Region 14 Education Service Center

This document outlines Westbrook ISD's plan to address staffing challenges by requesting a delay in teacher certification requirements under Texas HB 2. The plan details a four-year timeline (2025-2029) for transitioning to full teacher certification. Key strategies include establishing formal partnerships with Educator Preparation Program providers, offering support for certification exam preparation, implementing competitive compensation and benefits, providing professional development, and instituting a teacher mentor program. The overall objective is to ensure full compliance with HB2 expectations for certified teacher placement by the 2029-2030 school year.

This document outlines the preliminary 2025-2030 Industry-Based Certificates (IBC) list for Public School Accountability. It details the evaluation process for IBCs, comparing the new List Version 4 (2025-2030) with the previous List Version 3 (2022-2025), and highlights changes, including retired or disqualified IBCs and potential replacements. The document also provides timelines for re-evaluation, final publication of the list, and implementation of IBCs for college, career, and military readiness (CCMR) credit by graduating class, along with the administrative rule for IBC tiering.

This document provides an overview of the Head Start and Early Head Start programs within Region 14, detailing their impact, challenges, and strategic objectives. Key priorities include building a strong foundation in reading and math, with specific goals to increase 3rd-grade STAAR math and reading proficiency and kindergarten readiness by 2020. The plan emphasizes addressing the negative impacts of poverty on student performance and effectively serving vulnerable children and families across 15 counties and 20 school districts.

The meeting covered key updates on the WAN, including the completion of Phase 1 of the fiber project and the projected completion of Phase 2 by June 30, 2019. Discussions included potential contract extensions and the use of a color-coded map for better visualization. The meeting also addressed the rollout of Barracuda Backup devices for schools, with details on training and upgrade cycles. Finally, updates were provided on the USAC Erate program, including a training session and the implementation of Tech Track through District Depot to improve communication.

The meeting included a WAN update covering fiber project updates, a content filter meeting announcement, and discussion of antivirus solutions. A security coop was discussed, focusing on data classification and achieving TEA score goals. A request to connect to the WTTC network was tabled. A USAC update was provided.