Educator Preparation Program Support
Updates related to Educator Preparation Program Management
New: 228 Input and EPSG outreach
TEA staff distributed the Chapter 228 rewrite survey to Educator Preparation Stakeholder Group (EPSG) members on Friday, March 10. EPSG members were asked to visit with colleagues and consolidate specific feedback by subchapter and provide any suggested rule text to inform staff conversation with the Board at the April 28 SBEC meeting. The survey response deadline is March 31. We are grateful for the feedback submitted to date and look forward to receiving more comments from the field.
Reminder: 2023 Vetted Teacher Residency Application is Open!
TEA has opened the next cycle of the Vetted Teacher Residency Program application for EPPs that are actively implementing high-quality teacher residency models with existing district partnerships. The application window is open from 3/21/23 through 6/9/23.
Currently, 28 approved programs are supporting over 90 districts across Texas in the Texas Covid Learning Acceleration Support (TCLAS) Grant Decision 5: Residency Program Support. These programs and their partner districts are working together to build sustainable residency programs throughout the three-year grant cycle (Fall 2021-Spring 2024). EPPs designated as vetted teacher residency programs during the Spring 2023 application cycle are eligible to partner with districts awarded with residency support incentives.
Please see timelines below for anticipated application activities:
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Timelines and notes |
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Application Window |
3/21-6/9/23
Application posted to the TEA Program Provider Resources page and shared through the EPP newsletter. |
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Application Q & A Window: |
3/21-4/7/23
Written questions can be submitted to TEAteacherresidency@tea.texas.gov and responses will be shared in the 4/11/23 EPP newsletter, as well as posted to the program resources page. |
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Review of Application and Notification: |
Summer 2023
Notification will be sent no later than early September 2023 |
Reminder: Principal and Teacher Surveys
Every year, TEA collects surveys from the principals of first-year teachers and from teachers completing their first year of teaching under a standard certificate. The Principal Survey is distributed via ECOS, and will be open on Tuesday, April 4. The Teacher Survey, which, based on feedback from EPPs has been rebranded the Evalution of Educator Preparation Programs by Teachers, is distributed via direct email to eligible teachers, and will be distributed on Monday, April 3.
This year we are working on providing data sets that would allow your EPP to see your in-progress completion, which would enable you to complete targeted outreach to principals and teachers encouraging them to complete these vital evaluations. Please watch this newsletter for more information.
No action is required from EPPs for the collection of these surveys, but if you have principals or candidates reach out to you, please feel free to direct them to the dedicated webpages: Principal Survey Webpage
Evaluation of Educator Preparation Programs by Teachers Webpage
Reminder: ASEP Mid-Year Data Sets
In order to provide data updates to EPPs, TEA will be distributing mid-year data sets to EPP data contacts. We are targeting this data distribution for Friday, March 31st. As in years past, these data sets will include updated observation data, pass rate data, and data to enable you to update your finisher records list.
New this year will be data showing which candidates do not yet have clinical experience records. As a reminder, clinical experience records for all candidates who took part in an internship, practicum, or clinical teaching in 2022-2023 are required to be entered in the clinical experience system.
Along with the data sets we will include a link to an explanatory video, that will describe the data sets and provide useful reminders for what EPPs should be doing right now to ensure successful ASEP reporting. The video will also be published on the TEA Program Provider Resources page on the TEA website.
Reminder: Admission Record Issue
A few EPPs have reported experiencing problems creating admission records for candidates who were previously enrolled in another EPP in the same certificate area, even though the candidate was removed from the previous enrollment. The resulting error message states that the candidate is already enrolled in an EPP. The error prevents the creation of the admission record. This is a bug in the system.
The TEA IT team is working on resolving this issue, and we expect to have the problem corrected in an update that will go live in late April. For now, if your EPP is getting the error message when attempting to create an admission record for a transfer candidate, please submit a Help Desk ticket to Preparation Programs-Data and we will assist. Thank you to the three EPPs that brought this issue to our attention.
Reminder: Register Today! Insight to Impact Data Dashboards Launch
Please join us for the launch of the Insight to Impact Data Dashboards! TEA and the Educator Preparation Improvement and Innovation Center (EPIIC) are hosting all EPPs for a half-day launch event on Wednesday, April 5. This in-person event will feature demonstrations, technical support, and the launch of the Insight to Impact Academy – support materials for getting the most out of these dashboards. Please note that limited funding will be available to support EPP representatives in attending this event. Register here today!
At this event, you will also have time to connect with networks of EPPs – be they partners with the same technical assistance providers or your university system. We encourage all EPPs to have in-person representation at this event if possible. | 
