9/2017 Curriculum Directors Meeting
Texas Pre-K and Kinder Requirements and Trainings
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Region 7 Support with Implementation of HQPK
Region 7 is committed to support our districts' implementation of High Quality Pre-K programs to meet Rider 78 requirements. We will provide Early Childhood trainings specifically for Pre-K and Kinder teachers. Each 6 hour training session will now include 4 hours of EC Experiential Professional Development and 2 hours of Peer and Collaborative Coaching with Lesson Design to support teachers towards fulfilling the 15 hour PD and 15 hour Coaching HQPK teacher quality yearly requirements.
TEA Clarification on Rider 78
Rider 78 ensures that school districts expend 15% of the districts’ prekindergarten foundation school program (FSP) funding on High-Quality Prekindergarten programs over the period of the biennium. As an example, the TEA State Funding Division has calculated the 15% minimum to be allocated for High Quality Prekindergarten programs in the 2018-19 biennium based on the four-year-old prekindergarten half-day average daily attendance (ADA). TEA will implement monitoring as necessary to ensure that FSP funds are used as described.
TEA HQPK Requirements
Go to tea.texas.gov >Academics > Early Childhood > About High Quality PK
Approved Pre-K and Kinder Assessments and Curriculum
Go to tea.texas.gov >Academics > Early Childhood > Educator Resources
Online links to the information above
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District and On-site Support and Trainings
Please contact me to arrange district or site specific support, coaching, and trainings. This service is free for our Academic Curriculum Co-op Members.
Trainings For our South East School Districts
Hemphill ISD will host a 2 day Circle training for Pre-K teachers on Friday, October 13, Session # 064487 and Saturday, October 14, Session # 64490. The training will be free for Academic Curriculum Co-op members and will be $100 per teacher for non-members. Participants need to commit and register for both days.
Pre-K and Kinder Trainings in Kilgore
10/26 PK and K Assessments #63517
Morning: CLI Progress Monitoring Afternoon: TX-KEA
10/ 30 Pre-K and Kinder Tech to the Rescue!
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