Educator Preparation Program Support
Updates related to Educator Preparation Program Management
Countdown to ASEP Reporting
To assist EPPs with completing ASEP Reporting with ease, we have developed weekly reminders for EPP staff who work on ASEP Reporting. Each week, you will receive a weekly reminder in this Newsletter that will include a timely task that will lead to successful completion of data reporting by September 15. Please remember that the Technical Manual published on the Program Provider Resources page on the TEA website is a wonderful ‘how to’ resource for using the various functions needed for reporting in ECOS and contains some useful tips for problem solving, if needed.
New: Week 2 ASEP Task Reminders 7/19-26/2023
1. Ensure that TEA has your updated EPP Contact Information.
2. Each EPP should have one Legal Authority or Primary Point of Contact and at least one Backup Legal Authority. If you have recently had a change in these staff, please contact your Education Specialist assigned and we will send you the template so you can request the changes to be made in TEA records.
3. Each EPP must have a Primary Title II Pearson and Title II IPRC contact and should have a Secondary contact for each, if possible. Ensure TEA has these current contacts. The following organizations must also have current contact information for your Title II contacts: 4. Make sure that the following contacts are correct (your assigned TEA specialist can provide you a list of contacts that we have on file for your EPP):
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Your LBB contact if you are a college or university. -
The staff that handles your data. -
The staff that receives your EPP ASEP Invoices. -
The staff, other than your Legal Authority, that may need to receive Accreditation Letters.
To verify and/or update contacts with TEA, please contact your Education Specialist.
Reminder: Week 1 ASEP Tasks 7/12-19/2023:
1. Know your assigned Education Specialist. This is the TEA staff member that you will need to reach out to when you have questions about ASEP Reporting. The EPP specialist assignment list is published on the Program Provider Resources page under Forms and Documents. Your Education Specialist is one of five staff members:
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Lorrie Ayers, Director -
Vanessa Alba
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Irene Chacon -
Linda Mott -
Keena Sandlin
2. Become familiar with the Help Desk which EPPs should use for all questions related to ASEP Reporting. Your Education Specialist will address your EPP’s questions in the Help Desk. We are in the Help Desk under the Educator Testing and Preparation Programs tile:
3. Review the 2022-2023 Technical Manual on the Program Provider Resources page. It is located under Forms and Documents. This is a helpful resource as it provides useful information needed to complete ASEP Reporting.
4. Register for the ASEP Reporting 2022-2023 webinar on Thursday, August 3 at 10:00 am central. The webinar will provide useful information and reminders about state reporting processes and tips to improve the reporting experience. Please find the link in the Upcoming Events section above.
New: Notice of Closing Charter Schools
The following charter schools are closing:
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High Point Academy (220-819) – Closure June 30, 2023 -
Texas Serenity Academy (170-801) –Closure July 31, 2023 -
Lumin Education (057-805) – Closure July 31, 2023 -
Waco Charter School (161-801) – Closure July 31, 2023
Candidates will not be placed on these campuses in 2023-2024; however, the campuses will remain on the organization drop-down list in ECOS until 9/16 after state reporting closes in case EPPs need them to create or edit clinical experience records for the 2022-2023 academic year. |