY/view

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YF3aDUBgsU8LBlv_a1yZLtoL2cyzoNxu/view

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English version

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Spanish version

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Teacher Loan Forgiveness

The contact person for the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program is Maria Brunetti. Questions about the program should be emailed to teacherloanforgiveness@tea.texas.gov. The emails and calls are starting to come in, please share her contact information with your LEAs.