Network Notes
September 2017
Parent Survey
The final results and reports from the 2016-2017 Texas Parent Involvement Survey are here!
The following link will provide access to a Google Drive folder that includes the final:
1) state report;
2) region reports;
3) masked district report (districts having too few results to provide reliable district-level data); and
4) reports for each district in your respective Region.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B7P69vYAPgYhWTR4aWlWS2pYOVU
Please review this data. Share it with your ESC Special Education Director and participating districts in your region. We will talk about trends at the Fall TETN on Tuesday, October 3. A representative from Gibson Consulting is projected to be present at the Face-to-Face meeting in Austin on Tuesday, November 7 to answer any questions and preview survey updates for Cycle 5.
Have questions or need assistance in accessing the data? Let me know!
Surrogate Parent Training Updates
In collaboration with TEA, a revised PowerPoint (English only) is now posted on www.TexasParent.org under the Projects/Surrogate Parent tab. Brochures have also been updated in both English and Spanish. Forms have been revised in English only. Region 9 is in process of translating the revised Surrogate Parent Training PowerPoint and forms into Spanish.
NEW!!! The Surrogate Parent Training has been recorded into module format so there is a statewide tracking mechanism. Directions for access to this module have been posted on the Texas Parent website under the Projects/Surrogate Parent tab.
Please distribute these resources and access methods to those applicable in your region.
SIDE NOTE: I am not pleased with the current presentation of the module. To increase the engagement factor, I would like to start a Surrogate Parent Training Task Force amongst our network members to redesign and present a recording that is a higher quality training equivalent to those of other networks. Please let me know if you are interested or have expertise to lend to this project.
Face-to-Face Meeting & Academy Highlights
Face-to-Face Meeting
Tuesday, November 7
7:30 AM Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM-12:45 PM Network Business
12:45-1:30 PM Preparation for Academy
Academy
Tuesday, November 7
1:30 PM Registration
2:00-7:00 PM Sessions and Keynote Address
Wednesday, November 8
7:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM-2:00 PM Sessions
All business and sessions will be conducted at:
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
6505 Interstate Highway 35 N
Austin, TX 78752
A completed schedule with session descriptions along with instructions for securing your hotel reservation will be provided the week of September 11. This information will also go out to invitees at that time.
New Network Faces
Crissi McDaniel (right), Region 16 to the PCN! Ladies, we look forward to working alongisde you in the year ahead.
Texas Transition Conference
Carla Johnson, the statewide lead for the Transition Network, has not only invited each of you to attend the Texas Transition Conference, upcoming in Houston from February 21-23, 2018 but has asked for you to help share this message with your region's contacts and parents:
The Texas Transition Conference is accepting applications for parent and student stipends. This opportunity is provided annually as a grant from the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities. Information and applications are available at http://ttc.tamu.edu/.