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Date: 1/7/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Reagan County ISD (Big Lake)
Date: 1/7/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Reagan County ISD (Big Lake)
Participants will dig into the standards to fully understand how students in K-2 should be responding the literature read in primary grades. They will examine STAAR requirements for grade 3 to develop an understanding of the importance of constructing written responses in K-2. Participants will practice engaging, TEKS-aligned strategies for guiding primary students in uncovering textual evidence and constructing insightful short constructed responses to complex text.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/7/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Field Supervisory Training for Clinical Teachers
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/7/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Reagan County ISD (Big Lake)
Date: 1/7/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Reagan County ISD (Big Lake)
Participants will examine the ECR rubric and scoring guides to understand the expectations and scoring criteria while evaluating how the 2024 assessments were scored. Participants will practice engaging, TEKS-aligned strategies for guiding elementary students in uncovering textual nuance and constructing insightful extended constructed responses to complex texts using the short-constructed response strategy.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/8/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
HOW MIGHT WE LOWER OUR MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT THRESHOLD AND STILL STAY COMPLIANT? JOIN CINDY MOSES AS SHE INTRODUCES PROVEN APPROACHES TO EXAMINING MOE THRESHOLDS AND EXCEPTIONS IN AN EFFORT TO HELP LEAs MEET LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY. CINDY WILL HELP US CONSIDER FREE AND APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS WHILE WE EXPERIENCE INCREASING ENROLLMENT, STAFFING SHORTAGES AND RISING COSTS. BUSINESS MANAGERS, CFOs , SUPERINTENDENTS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTORS ARE WELCOME TO A MORNING OF TRAINING WITH THE OPTION TO MEET AND COLLABORATE FOR THE AFTERNOON.
Max Participants:
120
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/8/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Field Supervisory Training for Administrators
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/8/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
FOLLOWING THE MORNING SESSION, "MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT - HELP! HOW HIGH IS OUR THRESHOLD," FINANCE AND ADMINISTATIVE TEAMS ARE WELCOME TO MEET FOR COLLABORATION AND COVERSATIONS FROM 12:00-4:00. MEETING ROOM IS BEING PROVIDED AS A FOLLOW UP FROM THE MORNING SESSION.
Max Participants:
65
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/8/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
Have you ever had the thought, "What should I be doing right now?!" If you have, then this session is for you. We will be covering the nuts and bolts of the "must-dos" and many "may dos" that principals and assistant principals need to know and be able to do. During this session, we will be reviewing best practices at this point in the year, while also looking ahead and calendaring for the rest of the year. We will review special programs and ensure you have the tools and resources necessary. Prioritizing people before to-do lists while still accomplishing "all the things" is not easy, and we are here to help you be successful.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/8/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
This course will assist child nutrition and business official staff to understand the correlation between Texas Education Agency (TEA) financial account code structure and annual financial reporting requirements for TDA & USDA. Participants will gain knowledge on budgeting, forecasting, coding, and how to use the accounting information for program compliance and reporting.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/9/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
For awardees of the Stronger Connections Grant to receive training and information from the Texas Center for Student Supports.
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/10/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: San Felipe-Del Rio CISD - Administration
In this training, we will cover the following items: (1) Guide LPACs in making decisions about the inclusion of EBs including parent denials in the Texas Assessment Program and (2) promote an increased awareness of the educational needs of our EBs. This will help you prepare for your Middle of the Year (MOY) LPAC as you make decisions about STAAR, STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate along with test attributes.
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/13/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Texas Dyslexia Academy 1: Dyslexia Foundations is the first of seven training opportunities developed to assist school districts and charter schools regarding dyslexia and related disorders. In this course, participants will learn how students acquire reading skills, why some students struggle in reading, what dyslexia is, and how to know whether dyslexia is the cause of a student’s reading difficulties. The objectives for this course are: • Explore the elements of reading • Define dyslexia, its characteristics, and related disorders • Explore the common risk factors for dyslexia • Understand associated academic difficulties and other conditions
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/13/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
In this training, we will cover the following items: (1) Guide LPACs in making decisions about the inclusion of EBs including parent denials in the Texas Assessment Program and (2) promote an increased awareness of the educational needs of our EBs. This will help you prepare for your Middle of the Year (MOY) LPAC as you make decisions about STAAR, STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate along with test attributes.
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/13/2025
Start Time: 3:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Quest: Unpacking Neurodiversity & Autism in Public Education: Come Join Dr. Layne Pethick from Region 10 to learn more about the brain and neurodiverse development.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/13/2025
Start Time: 4:30 PM
End Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
ASU Financial Aid and others will be available to help parents and students complete the Free Application For Student Aid (FAFSA).
Max Participants:
1000
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/14/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Join several ESC 15 consultants from a variety of backgrounds - counseling, mental health, SPED, and 504 – to answer your pressing questions live. Simply drop-in and ask! Need a student case consultation? De-identify it and bring it to the A-Team. Staff culture issue? Bring it. SPED/504 process questions? Got you covered! Issues related to your role? No problem! Policy and procedure needs work? Come talk to us! If our team can help you improve the mental/behavioral health climate of your school, we want to see you at this session.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/15/2025
Start Time: 7:00 AM
End Time: 11:59 PM
Location: Online Course
In this online course, participants will learn about the cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics of gifted students. Participants will contribute to the discussion boards, share their own experiences, and research related information. The objectives will be met through Internet investigations, investigation of district information and practices, threaded collaborative discussions, quizzes, and assignments. This workshop is aligned to the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) teaching standards for Gifted Education and the combined standards set forth by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the National Association for Gifted Children (NACG). This workshop meets Texas state requirements for G/T basic training in nature and needs of gifted/talented students. (Part 1 of 5)
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/15/2025
Start Time: 7:00 AM
End Time: 11:59 PM
Location: Online Course
In this online course, participants will learn to assess for identification, assess for student growth, and evaluate and identify procedures that allow appropriate and equal access to program services in order to ensure success for all students. This workshop is aligned to the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) teaching standards for Gifted Education and the combined standards set forth by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). This workshop meets Texas state requirements for G/T basic training in nature and the needs of gifted/talented students. (Part 2 of 5)
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
340552 - G/T FOUNDATIONS PART THREE: MODELS OF DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION, ONLINE COURSE SPRING 2025
Date: 1/15/2025
Start Time: 7:00 AM
End Time: 11:59 PM
Location: Online Course
The purpose of this online course is not only to contribute to the GT 30-hour requirement but also to provide participants with an understanding of differentiation along with a variety of strategies that can be implemented in their classroom. Models of Differentiation will be examined through the lens of content, process, and product; readiness, interest, and learning profile; assessment, flexible grouping, and respectful tasks; and strategies. Participants will contribute to the discussion boards, share their own experiences and research-related information. This workshop is aligned to the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) teaching standards for Gifted Education and the combined standards set forth by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). This workshop meets Texas state requirements for G/T training. (Part 3 of 5)
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/15/2025
Start Time: 7:00 AM
End Time: 11:59 PM
Location: Online Course
In this online course, participants will learn about the cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics of gifted students. Participants will contribute to the discussion boards, share their own experiences, and research related information. This workshop is aligned to the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) teaching standards for Gifted Education and the combined standards set forth by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC and the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). Thai workshop meets Texas state requirements for G/T basic training. (Part 4 of 5)
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/15/2025
Start Time: 7:00 AM
End Time: 11:59 PM
Location: Online Course
The purpose of this online course is to not only contribute to the GT 30-hour requirement but to also provide participants with an understanding of Depth and Complexity with a variety of strategies that can be implemented in their classroom. Along with a newfound understanding of Texas Performance Standards Project (TPSP), Depth and Complexity will be examined through the lens of the eight elements of depth: Language of the Discipline, Details, Patterns, Trends, Rules, Ethics, Unanswered Questions, and Big Ideas (Concepts). Participants will contribute to the discussion boards, share their own experiences, and research-related information. This workshop is aligned to the Texas State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC) teaching standards for Gifted Education and the combined standards set forth by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). This workshop meets Texas state requirements for G/T basic training. (Part 5 of 5)
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/15/2025
Start Time: 7:00 AM
End Time: 11:59 PM
Location: Online Course
In this course, participants will learn about the nature of gifted students, measures to identify gifted/talented students, and program options that meet their needs. Participants will also learn what is required by Texas law for gifted students and best identification and program practices to follow. Participants will contribute ideas to the discussion board, share their own experiences, and research related information. The objectives will be met through investigation of district information and practices and threaded discussions. This course meets Texas state requirements for six-hours G/T administrator and counselor training.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/15/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This course will provide fundamental knowledge in the areas of Entitlement, Menu Planning, Forecasting and DoD Fresh to allow for better use of entitlement funds in the new USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system. Which will be used to manage USDA Foods for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in the following areas: Ordering, Entitlement Management
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/15/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Science Lab
This session is part three in a series of three on the New Science TEKS for high school. Participants will explore changes in the TEKS covered during the third 12 weeks of school, integration of resources, and utilization of hands-on activities and technology tools. We will be using the TEKS Resource System scope and sequence for pacing.
