Honored to have our TEA State/Federal Engagement & Projects Manager Rickey Santellana present at our Bilingual Directors hybrid meeting today! Region One ESC

I am excited to represent TEA at the National ESEA Conference next week in Portland, OR. If you’re attending, come learn what game changing strategies the TEA Emergent Bilingual Support Divison is implementing across the state. eseanetwork.org/sched/E24/sess…

Checkout the highly anticipated Content-Based Language Instruction (CBLI) site for practical, research-validated practices that are essential for effective language program services. #emergentbilingual #EnglishLearner #texasteachers #txel #TEA

Award nominations now open! Go to txel.org/awards/ for all detailed information. #t3symp24

What an honor to serve as a panelist at SXSW EDU 2024 alongside USDE, TNTP, and The Century Foundation. Can’t wait to represent TEA and share state guidance about Title III funding.

Free virtual training opportunities have been launched to prepare educators for the ESL Supplemental 154 exam. There are 16 cohorts with a variety of times and days to choose from. Share this info with your colleagues interested in getting ESL certified! txel.org/154course#

Read and share the current edition of the Emergent Bilingual Parents & Families Newsletter Today! txel.org/newsletters #texasfamilies #emergentbilingualstudents #tea

Free virtual training to prepare educators for the Bilingual Supplemental 164 exam is being offered with 16 cohorts with a variety of times and days to choose from. Share this information with your colleagues interested in getting bilingual certified! txel.org/164course#

📢 Call for Proposals! We're looking for diverse perspectives to present at the 2024 Title III Symposium. Submit your proposal that showcase the best research-based practices and innovative classroom approaches to support emergent bilingual students. txel.org/Proposals

2024 Title III Symposium is next week. We have a record breaking 1,200 educators attending. I look forward to this event every year as I get the opportunity to meet/reconnect with amazing educators. If you are attending, make sure to say hi and join my session. #t3symp24

Help me congratulate these 4 outstanding educators who were recipients at our 2024 Title III Symposium Award Ceremony. It was a privilege to meet you all and I look forward to staying connected. #T3symp24

Excited to share that we are gearing up for another AWESOME year of monthly Live Webinars. We heard YOU!! Now on Thursdays and starting at 9:30. Visit txel.org/DivisionSuppor… to register. Share the flyer txel.org/media/va2b1v05…

Register now for free virtual statewide test prep trainings aimed to build your knowledge of bilingual education and prepare you to pass the ESL #154, Bilingual #164 or the Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test 190 exam. #ESLCert #BilingualCert #EnglishLearner

Register for the September 18th Leadership Academy! Link to: txel.org/academyregistr… Thank you! #EBLeadershipAcademy

TXEL partnered with Tx MEP to promote our family resources at the Austin PBS Family Fest. TXELinfo

Presenting next week at the 2024 Statewide Parent & Family Engagement Conference on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 1:45 p.m. Getting the opportunity to showcase the parent/family pathway. If you are at the conference, come check out this session.

The Parent-Directed Special Education Services (PDSES) application window will open on February 3, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. CST and will close on March 31, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. CST. To learn more about the program, visit PDSES.TEA.TEXAS.GOV.

EXCITING NEWS!!! I’m hiring a Monitoring Coordinator to join our monitoring team within the EB Support Division. Don’t miss this opportunity to help school systems strengthen their practices to increase linguistic and academic growth of our EB students. capps.taleo.net/careersection/…

Check out the launch of the Elevating EBs: Leadership Insights and Strategies for Success podcast series! Explore funding for bilingual education in the first episode. Available exclusively on the TXELead web app (txelead.org)!

Check out the next episode in the Elevating EB Students podcast - Empowering Parents and Families of EB Students! Learn how schools and TEA are empowering parents in meaningful ways across the state of Texas. txelead.org/podcasts/ #ESL #bilingual #Empowerment