Early Childhood Admin. Newsletter
ESC-Region 6 November 18, 2020
REMINDERS FROM TEA
The Texas Education Agency recently sent a reminder listing the 2020-2021 school year deadlines for early childhood data submissions to the state. Below are some key dates to remember. Additional details can be found on the Early Childhood Education Data Collection requirements page.
KINDERGARTEN
- Deadline for PEIMS Fall Submission ERI Code: December 3, 2020
- Notify families in writing of BOY literacy screening results within 60 days of assessment administration
- Deadline for final ECDS upload of BOY literacy screener data: January 28, 2021 (see additional information below)
1ST & 2ND GRADE
- All incoming 1st graders who were not screened for dyslexia as Kindergarteners in the 2020 EOY window must be assessed in literacy within the first 20 school calendar days of this school year
- Deadline for PEIMS Fall Submission ERI Code: December 3, 2020
- Administer Universal Dyslexia Screener to all 1st graders (and 2nd graders as needed) by January 31, 2021
- For questions about administering a dyslexia screener, please contact Susan McCown at smccown@esc6.net or call 936-435-8270.
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ECDS - B.O.Y. KINDERGARTEN DATA SUBMISSION
ECDS KN Data Submission Window: Nov. 9th - Jan. 28th
Kindergarten BOY Data can be uploaded anytime between Nov. 9th and Jan. 28th.
For the 2020-21 school year, your assessment vendor will send Kindergarten Entry Assessment data directly to TEA on behalf of school districts and charter schools for the Early Childhood Data System (ECDS).
**Even though your assessment vendor will submit collected Kn assessment data, it remains the responsibility of districts and charter schools to check and correct any data errors. We strongly recommend confirming that TSDS ID numbers were uploaded correctly for all of your students
School Districts will still be responsible for uploading each of the other data files into ECDS. See the training information below.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING AT ESC-REGION 6
ECDS KN Data Upload Training
- DEC. 2ND - 1:00- 3:00 P.M. - ECDS KINDERGARTEN DATA SUBMISSION LIVE WEBINAR (SEE FLYER BELOW) (appropriate for Administrators, PEIMS clerks, Teachers optional) REGISTER HERE! You will be sent the link to join the webinar.
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Dec 8th - ESC- Region 6 - Virtual PD- WORKING WITH YOUNG AND CHALLENGING STUDENTS
REGISTER HERE. - THE LINK WILL BE SENT TO YOU AT 6:00 A.M.ON DEC 8TH. IT WILL REMAIN ACTIVATED UNTIL 11:59 THAT NIGHT.
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mClass Amplify Live Implementation Webinars
In these live, interactive sessions, you will:
- Learn how to effectively implement Amplify Texas Elementary Literacy Program.
- Navigate the resources available to teachers, students, and families and the intent behind them.
- Plan for both units and daily synchronous and asynchronous lessons.
Join the Workshops
Educators are strongly encouraged to join us for the three 90-minute, live sessions. The sessions will also be available to watch on-demand after each session is complete. To join us live, register for the cohort that best fits your grade level and schedule.
Elementary Cohort, Grades K-5
Join us live for a series of interactive Amplify Texas Elementary Literacy Program implementation workshops.
Dates: December 4, December 7, December 11
Times: 4:00-5:30 p.m. CST
Session 1:
Foundations of Amplify Texas Elementary Literacy Program
December 4
Join us for our first of three sessions in the series for an introduction to the Amplify Texas Elementary Literacy Program (ELAR and SLAR), its components, how to use it in your K-5 classrooms, and the instructional philosophy behind it.
Session 2:
Amplify Texas Elementary Literacy Program Unit/Domain Planning
December 7
Join us for this session as we walk through the process for unpacking and preparing to teach a unit/domain with a high-level goal of addressing these two questions:
What do I want my students to know or be able to do at the end of the unit?
How will I know if they know it or are able to do it?
We will cover K-2 and 3-5 grade band-specific planning tools to help you get started with your first unit.
Session 3:
Amplify Texas Elementary Literacy Program Lesson Internalization
December 11
Join us for the third session of our series as we walk through the process of unpacking and preparing to teach a lesson. We will cover K-2 and 3-5 specific grade band lesson internalization tools to help you get started with daily lesson planning. Through this process, teachers have the opportunity to become deeply connected to standards and content and are poised to make high-impact decisions to drive rigorous, engaging instruction through daily lessons.