Max Participants:
24
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/15/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Many of our Emergent Bilingual students struggle with the different language domains because the expectations are vague. In this training, we will discuss strategies that will help them focus on the essential but will also catapult them into being successful in the expressive language domains: speaking and writing. These strategies are snippets of opportunity in the classroom and lesson plans that will help them show progress on the TELPAS.
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
10
Date: 1/16/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Behavioral Threat Assessment provides a proactive, evidence-based approach for identifying individuals who may pose a threat and for providing interventions before a violent incident occurs. This course introduces the concept of threat assessment and outlines how a threat assessment program functions in a school setting. An effective, functioning threat assessment team is a critical component of keeping your school safe and preventing violence. You will learn the process of how a threat assessment team identifies, assesses, and manages threats. The course also includes guidance for forming and implementing a team in your school or district. Fulfills requirements for this training under SB 11, 86th Texas Legislature and HB 3, 88 Texas Legislature. Free to Region 15 school districts.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/16/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
In this training, we will cover the following items: (1) Guide LPACs in making decisions about the inclusion of EBs including parent denials in the Texas Assessment Program and (2) promote an increased awareness of the educational needs of our EBs. This will help you prepare for your Middle of the Year (MOY) LPAC as you make decisions about STAAR, STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate along with test attributes.
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/16/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
This six-hour workshop is a component of the required thirty hours of training for all teachers delivering services to identified G/T learners. Participants will analyze the historical, legal and conceptual understandings of gifted education. They will examine the characteristics and behaviors of gifted learners, which are the basis for developing programs that meet their needs. Participants will consider the social and emotional needs of these learners and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different types of programs for gifted learners. THIS COURSE IS IN PERSON ONLY (Part 1 of 5)
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/16/2025
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
Join Jessica Flores, BCBA, LPC and Alex Robles, LPC for the "Inclusive Minds" virtual series, to gain insights and practical strategies to better support students with special needs in their educational journeys, ensuring their emotional and psychological well-being is prioritized alongside academic growth.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/16/2025
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Course
One hour Zoom discussion over the basics of SHAC and the role of the Community and School District.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/17/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Jan Watson, J.D Description: This session will provide the most current information regarding legal issues that specifically affect the SLP in daily job activities. The training is designed to prepare participants to deliver the Speech-Language pathology services in their school districts based on the most current legal state and federal framework, IDEA, ESSA, and the Texas Commissioner’s Rules be included in the discussion of current legal requirements. Legal briefs & court decisions involving current legal regulations will be reviewed. This session will satisfy the Ethics requirements for the Texas state license and for ASHA certification maintenance. 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/21/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Course
Like the words of Farris Bueller… don’t miss the good. Progress Monitoring is an active part in ensuring behavior change happens. Without data, then progress can’t be noted as improved or regressed. In this session of Behavior Bites, you will learn how to collect data through easy methods of monitoring. Don’t over do it, live relaxed knowing your interventions are working.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/21/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Join Anne Hardegree, LPC-S and Alex Robles, LPC for a workshop that focuses on the critical process of re-integrating students into school after extended absences due to illness, family situations, or other disruptions. We will explore practical strategies for supporting students as they transition back into academic and social environments, addressing the academic gaps, emotional challenges, and social reintegration they may face.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/21/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
Foundational Leadership Instructional Practices and Systems - Looking to provide FLIPS required training for CSI campuses.
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/21/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Llano Room
This six-hour workshop is a component of the required thirty hours for teachers delivering services to identified G/T students. Participants will examine the process of referring, screening, selecting, and placing students in gifted programs. THIS COURSE IS IN PERSON ONLY (Part 2 of 5)
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/21/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
TexQuest digital resources provide access to authoritative online content including articles, videos, images, and full-text nonfiction ebooks, in English and Spanish. Join us for an informative and interactive session covering how these digital resources can be used to accommodate all students.
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/22/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
Come join our PLC so we can work better as one to create change for our students who are served in self contained settings. We will spend each meeting digging into the needs -picked by teachers- of the classroom. We will use research, experiences, and each other to leave each meeting with a resource or system that is ready to be put in place.
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/22/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
It’s DMAC Data Geek time! DMAC experts are making the trip just for Region 15! The DMAC team will assist in using DMAC effectively for accountability and TIA and digging into that data. *Please bring your laptop/chromebook.
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/22/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This course is designed to assist CACFP personnel responsible for managing the operational, financial, and procurement functions of child and adult nutrition programs with procedural knowledge and resources to prepare for an Administrative Review. This course is not designed to teach the programmatic concepts of operating the CACFP.
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/22/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Mesquite Room
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors by allowing you to practice and also as a refresher for the Web Based Supply Chain Management system.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/22/2025
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Meeting of Regional Transportation Directors. Opportunity for ESC 15 Transportation Directors to get updates in the world of school transportation and network. We will have presentations on issues that affect school transportation. Presentations will start at 10:00am. LUNCH IS PROVIDED.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/22/2025
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors by allowing you to practice and also as a refresher for the Web Based Supply Chain Management system.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/23/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Llano Room
This six-hour workshop is a component of the required thirty hours for teachers delivering services to identified G/T students. Participants will be introduced to select teaching models and instructional strategies that promote cognitive and affective growth for gifted students. The focus of the session will take an in-depth look at Sandra Kaplan’s icons of depth and complexity. (Part 5 of 5)
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/24/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Haida's Retirement Party
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/28/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/28/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
What is a CNA? CIP? Don’t be bamboozled! In this session, we will give you an overview of the Title I-A requirements for conducting your Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA). We will also give you all the information you need to take your CNA and create an effective Campus Improvement Plan (CIP) that will correctly document use of your Title I-A funds. This session is offered virtually through Zoom, only!
Max Participants:
500
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/28/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Administrators and counselors new to CTE are encouraged to select modules from the Fundamentals path to support their development as leaders. These modules provide important knowledge of the fundamental components of Career and Technical Education (CTE), which are essential to the implementation of high-quality CTE programs. The Program Design module will allow participants to use a design-thinking mindset to develop CTE programs that meet the needs of all students as they prepare for post-secondary success. Attendees will learn to identify effective CTE program design elements and practice using tools to enhance existing programs. Using available resources and data, participants will learn how to design CTE programs that are accessible and aligned to relevant and real-world applications. In completing this module, participants will gain strategies and skills to strengthen their practice as CTE advocates and instructional leaders.
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/28/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Best practices for preventing and intervening with students in a state of suicidal crisis. Learn specific tools to assess, safety plan, refer, and follow-up in this strategy-packed session! Includes the necessary tools for the work.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/29/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Science Lab
This session is part four in a series of four on the New Science TEKS for sixth through eighth grade. Participants will explore changes in the Organisms and Environments strand of the science TEKS, integration of resources, and utilization of hands-on activities and technology tools. We will be using the TEKS Resource System scope and sequence for pacing.
Max Participants:
24
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/29/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Online Webinar
The Title II, Part A program assists districts in improving student achievement by supporting effective instruction This informative session provides an overview of the program to help district leaders implement effective, compliant Title II programs.
Max Participants:
1000
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/29/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
This six-hour workshop is a component of the required thirty hours for all teachers delivering services to identified Gifted/Talented students. Participants will be introduced to select teaching models and instructional strategies that promote cognitive and affective growth for gifted students. Specific topics for this day of the training include: Bloom’s Taxonomy; Creativity; ways to engage Convergent and Divergent thinking. THIS COURSE IS IN PERSON ONLY (Part 4 of 5)
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/30/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Course
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors by allowing you to practice and also as a refresher for the Web Based Supply Chain Management system.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/30/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
Join renowned educator Erin Gruwell, author of Freedom Writers Diary, for an immersive workshop focused on fostering strong student relationships through engaging language arts activities. Discover practical strategies to ignite creativity, deepen understanding, and empower student voices. Learn how to create a classroom environment where students feel heard, valued, and inspired to share their stories.
Max Participants:
120
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/30/2025
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors by allowing you to practice and also as a refresher for the Web Based Supply Chain Management system.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/3/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Texas Dyslexia Academy 2: The Dyslexia Handbook is the second of six training opportunities developed to assist school districts and charter schools in understanding The Dyslexia Handbook 2024 Update: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders. In this course, participants will explore the handbook and learn about updates. The objectives for this course are: · Explore The Dyslexia Handbook, 2024 Update · Define dyslexia, its characteristics, and common risk factors · Understand universal screening and data review for reading risk · Understand the evaluation and identification process, and provision of services for students with dyslexia · Explore critical, evidence-based components of dyslexia instruction · Understand the evaluation and identification process, and provision of services for students with dysgraphia
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/3/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
Description: Structured Literacy (SL) approaches are increasingly recognized as the gold standard for teaching struggling readers. This highly practical book walks educators through designing SL interventions for students with common types of reading difficulties--word reading, comprehension, or a combination of both. Louise Spear-Swerling offers tools for assessing students' reading profiles and tailoring SL to their needs. In a convenient large-size format, the volume is packed with case studies, sample lesson plans addressing both early and advanced stages of reading, instructional activities, and application exercises for teachers. A chapter on English language structure presents essential foundations for implementing SL effectively. The companion website features a knowledge survey about language structure (with answer key), as well as downloadable copies of the book's 14 reproducible forms. **Being an online, self-paced course means you have until May 09, 2025, for all assignments to be completed to get your CPE hours.
