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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will host Focus Forward: Looking Ahead in Texas Education.
The conference will focus on several emerging education issues including Educational Technology ,Teacher Effectiveness, Student Achievement, School Support College Career Readiness, Educational Leadership, and Data Systems.

Principal Surveys to Evaluate Texas Educator Preparation Programs
Senate Bill 174, passed by the 81st Texas Legislature in 2009 and included in 19 TAC Chapter 229, Accountability System for Educator Preparation (ASEP) requires that principals respond to a survey.

Deadline to Apply for Certificates Scheduled for Deletion in Fall 2011  
 Educators wishing to obtain certificates that are scheduled for deletion in fall 2011, regardless of your route to certification, must meet all certification requirements by August 31, 2011.

Languages Other Than English (LOTE) EC-12 Certification Testing Now Available For Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and Vietnamese 
 The State Board for Educator Certification has approved the use of language examinations developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. 

Educators Must Update Their Mailing Address/Name Change 
 In accordance with the Texas Administrative Code §230.431 (c) An applicant for or holder of an educator's certificate shall provide SBEC a current United States mailing address.

Test Center Complaints 
 If you have comments about the test center or the conditions under which you took a test, please submit them in writing to ETS. 

June 17, 2013

Dozens of new laws to impact Texas public schools

Dozens of new laws will impact Texas public schools. A list details those education bills that became law and those that were vetoed. 

June 17, 2013

Commissioner Williams meets with Education Secretary to discuss Texas' NCLB waiver request

Commissioner of Education Michael L. Williams today met with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in Washington D.C. as part of an ongoing dialogue with the U.S. Department of Education regarding Texas’ waiver request from specific provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), commonly known as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. 

June 12, 2013

TEA announces initial assessment requirements under HB 5

Under House Bill 5 (HB 5), passed by the 83rd Texas Legislature and signed by the governor, high school students are now required to pass five State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) end-of-course exams to meet the new graduation requirements.    

June 10, 2013

Statewide STAAR passing rates stable for 2012-2013 school year

Passing rates on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) end-of-course tests were largely stable during the second year of this program, with students faring the best on science assessments and continuing to struggle with writing, according to statewide results for all 2012-13 STAAR tests released today by the Texas Education Agency.