Austin, Texas Texas ASCD recognizes the unexpected challenges the COVID-19 pandemic is generating for the educators we serve. Our concern for our membership’s well-being and the inability to predict what lies ahead prompted our association to take proactive measures. At this time, the association has postponed all remaining March professional learning events. We are in […]
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Texas Whole Child School Award Recipients Announced
West Birdville Elementary takes top honors Austin, Texas (October 3, 2019)—On October 1, 2019, the Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (Texas ASCD) announced the recipients of the 2019 Texas Whole Child School and Texas Whole Child Aspiring School awards. The Texas Whole Child School Award program recognizes schools implementing a culture and approach […]
An Important Letter from Our Executive Director/CEO
While the beginning of the new school year is usually a time of boundless enthusiasm and limitless excitement, I am saddened, as you are, that the start of 2017-2018 has been so uncharacteristically challenging for the many, many districts impacted by the recent Hurricane Harvey. Harvey’s historic level of rainfall, and the resulting widespread devastation, […]
Why Do Teacher Evaluation?
With the new requirements of Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) moving towards full implementation, it seems like every other conversation I have with our members is around teacher evaluation, and it has made me consider, “why do we do teacher evaluation” in the first place? The ultimate desired outcome is simple, “to foster […]
Texas ASCD And IO Education Announce Partnership To Provide Innovative T-TESS / T-PESS Platform
Texas districts now have access to a powerful new platform to meet TEA standards AUSTIN, Texas and ATLANTA, April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Texas ASCD and IO Education announced a partnership to offer the IO Talent platform for the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) and Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System (T-PESS). The partnership […]
April is Texas Whole Child Month
Texas ASCD Board of Directors and guests at the Texas Capitol were honored by Representative Donna Howard (D-48) last month as she declared April “Texas Whole Child Month” before the 85th Texas Legislature in House Resolution 521. “The demands of the 21st century require a new approach to education to fully prepare our state’s youth for college, […]