Max Participants:
10
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/3/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
Description: Teaching reading and writing is more important than ever and schools and parents have ever-rising expectations. Climbing the Ladder of Reading & Writing gives you a concise yet powerful overview of ways to address the challenges you face, leverage the science of reading, and improve outcomes for ALL students. Nancy Young and Jan Hasbrouck help you make sense of contemporary instruction with a guided tour of Nancy’s popular infographic: The Ladder of Reading & Writing. · You’ll meet today’s challenges: · Connect the science of reading to your teaching · Increase your understanding of each student’s needs · Streamline planning and instruction · Differentiate instruction with confidence Join the tens of thousands of teachers who have already used The Ladder of Reading & Writing infographic as a tool for focusing instruction to address the needs of all readers and writers. **Being an online, self-paced course means you have until May 09, 2025, for all assignments to be completed to get your CPE hours.
Max Participants:
10
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/5/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Behavioral Threat Assessment provides a proactive, evidence-based approach for identifying individuals who may pose a threat and for providing interventions before a violent incident occurs. This course introduces the concept of threat assessment and outlines how a threat assessment program functions in a school setting. An effective, functioning threat assessment team is a critical component of keeping your school safe and preventing violence. You will learn the process of how a threat assessment team identifies, assesses, and manages threats. The course also includes guidance for forming and implementing a team in your school or district. Fulfills requirements for this training under SB 11, 86th Texas Legislature and HB 3, 88 Texas Legislature. Free to Region 15 school districts.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/5/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Have you ever had the thought, "What should I be doing right now?!" If you have, then this session is for you. This session is geared towards administrators, more specifically principals and assistant principals. We will be covering the nuts and bolts of the "must-dos" and will cover some of the "may dos." It is extremely difficult to wrap up one school year while simultaneously trying to prepare for the next school year, and we are here to help! We will cover topics including, but not limited to, assessing MTSS, CNA/CIP, T-TESS and T-PESS next steps, and other special program reminders.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/10/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Section 4110, requires that funds made available under Title IV, Part A, Subpart 1 shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be used for activities authorized under this subpart. This three hour webinar will discuss intent and purpose, allowable use criteria, supplement not supplant, frequently asked questions and provide scenarios and resources to help guide your future TIVPA planning as well as include plenty of time for Q&A!
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/10/2025
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Understand why your district was identified with an ESSA Equity Gap and create Equity Gap plan for the 2025-2026 School Year
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/11/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
CSEP day 4 - The best practices in contemporary report writing involve moving away from a test-by-test approach and instead, communicating results to parents and teachers in an integrated theme-based style. According to TEA Guidance, reports should not simply consist of standard scores or definitions of processing skills and scores. This session will demonstrate how to use learning theory, such as the Reading Rope, Simple View of Reading, and Building Blocks, to write reports that explain to parents why their child is struggling with reading and what steps will be taken to address it. The focus will be on clear communication and readability.
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/11/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Cutting and other forms of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) can be perplexing and downright terrifying. Fear not! We’ll talk about what you can do to support students as they explore new, healthier means of coping.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/12/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Inn of Barons Creek, Fredericksburg, TX
REGION 15'S MCKINNEY-VENTO EDUCATION PROGRAM, IN COLLABORATION WITH REGION 13, INVITES YOU TO JOIN US FOR BETTER TOGETHER: BUILDING CAPACITY WORKSHOP. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MCKINNEY-VENTO LIAISONS TO LEARN TOGETHER AND DISCUSS BEST PRACTICES FOR BUILDING CAPACITY. PRESENTATIONS DURING THE WORKSHOP WILL INCLUDE UNDERSTANDING MCKINNEY-VENTO BEST PRACTICIES STRATEGIES AND SELF CARE TIPS. WE WILL LEARN ABOUT BUILDING OUR NARRATIVES AROUND CLARITY, PERSPECTIVE, HOPE, AND AFFIRMATIVE METHODS DESIGNED TO BUILD SKILLS EVERYONE NEEDS. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEAVE WITH PRACTICAL STRATEGIES. THE WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD IN FREDERICKSBURG, LOCATED IN THE LOVELY HILL COUNTRY OF TEXAS. REGISTRATION FOR THE EVENT IS FREE. TRAVEL AND HOTEL EXPENSES ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARTICIPANT. LIMITED SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRICT HOMELESS LIAISONS TO COVER TRAVEL/HOTEL ARE AVAILABLE BASED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVE BASIS. COME JOIN US FOR LEARNING AND NETWORKING!
Max Participants:
47
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/12/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Are you tired of low parent turnout at your annual Title I meetings? Frustrated by the lack of parent feedback on your evaluations? Join us for a lively and interactive session where you'll discover fresh, effective strategies to enhance your meetings and significantly increase parent participation. Learn how to make your evaluations more engaging and insightful, ensuring you get the valuable feedback you need. Don't miss this chance to revamp your school's PFE efforts!
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/12/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
Region 15 ESC Specialists will be presenting 30 minutes on each of the following programs: PEIMS, Special Ed, Dyslexia, 504, EB/LPACs/TELPAS, Title I, CTE, Counseling, Mental Health, HQIM/RBIS, GT, McKinney Vento, and Migrant. Due to the large variety of programs being represented, this session’s purpose is to give a broad overview of each of these programs as well as provide the most current updates. All educators are welcome, but this will be geared more towards campus administrators and the role they play in each area.
Max Participants:
150
Min Participants:
15
Date: 2/12/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Science Lab
The Biology STAAR EOC Review designed to support teachers utilizing engaging hands-on activities and best practices that you can take back to your class immediately. Join in this training as we focus on the transition year science crossover standards. We will focus on historically low performing, high impact TEKS from all strands. This session includes: • Developing your 10-day plan for review based on your campus data and student needs. • Experience activities as a student to gain perspective on possible misconceptions. • Discuss strategies for transferring knowledge from manipulatives and activities to standardized assessments. • Leaving with activities to take back to your class for immediate use as review or teaching tools.
Max Participants:
24
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/12/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Mesquite Room
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors by allowing you to practice and also as a refresher for the Web Based Supply Chain Management system.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/12/2025
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors by allowing you to practice and also as a refresher for the Web Based Supply Chain Management system.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/13/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
This six-hour workshop is a component of the required thirty hours of training for all teachers delivering services to identified G/T learners. Participants will analyze the historical, legal and conceptual understandings of gifted education. They will examine the characteristics and behaviors of gifted learners, which are the basis for developing programs that meet their needs. Participants will consider the social and emotional needs of these learners and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different types of programs for gifted learners. THIS COURSE IS IN PERSON ONLY (Part 1 of 5)
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/14/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Conference Room #3
Stacy Virtual Workshop
Max Participants:
2
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/14/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Lisa Rukovena, M. S., CCC-SLP Description: This session will cover strategies for collecting and interpreting data when evaluating students who speak languages in addition to English. SLPs will learn strategies for what to do before, during, and after the eval. Among the topics covered, we will discuss testing with therapy in mind so evaluation data can inform both the disability and linguistic supports needed during intervention. This session will satisfy the Ethics requirements for the Texas state license and for ASHA certification maintenance. This session will also satisfy ASHA’s DEI requirements for maintenance of certificate of clinical competence 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/17/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Texas Dyslexia Academy 3: Considerations for Emergent Bilingual Students is the third of six training opportunities developed to assist school districts and charter schools regarding dyslexia and related disorders. In this course, participants will receive a general overview of the unique needs of emergent bilingual students within the dyslexia evaluation process. The objectives for this course are: · Understand how The Dyslexia Handbook, 2021 Update addresses emergent bilingual students · Understand the process of second language acquisition · Learn about the benefits of bilingualism · Explore the various types of alphabetic systems that exist around the world · Understand data gathering and formal evaluation · Explore instructional programming for emergent bilingual students
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/17/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
You have the TIVPA funds, how are you going to use them? This three hour webinar will discuss Identifying needs, writing high quality objectives, and measurable outcome statements, monitoring your progress towards OMOs, public reporting, frequently asked questions and provide resources to help guide your future TIVPA planning as well as include plenty of time for Q&A!
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Course
Do you have the patience like Henry Roth to continue to teach and remind your students how to use a skill in different environments? In this training we will talk about mastery skills and how to teach those skills across environments while fading back physical and verbal supports to increase independence.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This course will cover handbook sections 4200 and 4310: participant eligibility and enrollment requirements for free and reduced-price meals when operating the CACFP.
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
WTFSC members are invited to join Dorothy Glenn (WTFSC) and Alfred Garcia (Labatt). They will be helping members with their ProcessorLink/K12 pre-orders. Please bring your login information (ProcessorLink/K12, WBSCM), your laptops (to be able to work on your pre-orders), your SY25-26 menus and any other forecasting information you may need. You will also be entering your information into the WBSCM system. ``` Note: If you do not have a laptop, please let me know so I can have some on hand for your use during this session.
