Human Resources Advisory Council August 30, 2017

1. Human Resources Advisory CouncilAugust 30, 2017 Facilitated by Melissa Aguero Ramirez HR Administrator Region One ESC

2. Welcome, Introductions, & Announcements • New • Retirements

3. Educator Preparation Programs • Project P.a.C.E. – Dr. Andrea Cruz • ILP3 – Sandy McConaughy

4. NCLB => Every Student Succeeds Act • Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, schools will no longer be required to comply with the highly qualified teacher requirements. • Note that all state certification requirements adopted in State Board for Educator Certification rule remain in place. • Provisions under the ESSA will take effect when a new state plan is approved by USDE (prior to the 2017-2018 school year). • Many provisions that are currently outlined in the 2015 Texas State Plan to Ensure Equitable Access to Excellent Educators will cover the requirements outlined in ESSA. • 2016-2017 school year to be spent preparing LEAs for the equity plan reporting and transitioning state data collection processes from highly qualified teacher requirements to state in-field data reporting.

6. Texas Equity Toolkit & PR1500 • Texas Equity Plans will be from September 1st to November 1st of 2017 • https://texasequitytoolkit.org/ • PR1500 • Snapshot date: 10/2/17 • Deadline: 11/15/17 • Technical assistance: October 18, 2017; workshop # XYZ

35. Certification News:  EC-3 Certificate Approved • SB 1839, which establishes a EC-3 Certificate, was approved by both Texas Legislative chambers and sent to the governor for signature.  This bill takes effect September 1, 2017, which means that teacher preparation programs, the certification testing service, and SBEC will begin preparations for implementation of the EC-3 certificate.  Please note that this certificate does not replace the current EC-6 certificate and is optional for those wishing to specialize in early childhood education. 

36. Effective dates of new Probationary/Intern certificates • The date of the certificate will show the effective date (internship begin date) that was entered on the recommendation screen • 19 TAC 230.97(a)(4) covers the district for the entire month the certificate was issued. • If a district needs the effective date to be earlier than the first day of the internship (like the first day of the contract) so that the earlier date shows up on the certificate, the EPP can enter an earlier effective date in the “internship begin date” section of the recommendation screen.

37. Effective dates of new Probationary/Intern certificates If an EPP does this, it will be very important that the EPP enters the correct date of the first instructional day with students (internship begin date) in the “beginning date of assignment” section on the upload observations screen.

38. School District Teaching Permit (for Noncore Academic CTE courses) • Authorized by TEC 21.055 d-1 effective 9/1/15 • Eligible courses – courses NOT eligible to satisfy graduation course credit for math, science, language arts, or social studies • Website for district permits: http://tea.texas.gov/index2.aspx?id=25769812546

39. School District Teaching Permit (for Noncore Academic CTE courses) • Qualifications – • Bachelors degree is NOT required • professional work experience • formal training and education • relevant industry license, certification, or registration • any combination of work experience, training and education, or industry credential related to the subject matter he or she will be teaching • Superintendent makes determination • Classroom Management training – 20 hours plus any other Board PD requirement • Criminal history • Required notification • Commissioner of education via permit • Parent notification

40. School District Teaching Permit (for Noncore Academic CTE courses) • Employment contract • Not eligible if he or she: • has or previously had a valid Texas teaching certificate or out-of-state teaching certificate; • has applied for a teaching certificate and the application has been denied; • has or once had a teaching certificate that has been sanctioned or revoked; • has taken but has not passed a Texas teacher certification exam(s); or • has a pending application for a SBEC teaching certificate. • valid • for classroom teaching assignments only • as long as employed by district • Questions: sdtp@tea.texas.gov

41. Required Tests Chart http://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Certification/Educator_Testing/

42. Test administration dates

43. ETS updates

44. Certification by exam for school districts • School districts now have the option to review work experience for certification in: • marketing, • health science, • and trades and industrial education • School districts are not required to offer this service. • http://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Certification/Career_and_Technical_Education_(CTE)/Certification_by_Examination_through_School_Districts/

45. Certification by exam for school districts School District Instructions • Email your request to obtain the School District Approval form. You must include the district phone number, certified administrator's TEA ID number and direct district email for confirmation. A teacher may not request the verification form. • Email your questions about specific work experience not found in the Texas Administrative Code (19 TAC §233.14) to the CTE team. • School districts should establish procedures to designate the certified administrator who will review the SOQ. The  administrator should also notify the Human Resource Department because the addition of this certification may impact creditable years of service for salary increment purposes (19 TAC §153.1021 [i]).

46. Certification by exam for school districts Educator Instructions • You must hold a current valid classroom Texas teaching certificate and bachelor's degree to add an area by examination. • Verify your district is offering this service. • Complete a Statement Of Qualifications (SOQ) and submit with any additional documentation required to the designated certified administrator of your employing school district. • An authorized certified school administrator must review and verify your SOQ. • If the experience is approved, the school district will submit verification to the TEA. • TEA will review the verification, and if eligible, approve the appropriate test. • TEA will email the educator and the school district once test approval has been given. • You must verify passing test results in your TEA educator account under View Examinations. • You must call TEA at 512-936-8400, option 2, for application instructions.

47. TTESS/TPESS updates

48. PEIMS Update Presented by Diana E. Perez Specialist – PEIMS/Data Analytics Please see separate PDF powerpoint handout

49. 2017-18 Teacher Shortage Areas/Loan Forgiveness Programs • Bilingual/English as a Second Language • Career and Technical Education • Computer Science/Technology Applications • Mathematics • Science • Special Education - Elementary and Secondary Levels For more information: Email teacherloanforgiveness@tea.texas.gov or visit http://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Educator_Initiatives_and_Performance/Student_Loan_Forgiveness_for_Teachers/

50. Class Size Exception • Submit a request for any classrooms in kindergarten - fourth grade that exceed the 22 students class size limit (Texas Education Code §25.112). • Board of trustees must approve this request within 30 days after the class size was exceeded. • Class size limits do not apply to physical education classes or fine arts classes • Expires at the end of the school year if granted • Class size limitations generally apply throughout the school year, with the exceptions noted below: • Any twelve-week period selected by the district with a significant percentage of migratory children (25.112(1)), or • The last twelve weeks of any school year for all other districts • Considerations: unanticipated enrollment growth, lack of facilities, lack of teachers, or financial hardships.   http://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Schools/Waivers/State_Waivers/Maximum_Class_Size_Exceptions/