New STAAR Information from TEA

STAAR News.  TEA has posted updated information about STAAR.  You can find the information on the TEA Correspondence website listed under the 4/25/2011 date, or on the TEA Student Assessment Correspondence with Districts page listed as 4/22/2011.  A printable Microsoft Word document is available here.  Keep up to date with the latest information!

SBEC Board Approves New Diagnostician Program.  The State Board for Educator Certification approved the addition of an Educational Diagnostician certification program at Texas A&M University-San Antonio.  The proposal was under Item 11  on the SBEC Board Meeting Agenda.  You can read the proposal here.

Conference Handouts Now Available. The handouts for the 2011 TEDA Conference are up on the website!  All you have to do is print out the ones you want!   If you have problems just email our office.  Take some time to explore these great tools.

Keep up-to-date with the Legislature.  TEDA is following a number of bills pertinent to Educational Diagnosticians that have been filed in the state Legislature.  We make them available to you on our website on the Legislative Tracker page.  One such bill, Senate Bill 26, seeks to redefine how the Legislature and state agencies address persons with disabilities.  Explore the entire bill, and check out the letter TEDA sent to Senator Zaffirini regarding TEDA’s proposed changes to the bill.

Budget Cuts Bring Urgency for Coverage.  With all the cuts to public education, we’re expecting a surge in employment-related suits from Texas teachers.  Don’t get caught in a bad situation.  Get covered today by signing up for Educators’ Professional Liability Insurance.  It’s the most important $33 you’ll spend all year.  If you haven’t purchased your insurance yet visit the EPLI websiteto purchase now.  You must be logged in to your membership account to purchase EPLI. 

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