Max Participants:
35
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Llano Room
Did you complete Youth Mental Health First Aid 3+ years ago? Want to meet your HB3 requirements in just 2 hours? Register for the in-person YMHFA Recertification Course. Take advantage of this new program, offered by few Texas instructors. Participants must provide previous YMHFA certificate from National Council for Wellbeing as proof of completed course. Previous ESC session attendance only will not count as course completion.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 12:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 5:00 PM
End Time: 9:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
Date: 2/20/2025
Start Time: 5:00 PM
End Time: 9:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
Date: 2/21/2025
Start Time: 5:00 PM
End Time: 9:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
Date: 2/22/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
AS A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER, YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL MISSION TO PROVIDE SAFE, EFFICIENT AND CARING TRANSPORTATION FOR THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF TEXAS. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE TRAINED TO DRIVE A BUS. AFTER SATISFACTORILY COMPLETING THIS COURSE, YOU WILL RECEIVE A CARD CERTIFYING THAT YOU COMPLETED THIS SCHOOL BUS SAFETY EDUCATION COURSE. IN REGION COST OF THE COURSE IS $140. THE OUT OF REGION COST OF THE COURSE (PAYABLE BEFORE CLASS) IS $240. LOCATION: ESC 15....612 S. IRENE, SAN ANGELO,TX..CONFERENCE CENTER DATE/TIME: (MESQUITE ROOM) FEBRUARY 19, 2025 5PM - 9PM (MESQUITE ROOM) FEBRUARY 20, 2025 5PM - 9PM (MESQUITE ROOM) FEBRUARY 21, 2025 5PM - 9PM (MESQUITE ROOM) SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2025 8AM - 5PM IF NEW TO REGION 15, SET UP A PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS. IF A RETURNING USER, UPDAE YOUR PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS ONLINE.
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/20/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Trainer of Trainers session so you can take information back and train your district/campus. TEA-approved best practice training for staff wellness and trauma sensitivity! We begin with a focus on maintaining educator wellness in session one, followed in the afternoon by a focus on crafting trauma-sensitive classrooms and campuses.
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/20/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
This six-hour workshop is a part of the required thirty hours for teachers delivering services to identified G/T students. Participants will be introduced to differentiated instruction as a way to meet the needs of gifted/talented learners in the regular classroom. They will examine models of differentiation including anchor activities, tiered instruction and menus along with a variety of low-preparation strategies. THIS COURSE IS IN PERSON ONLY (Part 3 of 5)
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/20/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
Participants will gain a foundational understanding of the CEP, originating from the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The course is structured into modules that cover the basics, financial responsibilities, application processes, and daily activities of CEP campuses. Additionally, attendees will learn about the CEP cycle, record-keeping, and the importance of offering free meals in high poverty Local Education Agencies. Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools to effectively implement and manage the CEP in your institution.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/21/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Transform your classroom into a learning powerhouse! This workshop will show you how to utilize strategic monitoring during student independent practice to boost engagement, amplify rigor, and supercharge learning. By strategically monitoring student progress from daily objective to exit ticket, teachers can minimize their grading load and drastically reduce disruptive behavior while creating an environment in which every student thrives!
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/21/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
This is our 1st meeting to get to know each other, ask questions, collaborate and learn about readily avaliable resources.
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/24/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Participants at ESC Region 15 will learn how to determine staffing needs early in the spring based upon student choice requests and student PGP's. Once staffing needs are determined, participants will work through the process of how to build a master schedule of classes based upon the needs of the students and ensure they can go into hiring season knowing whom they need to hire! Presented by David Hamilton.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
SEMIANNUAL SCHOOL SAFETY MEETING WITH TOM GREEN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. In accordance with Local Government Code, Chapter 85.024, the sheriff of a Texas county with a total population of less than 350,000 in which a public school is located shall call and conduct semiannual school safety meetings.
Max Participants:
95
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
This six-hour workshop is a component of the required thirty hours for teachers delivering services to identified G/T students. Participants will examine the process of referring, screening, selecting, and placing students in gifted programs. THIS COURSE IS IN PERSON ONLY (Part 2 of 5)
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/26/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Science Lab
The Middle School Science STAAR Review administered in Grade 8 is designed to support teachers utilizing engaging hands-on activities and best practices that you can take back to your class immediately. Join in this training as we focus on the transition year science crossover standards. We will focus on historically low performing, high impact TEKS from all 4 reporting categories. This session includes: • Developing your 10-day plan for review based on your campus data and student needs. • Experience activities as a student to gain perspective on possible misconceptions. • Discuss strategies for transferring knowledge from manipulatives and activities to standardized assessments. • Leaving with activities to take back to your class for immediate use as review or teaching tools.
Max Participants:
24
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 8:45 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Transform your classroom into a learning powerhouse! This workshop will show you how to utilize strategic monitoring during student independent practice to boost engagement, amplify rigor, and supercharge learning. By strategically monitoring student progress from daily objective to exit ticket, teachers can minimize their grading load and drastically reduce disruptive behavior while creating an environment in which every student thrives!
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Course
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors by allowing you to practice and also as a refresher for the Web Based Supply Chain Management system.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Vaping, alcohol, marijuana, and worse – what can we do to connect with students to understand the “why?” behind their use and help them redirect to healthier coping strategies? We all have something we’re addicted to; how can we harness our innate understanding of addiction to support students when they need us the most?
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors by allowing you to practice and also as a refresher for the Web Based Supply Chain Management system.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/3/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Texas Dyslexia Academy 4 is designed to build background knowledge about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and special education from Child Find through the ARD committee process. It provides information about core special education concepts such as Child Find, Full Individual and Initial Evaluations (FIIE), Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committees, and Individual Education Program (IEP) development. Participants will gain an understanding of: · Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) · Child Find requirements · The referral process for an initial evaluation when a specific learning disability (SLD)/dyslexia is suspected · Notice of Action-Prior Written Notice (PWN) and Notice of Procedural Safeguards · Full individual and initial evaluation (FIIE) · Admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee meeting and components of the individualized education program (IEP)
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/3/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
The Deep Dive learning path encourages a more in-depth look at CTE and provides opportunities for learners to use their own Local Education Agency (LEA) data to learn strategies and skills to design effective programs. These modules provide a deeper exploration of the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to optimize outcomes for students, educators, stakeholders, and CTE programs. CTE Program Evaluation provides essential knowledge for CTE leaders to expand their CTE programs to align with high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand occupations. In this module, participants will learn about conducting program evaluations to spearhead program improvement practices while anchoring the work to T-TESS and T-PESS evaluation ratings. Program evaluations build upon the strengths, needs, and priorities identified in the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) and provide guidance for improving and increasing the capacity of program activity.
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/4/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Science Lab
The Elementary School Science STAAR Review administered in Grade 5 is designed to support teachers utilizing engaging hands-on activities and best practices that you can take back to your class immediately. Join in this training as we focus on the transition year science crossover standards. We will focus on historically low performing, high impact TEKS from all 4 reporting categories. This session includes: • Developing your 10-day plan for review based on your campus data and student needs. • Experience activities as a student to gain perspective on possible misconceptions. • Discuss strategies for transferring knowledge from manipulatives and activities to standardized assessments. • Leaving with activities to take back to your class for immediate use as review or teaching tools.
Max Participants:
24
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/4/2025
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
Legal - Behavior
Max Participants:
80
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/4/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Join several ESC 15 consultants from a variety of backgrounds - counseling, mental health, SPED, and 504 – to answer your pressing questions live. Simply drop-in and ask! Need a student case consultation? De-identify it and bring it to the A-Team. Staff culture issue? Bring it. SPED/504 process questions? Got you covered! Issues related to your role? No problem! Policy and procedure needs work? Come talk to us! If our team can help you improve the mental/behavioral health climate of your school, we want to see you at this session.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/5/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
Have you ever had the thought, "What should I be doing right now?!" If you have, then this session is for you. We will be covering the nuts and bolts of the "must-dos" and many "may dos" that principals and assistant principals need to know and be able to do. During this session, we will be reviewing best practices at this point in the year, and all the to-do items needing to be checked off your list. We will review special programs and ensure you have the tools and resources necessary. Prioritizing people before to-do lists while still accomplishing "all the things" is not easy, and we are here to help you be successful.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/6/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
Hunger Summit
Max Participants:
1000
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/7/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
School Nurse day will be filled with updates for School Nurses. Including, Human Traffic Training (2.25CNE'S for Nurses) provided by Michelle Douthitt. **Lunch will be provided**
Max Participants:
95
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/7/2025
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
Join Jessica Flores, BCBA, LPC and Alex Robles, LPC for the "Inclusive Minds" virtual series, to gain insights and practical strategies to better support students with special needs in their educational journeys, ensuring their emotional and psychological well-being is prioritized alongside academic growth.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
Come join our PLC so we can work better as one to create change for our students who are served in self contained settings. We will spend each meeting digging into the needs -picked by teachers- of the classroom. We will use research, experiences, and each other to leave each meeting with a resource or system that is ready to be put in place.
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/25/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Disrespectful, entitled, bratty…or are they simply missing some vital skill sets? We’ll take a look at what educators can do to help students de-escalate, anticipate consequences, and better regulate their emotions and behaviors.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/25/2025
Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/26/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
The 4-hour, in person event will be fully facilitated by a cybersecurity expert team from the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Sponsored in part by TxSSC.
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/26/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
The Texas School Safety Center is proud to offer a new curriculum developed in partnership with Safe and Sound Schools and Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) that teaches students and staff their very own age and ability options to school safety during an active event. Based upon Safe and Sound Schools' curriculum and ALERRT's Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE), this curriculum will be offered as a six-hour train-the-trainer session for all regional Education Service Centers (ESC). Due to the sensitive nature of the training, the district’s School Safety and Security Committee will need to approve district staff attending the training. The TX Staying Safe: School Safety Response training is an adapted version of ALERRT’s Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) training. This ToT will be a full-day training, with different sessions in the morning and afternoon. Those interested in attending can register through this webpage: https://txssc.txstate.edu/events/staying-safe/
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/26/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This course covers essential financial management principles, procurement procedures and guidelines on allowable costs. Participants will learn to identify, document and justify program expenditures, ensuring compliance with USDA regulations and fostering effective financial oversight.
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This course provides comprehensive guidance on the procurement process for CACFP participants. It covers essential procurement standards, the development of procurement plans, and the requirements for cost comparisons, quotes, bids, and RFPs. Participants will learn to manage contracts effectively, ensuring compliance with USDA regulations and promoting ethical procurement practices.
Max Participants:
85
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/31/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Texas Dyslexia Academy 5: Screening for Dyslexia focuses on the universal screening process for dyslexia and reading development. The objectives for this course are: · Understand the importance of early screening · Understand the state screening requirements · Define universal screening for dyslexia and related disorders · Become familiar with guidelines for the administration of screening instruments · Explore interpretation of screening results · Understand the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) requirements related to screening · Understand best practices for ongoing progress monitoring
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/31/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
This session will cover an introduction to the RLA Research Based Instructional Strategies (RBIS) and how they work collectively to build a solid foundation for reading instruction based on the Science of Reading. This training begins the exploration of High-Quality Instructional Materials. · RBIS 1: Foundation Skills Explicit, systematic practice with Literacy Foundational Skills. · RBIS 2: Text Complexity Regular practice with grade-level, complex text, and its academic language. · RBIS 3: Knowledge Coherence Building knowledge and vocabulary through text in all content areas. · RBIS 4: Text Based Responses Reading, writing, and speaking grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/2/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
Have you ever had the thought, "What should I be doing right now?!" If you have, then this session is for you. This session is geared towards administrators, more specifically principals and assistant principals. We will be covering the nuts and bolts of the "must-dos" and will cover some of the "may dos." It is extremely difficult to wrap up one school year while simultaneously trying to prepare for the next school year, and we are here to help! We will cover topics including, but not limited to, using backwards planning to determine back-to-school professional development, how to differentiate professional development for all staff/teachers, T-TESS and T-PESS overview, and other special program reminders.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/7/2025
Start Time: 3:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Quest: Unpacking Neurodiversity & Autism in Public Education: Come Join Dr. Janet Sanchez from Region 14 to learn more about Pseudoscience.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/10/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
The Foster Care Consortium will meet on topics of relevance to foster care liaisons, local agencies, and others interested in topics related to foster care.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/10/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
This six-hour workshop is a component of the required thirty hours for all teachers delivering services to identified Gifted/Talented students. Participants will be introduced to select teaching models and instructional strategies that promote cognitive and affective growth for gifted students. Specific topics for this day of the training include: Bloom’s Taxonomy; Creativity; ways to engage Convergent and Divergent thinking. THIS COURSE IS IN PERSON ONLY (Part 4 of 5)
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/14/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Texas Dyslexia Academy 6: Dysgraphia provides educators with foundational information about dysgraphia, which is a related disorder to dyslexia. In this course, participants explore how students acquire writing skills, what dysgraphia is, the identification process, and provision of services for students with dysgraphia as outlined in the Dyslexia Handbook. The objectives for this course are: · Understand the simple view of writing and the stages of handwriting development · Understand the definition and characteristics of dysgraphia · Understand the procedures for the identification of dysgraphia · Explore instruction for students with dysgraphia · Explore instructional accommodations and technology tools
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/14/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
One Day refresher, must have gone through initial to attend this training. Safety-Care provides staff with crisis behavior skills they need to confidently, safely, humanely, and respectfully enhance the lives of students who sometimes exhibit violent or otherwise challenging behaviors. The result can be a dramatic improvement in safety, fewer injuries, and decreased liability. Participants are require to get approval from district administration (principal, sped director, or immediate supervisor). Due to the physical elements of STT participants must have the following physical abilities in order to participate: • ability to comfortably perform a series of flexibility exercises • ability to maintain a balanced stance with feet shoulder-width apart and weight on the balls of the feet • ability to perform three fundamental movements of STT (i.e. steps, shuffles and pivots)
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
6
Date: 4/14/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Llano Room
Note: This is NOT similar content to Youth Mental Health First Aid! Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an evidence-informed approach to help children, adolescents, adults, and families in the immediate aftermath of a traumatic incident. PFA was developed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and the National Center for PTSD, with contributions from individuals involved in disaster research and response. PFA is designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning and coping.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/15/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Date: 4/16/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Safety-Care provides staff with crisis behavior skills they need to confidently, safely, humanely, and respectfully enhance the lives of students who sometimes exhibit violent or otherwise challenging behaviors. The result can be a dramatic improvement in safety, fewer injuries, and decreased liability. Day 1: Prevention, de-escalation, and physical safety Day 2: physical management, and post-incident procedure Participants are required to get approval from district administration (principal, sped director, or immediate supervisor). Due to the physical elements of STT participants must have the following physical abilities in order to participate: • ability to comfortably perform a series of flexibility exercises • ability to maintain a balanced stance with feet shoulder-width apart and weight on the balls of the feet • ability to perform three fundamental movements of STT (i.e. steps, shuffles and pivots)
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
6
Date: 4/16/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Want to think like a cognitive-behavioral therapist? CBT is absolutely foundational for understanding and addressing human behavior, and you don’t have to be a therapist to be therapeutic for your students! This session will take CBT basics and adapt them for educator use. In all things, we will remain inside your scope of practice as we learn to address depression, motivation issues, anger, anxiety, and making good choices in one tools-focused hour! Includes many tools for future use.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/23/2025
Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/24/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Join several ESC 15 consultants from a variety of backgrounds - counseling, mental health, SPED, and 504 – to answer your pressing questions live. Simply drop-in and ask! Need a student case consultation? De-identify it and bring it to the A-Team. Staff culture issue? Bring it. SPED/504 process questions? Got you covered! Issues related to your role? No problem! Policy and procedure needs work? Come talk to us! If our team can help you improve the mental/behavioral health climate of your school, we want to see you at this session.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Lisa Rukovena, M. S., CCC-SLP Description: In this session, participants will discuss a range of intervention designs including in-direct, direct, and collaborative approaches to most appropriately serve students who speak languages in addition to English. Intervention design will take both disability and linguistic needs of students into account. The ARD/LPAC collaboration process will be reviewed. This session will satisfy the Ethics requirements for the Texas state license and for ASHA certification maintenance. This session will also satisfy ASHA’s DEI requirements for maintenance of certificate of clinical competence. 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/3/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
THIS COURSE WILL PROVIDE THE TEXAS SCHOOL BUS DRIVER RECERTIFICATION 8-HOUR STATE-MANDATED TRAINING REQUIRED FOR ALL SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS EVERY THREE YEARS. THE IN REGION COST OF THE COURSE IS $60. THE OUT OF REGION COST OF THE COURSE (PAYABLE BEFORE CLASS) IS $160. LOCATION: ESC REGION 15, 612 S. IRENE ST., SAN ANGELO TX. DATE/TIME: SATURDAY MAY 3,2025 8AM - 5PM. IF NEW TO REGION 15, SET UP A PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS. IF A RETURNING USER, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS.
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/7/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Webinar
There is a lot to do as districts prepare to close out the 2024-25 school year and make plans to launch 2025-26! Be sure to take time to receive key updates that will ensure your LEA is on the right track. Participants of this session will receive the latest news regarding ESSA and ESSER programs.
Max Participants:
500
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/7/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
Come join our PLC so we can work better as one to create change for our students who are served in self contained settings. We will spend each meeting digging into the needs -picked by teachers- of the classroom. We will use research, experiences, and each other to leave each meeting with a resource or system that is ready to be put in place.
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/7/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Are you ready to create a family-school partnership where students and parents feel connected, and educators feel supported? Join us for an engaging half-day workshop that offers a quick overview of ESSA Section 1116 Building Capacity requirements. This session is packed with practical tips and creative ideas to strengthen your school's connections and support network. Don't miss out on this opportunity to make a lasting impact! Register now!
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/8/2025
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Webinar
Wrapping up the 24-25 Perkins Grant year. SSA members will meet twice a grant year in the fall and spring. Each LEA must send a representative(s) to meetings during the grant year, as stated in the Perkins contract. Meetings will be conducted via zoom and will be brief. Review of SSA expenditures will be discussed including summer professional development opportunties for counselors, administrators, and teachers. Zoom link will be emailed upon registration.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/9/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Shannon Paige, M. A., CCC-SLP Description: Bliss tactile symbols are a new generation of tactile symbols that are brought together through the use of 3D-printing and the use of the established symbol system, Blissymbolics. These tactile symbols are easy to print and consistent. They are beneficial to support communication with non-speaking individuals who are blind, deaf/blind, or visually impaired, as well as students with complex communication needs. This session will introduce the Bliss tactile symbols, provide a brief history, describe the benefits, and provide implementation strategies. 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/12/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/5/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/6/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
THIS COURSE WILL PROVIDE THE TEXAS SCHOOL BUS DRIVER RECERTIFICATION 8-HOUR STATE-MANDATED TRAINING REQUIRED FOR ALL SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS EVERY THREE YEARS. THE IN REGION COST OF THE COURSE IS $60. THE OUT OF REGION COST OF THE COURSE (PAYABLE BEFORE CLASS) IS $160. LOCATION: ESC REGION 15, 612 S. IRENE ST., SAN ANGELO TX. DATE/TIME: FRIDAY JUNE 6, 2025 8AM - 5PM. (LIVE OAK ROOM) IF NEW TO REGION 15, SET UP A PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS. IF A RETURNING USER, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS.
Max Participants:
35
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/6/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
These modules are geared toward experienced elementary, middle, and high school counselors who seek to learn more about collaborating with their counterparts across grade levels to develop a plan to implement a comprehensive K-12 career advising program that provides all students with career exploration opportunities and supports student access to career and technical education. Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs – An Infrastructure for College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) allows school counselors to examine how strong CTE programs can support all students as they prepare for postsecondary success. Participants will explore the components of approved CTE Programs of Study, including coursework, work-based learning opportunities, and industry-based certifications, and understand how these relate to the individual planning components of a comprehensive counseling program. Participants will review the relationship between CTE and programs of study to federal and state legislation (including Perkins V, HB5 - Endorsements, HB3 - Outcomes Bonus Funding, and SB179 - Counseling Duties) and other initiatives. After this module, participants will have a deeper understanding of the value of CTE programs and be better equipped to work with administrators to create the local infrastructure for CCMR driven by data.
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/6/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
This session is designed for educators being appraised by T-TESS, as well as administrators who have already had the 3-day required appraisal training and would like a quick calibration. It will be a refresher of the 4 domains of T-TESS, while focusing primarily domains 2 (instruction) and 3 (classroom environment).
Max Participants:
150
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/9/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
One Day refresher, must have gone through initial to attend this training. Safety-Care provides staff with crisis behavior skills they need to confidently, safely, humanely, and respectfully enhance the lives of students who sometimes exhibit violent or otherwise challenging behaviors. The result can be a dramatic improvement in safety, fewer injuries, and decreased liability. Participants are require to get approval from district administration (principal, sped director, or immediate supervisor). Due to the physical elements of STT participants must have the following physical abilities in order to participate: • ability to comfortably perform a series of flexibility exercises • ability to maintain a balanced stance with feet shoulder-width apart and weight on the balls of the feet • ability to perform three fundamental movements of STT (i.e. steps, shuffles and pivots)
Max Participants:
20
Min Participants:
6
Date: 6/9/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Workshop 1: Strategic Planning for High-Quality Instructional Materials Implementation Description: This workshop will equip administrators and instructional coaches with the tools and strategies to plan the successful implementation of HQIM in their reading and math programs. Key Topics: • Understanding HQIM: o What makes instructional materials "high quality"? o The role of HQIM in improving literacy and math outcomes. • Needs Assessment: o Analyzing current instructional practices and materials. o Identifying gaps and areas for improvement. • Implementation Planning: o Setting clear goals and objectives. o Creating a timeline for roll-out. o Resource allocation and budgeting. • Stakeholder Engagement: o Communicating the importance of HQIM to teachers, parents, and the community. o Building a coalition of support. Activities: • Case study analysis of successful HQIM implementation. • Group work on creating a needs assessment for participants' schools or districts
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/9/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
3 hour course for unlicensed personnel covering the basics of diabetes
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/9/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
To teach school personnel basic knowledge of medication administration at school. This is a 3 hour class
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/12/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bluebonnet Room
Date: 6/12/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Date: 6/12/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Llano Room
Date: 6/12/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
Date: 6/12/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
The 6th Annual School Safety Summit will include a variety of sessions hosted by subject matter experts. You will hear best practices, case studies, and evidence- based practices related to both physical security and emotional safety. The Summit also provides an opportunity for diverse public safety, mental health, safety & security experts, vendors and community leaders to network and build relationships that will help them improve safety and security practices in their school communities.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/12/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
Date: 6/13/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
Date: 6/16/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Pecan Room
In the Mathematics Achievement Academy for grade 4, participants will: • Examine the grade 4 TEKS based on learning progressions and critical checkpoints for understanding; • Experience classroom ready activities, including formative assessment and follow up activities that account for learner variability; and • Build a toolkit of strategies and key questions through analysis of activities for students with disabilities, learners who seek to be bilingual and biliterate, students struggling to learn mathematics, and learners identified for gifted services. Participants will receive a $350 stipend upon successful completion of the 3-day academy (if eligible). You must attend all 3 days. Lunch will be one hour each day. Priority for this session will be given to grade 4 math teachers. This is a repeat of the 2023 session.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/13/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Is essay writing turning your students (and you!) into mindless zombies? Let us treat you to exciting and innovative writing tricks that will bring your classroom back to life! This workshop is filled with frightfully fun strategies and activities that you can adapt to any grade level and implement immediately. We’ll explore lo-tech and high-tech options that will keep your students spellbound and motivated while developing their writing skills. *Please bring your laptop/chromebook. **Repeat content from Fall 2024 session.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/16/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Mesquite Room
Date: 6/17/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Rio Grande Room
Date: 6/18/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Rio Grande Room
AS A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER, YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL MISSION TO PROVIDE SAFE, EFFICIENT AND CARING TRANSPORTATION FOR THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF TEXAS. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE TRAINED TO DRIVE A BUS. AFTER SATISFACTORILY COMPLETING THIS COURSE, YOU WILL RECEIVE A CARD CERTIFYING THAT YOU COMPLETED THIS SCHOOL BUS SAFETY EDUCATION COURSE. IN REGION COST OF THE COURSE IS $140. THE OUT OF REGION COST OF THE COURSE (PAYABLE BEFORE CLASS) IS $240. LOCATION: ESC 15....612 S. IRENE, SAN ANGELO,TX..CONFERENCE CENTER DATE/TIME: (MESQUITE ROOM) JUNE 16,2025 8AM - 5PM, (RIO GRANDE ROOM) JUNE 17, 2025 8AM - 5PM (RIO GRANDE ROOM) JUNE 18,2025 8AM - 12PM IF NEW TO REGION 15, SET UP A PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS. IF A RETURNING USER, UPDAE YOUR PROFILE AND REGISTER FOR THE CLASS ONLINE.
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/16/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
The Deep Dive learning path encourages a more in-depth look at CTE and provides opportunities for learners to use their own Local Education Agency (LEA) data to learn strategies and skills to design effective programs. These modules provide a deeper exploration of the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to optimize outcomes for students, educators, stakeholders, and CTE programs. Program Expansion will equip CTE leaders with resources and best practices to inform CTE program growth, including expanding CTE programs in middle and high schools and introducing new Programs of Study. This module provides strategies for messaging and communication, balancing industry demand and student interest, and addressing the challenges of expanding CTE programs in rural, suburban, and urban LEAs.
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/16/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
Is your district a Teacher Incentive Allotment district? Or is your district going to be in the near future? If so, this workshop is for you! TTESS and TIA go hand and hand and having a strong understanding of the TTESS Rubric is critical in your success. Join us for a half day workshop which will cover the TTESS Rubric in depth, specifically Domain 2 which is ALL about instruction - how you execute your lesson and Domain 3 - classroom culture and routines. We will "unpack" the rubric, dive in to the meaning behind the descriptors and how you, as the teacher, can apply what you have learned to your lesson plans and to how you execute your lessons. A win/win for everyone!
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/16/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Concho/Nueces Rooms
Is your district a Teacher Incentive Allotment district? Or is your district going to be in the near future? If so, this workshop is for you! TTESS and TIA go hand and hand and having a strong understanding of the TTESS Rubric is critical in your success. Join us for a half day workshop which will cover the TTESS Rubric in depth, specifically Domain 2 which is ALL about instruction - how you execute your lesson and Domain 3 - classroom culture and routines. We will "unpack" the rubric, dive in to the meaning behind the descriptors and how you, as the teacher, can apply what you have learned to your lesson plans and to how you execute your lessons. A win/win for everyone!
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/17/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Workshop 2: Effective Implementation of High Quality Instructional Materials Description: This workshop provide practical strategies and tools to administrators and instructional coaches for the effective implementation of HQIM in reading and math programs, ensuring that materials are used to their fullest potential. Key Topics: • Training and Professional Development: o Developing a comprehensive PD plan for teachers. o Ensuring ongoing support and coaching. • Instructional Leadership: o The role of administrators and coaches in guiding implementation. o Monitoring and supporting teachers. • Integrating HQIM into Daily Instruction: o Aligning HQIM with curriculum standards. o Differentiating instruction using HQIM. • Data-Driven Instruction: o Using data to inform instructional decisions. o Tracking progress and making adjustments. Activities: • Role-playing scenarios for coaching teachers. • Interactive session on designing effective PD sessions. • Workshop on data analysis and application in instruction.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/17/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Ready to infuse your classroom with a touch of digital magic? Join us for Micro:bit Magic, your introductory guide to the world of coding and creative learning. Discover how these tiny but mighty devices can spark curiosity, ignite problem-solving skills, and make learning fun and engaging for students of all ages. In this workshop, you'll learn the basics of Micro:bit programming, create simple projects, and explore cross-curricular applications that can enhance your teaching in exciting new ways. Whether you're a coding novice or simply looking to add a fresh perspective to your classroom, Micro:bit Magic is the perfect starting point! The Why: The new Texas Technology Applications TEKS are a crucial component of the state's education standards, emphasizing the importance of equipping students with essential digital literacy and computational thinking skills. By engaging with Micro:bit technology, you can create engaging and hands-on learning experiences that foster creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking, helping students develop the skills necessary to succeed in a technology-driven world. NOTE: This is a REPEAT session of 2024 Unlocking STEM Potential: A Cross-Curricular Micro:bit Adventure
Max Participants:
28
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/17/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Colorado Room
3 hour course for unlicensed personnel covering the basics of diabetes
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/17/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Colorado Room
To teach school personnel basic knowledge of medication administration at school. This is a 3 hour class
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/18/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
Are you ready to take your Micro:bit skills to the next level? Join us for Micro:bit Mastery, where you'll delve into advanced coding techniques, complex project design, and innovative applications that will challenge and inspire your students. In this workshop, you'll learn how to create interactive games, build sophisticated sensors, and explore real-world applications of coding and technology. Whether you're a seasoned coder or simply looking to push your students' boundaries, Micro:bit Mastery is the workshop for you. The Why: The new Texas Technology Applications TEKS are a crucial component of the state's education standards, emphasizing the importance of equipping students with essential digital literacy and computational thinking skills. By engaging with Micro:bit technology, you can create engaging and hands-on learning experiences that foster creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking, helping students develop the skills necessary to succeed in a technology-driven world. Note: Micro:bit Magic 1.0 is not a prerequisite but is highly recommended if you need the basics of Micro:bits.
Max Participants:
28
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/18/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Date: 6/19/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Date: 6/20/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Mesquite/Pecan Rooms
Through hands-on activities focusing on whole number operations and fraction concepts, these academies are designed to strengthen participants' knowledge of mathematics' concepts and processes, improve overall mathematics instruction and lead to student success on statewide assessments and post-secondary readiness. Participants will receive $350 stipend upon successful completion of the 3-day academy (if eligible). You must attend all 3 days. Lunch will be one hour each day. Priority for this session will be given to grade 2 classroom teachers. This is a repeat of the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 sessions.
Max Participants:
25
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/19/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Quad (Concho/Nueces/Pecos/Rio Grande Rooms)
During the simulation our participants will role-play one month in poverty and experience low-income families’ lives. This will give you a better understanding of what it is like to live in poverty and currently right above the poverty level. After the simulation, we will discuss your observations, what you have learned, and how we can help our community. By working together and understanding how life can be tougher for some in our community, we can begin to build a stronger support system for our students, friends, and neighbors.
Max Participants:
108
Min Participants:
30
Date: 6/20/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Shannon Paige, M. A., CCC-SLP Description: Writing, beyond handwriting, is a complex communication process that is learned and shaped over time. It involves the use of text and allows for improved self-expression, increased independence, and active participation in the community. It is an expected outcome of our current educational system yet many students with disabilities, especially those with complex communication needs, have limited access to writing tools, writing opportunities, and writing expectations. This session will highlight the importance of including access to the letters of the alphabet in combination with other symbol sets when developing communication systems, highlight alternative writing tools, and it will provide simple strategies that can be applied early and across settings to promote long-term writing expectations and writing habits to support communication. 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/20/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Live Oak Room
These modules are geared toward experienced elementary, middle, and high school counselors who seek to learn more about collaborating with their counterparts across grade levels to develop a plan to implement a comprehensive K-12 career advising program that provides all students with career exploration opportunities and supports student access to career and technical education. Effective Advising for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs will help prepare counselors for their crucial roles in supporting students’ postsecondary success. Participants will identify potential barriers that limit access to CTE programs and review advising strategies and resources to ensure accessible and equitable CTE programs. Participants will review the Perkins V definitions for special populations and explore success outcomes from strong CTE programs, such as college and career readiness, employability skills, and mental health wellness. At the end of this module, participants will recognize potential barriers to accessible and equitable CTE programs and devise plans to eliminate existing barriers.
Max Participants:
45
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/7/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Field Supervisory Training for Clinical Teachers
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/8/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Field Supervisory Training for Administrators
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/13/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
In this training, we will cover the following items: (1) Guide LPACs in making decisions about the inclusion of EBs including parent denials in the Texas Assessment Program and (2) promote an increased awareness of the educational needs of our EBs. This will help you prepare for your Middle of the Year (MOY) LPAC as you make decisions about STAAR, STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate along with test attributes.
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/13/2025
Start Time: 3:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Quest: Unpacking Neurodiversity & Autism in Public Education: Come Join Dr. Layne Pethick from Region 10 to learn more about the brain and neurodiverse development.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/14/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Join several ESC 15 consultants from a variety of backgrounds - counseling, mental health, SPED, and 504 – to answer your pressing questions live. Simply drop-in and ask! Need a student case consultation? De-identify it and bring it to the A-Team. Staff culture issue? Bring it. SPED/504 process questions? Got you covered! Issues related to your role? No problem! Policy and procedure needs work? Come talk to us! If our team can help you improve the mental/behavioral health climate of your school, we want to see you at this session.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/15/2025
Start Time: 7:00 AM
End Time: 11:59 PM
Location: Online Course
In this online course, participants will learn about the cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics of gifted students. Participants will contribute to the discussion boards, share their own experiences, and research related information. The objectives will be met through Internet investigations, investigation of district information and practices, threaded collaborative discussions, quizzes, and assignments. This workshop is aligned to the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) teaching standards for Gifted Education and the combined standards set forth by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the National Association for Gifted Children (NACG). This workshop meets Texas state requirements for G/T basic training in nature and needs of gifted/talented students. (Part 1 of 5)
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/15/2025
Start Time: 7:00 AM
End Time: 11:59 PM
Location: Online Course
In this online course, participants will learn to assess for identification, assess for student growth, and evaluate and identify procedures that allow appropriate and equal access to program services in order to ensure success for all students. This workshop is aligned to the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) teaching standards for Gifted Education and the combined standards set forth by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). This workshop meets Texas state requirements for G/T basic training in nature and the needs of gifted/talented students. (Part 2 of 5)
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
340552 - G/T FOUNDATIONS PART THREE: MODELS OF DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION, ONLINE COURSE SPRING 2025
Date: 1/15/2025
Start Time: 7:00 AM
End Time: 11:59 PM
Location: Online Course
The purpose of this online course is not only to contribute to the GT 30-hour requirement but also to provide participants with an understanding of differentiation along with a variety of strategies that can be implemented in their classroom. Models of Differentiation will be examined through the lens of content, process, and product; readiness, interest, and learning profile; assessment, flexible grouping, and respectful tasks; and strategies. Participants will contribute to the discussion boards, share their own experiences and research-related information. This workshop is aligned to the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) teaching standards for Gifted Education and the combined standards set forth by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). This workshop meets Texas state requirements for G/T training. (Part 3 of 5)
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/15/2025
Start Time: 7:00 AM
End Time: 11:59 PM
Location: Online Course
In this online course, participants will learn about the cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics of gifted students. Participants will contribute to the discussion boards, share their own experiences, and research related information. This workshop is aligned to the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) teaching standards for Gifted Education and the combined standards set forth by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC and the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). Thai workshop meets Texas state requirements for G/T basic training. (Part 4 of 5)
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/15/2025
Start Time: 7:00 AM
End Time: 11:59 PM
Location: Online Course
The purpose of this online course is to not only contribute to the GT 30-hour requirement but to also provide participants with an understanding of Depth and Complexity with a variety of strategies that can be implemented in their classroom. Along with a newfound understanding of Texas Performance Standards Project (TPSP), Depth and Complexity will be examined through the lens of the eight elements of depth: Language of the Discipline, Details, Patterns, Trends, Rules, Ethics, Unanswered Questions, and Big Ideas (Concepts). Participants will contribute to the discussion boards, share their own experiences, and research-related information. This workshop is aligned to the Texas State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC) teaching standards for Gifted Education and the combined standards set forth by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). This workshop meets Texas state requirements for G/T basic training. (Part 5 of 5)
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/15/2025
Start Time: 7:00 AM
End Time: 11:59 PM
Location: Online Course
In this course, participants will learn about the nature of gifted students, measures to identify gifted/talented students, and program options that meet their needs. Participants will also learn what is required by Texas law for gifted students and best identification and program practices to follow. Participants will contribute ideas to the discussion board, share their own experiences, and research related information. The objectives will be met through investigation of district information and practices and threaded discussions. This course meets Texas state requirements for six-hours G/T administrator and counselor training.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/15/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 5:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This course will provide fundamental knowledge in the areas of Entitlement, Menu Planning, Forecasting and DoD Fresh to allow for better use of entitlement funds in the new USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management (WBSCM) system. Which will be used to manage USDA Foods for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in the following areas: Ordering, Entitlement Management
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/16/2025
Start Time: 10:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Course
One hour Zoom discussion over the basics of SHAC and the role of the Community and School District.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/17/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Jan Watson, J.D Description: This session will provide the most current information regarding legal issues that specifically affect the SLP in daily job activities. The training is designed to prepare participants to deliver the Speech-Language pathology services in their school districts based on the most current legal state and federal framework, IDEA, ESSA, and the Texas Commissioner’s Rules be included in the discussion of current legal requirements. Legal briefs & court decisions involving current legal regulations will be reviewed. This session will satisfy the Ethics requirements for the Texas state license and for ASHA certification maintenance. 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/21/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Course
Like the words of Farris Bueller… don’t miss the good. Progress Monitoring is an active part in ensuring behavior change happens. Without data, then progress can’t be noted as improved or regressed. In this session of Behavior Bites, you will learn how to collect data through easy methods of monitoring. Don’t over do it, live relaxed knowing your interventions are working.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/22/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This course is designed to assist CACFP personnel responsible for managing the operational, financial, and procurement functions of child and adult nutrition programs with procedural knowledge and resources to prepare for an Administrative Review. This course is not designed to teach the programmatic concepts of operating the CACFP.
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/22/2025
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors by allowing you to practice and also as a refresher for the Web Based Supply Chain Management system.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/28/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/28/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Best practices for preventing and intervening with students in a state of suicidal crisis. Learn specific tools to assess, safety plan, refer, and follow-up in this strategy-packed session! Includes the necessary tools for the work.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 1/30/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Course
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors by allowing you to practice and also as a refresher for the Web Based Supply Chain Management system.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/5/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 2:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Have you ever had the thought, "What should I be doing right now?!" If you have, then this session is for you. This session is geared towards administrators, more specifically principals and assistant principals. We will be covering the nuts and bolts of the "must-dos" and will cover some of the "may dos." It is extremely difficult to wrap up one school year while simultaneously trying to prepare for the next school year, and we are here to help! We will cover topics including, but not limited to, assessing MTSS, CNA/CIP, T-TESS and T-PESS next steps, and other special program reminders.
Max Participants:
50
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/11/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Cutting and other forms of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) can be perplexing and downright terrifying. Fear not! We’ll talk about what you can do to support students as they explore new, healthier means of coping.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/12/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Are you tired of low parent turnout at your annual Title I meetings? Frustrated by the lack of parent feedback on your evaluations? Join us for a lively and interactive session where you'll discover fresh, effective strategies to enhance your meetings and significantly increase parent participation. Learn how to make your evaluations more engaging and insightful, ensuring you get the valuable feedback you need. Don't miss this chance to revamp your school's PFE efforts!
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/12/2025
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors by allowing you to practice and also as a refresher for the Web Based Supply Chain Management system.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/14/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Lisa Rukovena, M. S., CCC-SLP Description: This session will cover strategies for collecting and interpreting data when evaluating students who speak languages in addition to English. SLPs will learn strategies for what to do before, during, and after the eval. Among the topics covered, we will discuss testing with therapy in mind so evaluation data can inform both the disability and linguistic supports needed during intervention. This session will satisfy the Ethics requirements for the Texas state license and for ASHA certification maintenance. This session will also satisfy ASHA’s DEI requirements for maintenance of certificate of clinical competence 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Course
Do you have the patience like Henry Roth to continue to teach and remind your students how to use a skill in different environments? In this training we will talk about mastery skills and how to teach those skills across environments while fading back physical and verbal supports to increase independence.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This course will cover handbook sections 4200 and 4310: participant eligibility and enrollment requirements for free and reduced-price meals when operating the CACFP.
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/19/2025
Start Time: 12:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Online Course
This lab is intended to provide assistance to child nutrition directors by allowing you to practice and also as a refresher for the Web Based Supply Chain Management system.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 2/27/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Vaping, alcohol, marijuana, and worse – what can we do to connect with students to understand the “why?” behind their use and help them redirect to healthier coping strategies? We all have something we’re addicted to; how can we harness our innate understanding of addiction to support students when they need us the most?
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/4/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Join several ESC 15 consultants from a variety of backgrounds - counseling, mental health, SPED, and 504 – to answer your pressing questions live. Simply drop-in and ask! Need a student case consultation? De-identify it and bring it to the A-Team. Staff culture issue? Bring it. SPED/504 process questions? Got you covered! Issues related to your role? No problem! Policy and procedure needs work? Come talk to us! If our team can help you improve the mental/behavioral health climate of your school, we want to see you at this session.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/25/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Disrespectful, entitled, bratty…or are they simply missing some vital skill sets? We’ll take a look at what educators can do to help students de-escalate, anticipate consequences, and better regulate their emotions and behaviors.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/25/2025
Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/26/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This course covers essential financial management principles, procurement procedures and guidelines on allowable costs. Participants will learn to identify, document and justify program expenditures, ensuring compliance with USDA regulations and fostering effective financial oversight.
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 3/27/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
This course provides comprehensive guidance on the procurement process for CACFP participants. It covers essential procurement standards, the development of procurement plans, and the requirements for cost comparisons, quotes, bids, and RFPs. Participants will learn to manage contracts effectively, ensuring compliance with USDA regulations and promoting ethical procurement practices.
Max Participants:
85
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/7/2025
Start Time: 3:30 PM
End Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Quest: Unpacking Neurodiversity & Autism in Public Education: Come Join Dr. Janet Sanchez from Region 14 to learn more about Pseudoscience.
Max Participants:
200
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/16/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Want to think like a cognitive-behavioral therapist? CBT is absolutely foundational for understanding and addressing human behavior, and you don’t have to be a therapist to be therapeutic for your students! This session will take CBT basics and adapt them for educator use. In all things, we will remain inside your scope of practice as we learn to address depression, motivation issues, anger, anxiety, and making good choices in one tools-focused hour! Includes many tools for future use.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/23/2025
Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/24/2025
Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Join several ESC 15 consultants from a variety of backgrounds - counseling, mental health, SPED, and 504 – to answer your pressing questions live. Simply drop-in and ask! Need a student case consultation? De-identify it and bring it to the A-Team. Staff culture issue? Bring it. SPED/504 process questions? Got you covered! Issues related to your role? No problem! Policy and procedure needs work? Come talk to us! If our team can help you improve the mental/behavioral health climate of your school, we want to see you at this session.
Max Participants:
100
Min Participants:
1
Date: 4/25/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Lisa Rukovena, M. S., CCC-SLP Description: In this session, participants will discuss a range of intervention designs including in-direct, direct, and collaborative approaches to most appropriately serve students who speak languages in addition to English. Intervention design will take both disability and linguistic needs of students into account. The ARD/LPAC collaboration process will be reviewed. This session will satisfy the Ethics requirements for the Texas state license and for ASHA certification maintenance. This session will also satisfy ASHA’s DEI requirements for maintenance of certificate of clinical competence. 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/7/2025
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Are you ready to create a family-school partnership where students and parents feel connected, and educators feel supported? Join us for an engaging half-day workshop that offers a quick overview of ESSA Section 1116 Building Capacity requirements. This session is packed with practical tips and creative ideas to strengthen your school's connections and support network. Don't miss out on this opportunity to make a lasting impact! Register now!
Max Participants:
40
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/9/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Shannon Paige, M. A., CCC-SLP Description: Bliss tactile symbols are a new generation of tactile symbols that are brought together through the use of 3D-printing and the use of the established symbol system, Blissymbolics. These tactile symbols are easy to print and consistent. They are beneficial to support communication with non-speaking individuals who are blind, deaf/blind, or visually impaired, as well as students with complex communication needs. This session will introduce the Bliss tactile symbols, provide a brief history, describe the benefits, and provide implementation strategies. 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
Date: 5/12/2025
Start Time: 8:30 AM
End Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/5/2025
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Online Course
Meet your House Bill 3 requirements! Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is designed for adults regularly interacting with young people. This course requires 2 hours self-paced work prior to the 4.5 hours Instructor-led training. The training introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YMHFA addresses multiple points of the TEC and TEA Best Practices List.
Max Participants:
30
Min Participants:
1
Date: 6/20/2025
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Online Course
Presenter: Shannon Paige, M. A., CCC-SLP Description: Writing, beyond handwriting, is a complex communication process that is learned and shaped over time. It involves the use of text and allows for improved self-expression, increased independence, and active participation in the community. It is an expected outcome of our current educational system yet many students with disabilities, especially those with complex communication needs, have limited access to writing tools, writing opportunities, and writing expectations. This session will highlight the importance of including access to the letters of the alphabet in combination with other symbol sets when developing communication systems, highlight alternative writing tools, and it will provide simple strategies that can be applied early and across settings to promote long-term writing expectations and writing habits to support communication. 3.0 TSHA CEUs
Max Participants:
75
Min Participants:
1
