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 Academic / Accountability Academies 2001 will be hosted by the Resource Center in Dallas and Houston for all Texas charters. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided free of charge. See attached for times, dates, and registration form. The Math Workshops for grades K-2, 3-5 & 6-8 are two-day events. Please RSVP to the Resource Center at 210-348-7890 or fax the attached registration form to 210-348-7899 by Tuesday, July 10th. Babysitting services will not be provided. Please refrain from bringing any children or students to the workshops.
OPEN RECORDS REQUESTFor information regarding any open records
request letters you may receive, consult with your own attorney, or call Missy Cary
at the Office of the Attorney General at 512-936-6736, or log onto their website
at www.oag.state.tx.us and click on Open Government. You may order an Open
Records Request handbook by faxing a letter of request to 512-462-0548.
TEA UPDATE
2001-2002 IDEA-B FUNDS AVAILABLE NOW Tentative entitlements
for IDEA-B Formula, IDEA-B Capacity Building, and IDEA-B Preschool are
available for application on the web at www.barton.tea.state.tx.us/websas.
Although the deadline for applying is May 15, 2002, the use of these funds are
only available as of the date of certification to "L" status upon Notice of Grant
Award (NOGA). If you need further technical assistance, please contact your
regional Education Service Center's Special Education Director or get information from the following website: www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/esc
SCHOOL REPAIR AND RENOVATION GRANT (RFA#701-01-027)
is expected to be posted in the Texas Register on Friday, July 27, 2001. Under
this grant, charter schools will be allowed to use the awarded funds more
broadly than regular school districts.
NEW CHARTER SCHOOLS ORIENTATIONThe Division of Charter
Schools is hosting a charter school orientation session on July 26 and 27, 2001.
While the session is required for those schools who have not attended a previous
session and are planning to open in the fall, all charter schools are welcome to
attend. Many operating charter schools have attended more than one orientation
session and have indicated to us that it has been helpful each time. Please contact
Kirsten Christophersen in the charter division at 512-463-9575 if you plan to
attend. There is no charge. A tentative agenda follows.
CHARTER SCHOOLS ORIENTATION
July 26 & 27, 2001
Room 1-104
Texas Education Agency
William B. Travis Building
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas
July 26
| Welcome | 10:00-10:15 | Hugh Hayes
Susan Barnes |
| Charter Schools Overview | 10:15-10:45 | Susan Barnes |
| Curriculum | 10:45-11:05 | David D. Anderson |
| Child Nutrition | 11:05-11:15 | Dennis O'Higgins |
| Accountability Evaluations | 11:15-11:30 | John Matysek |
| Alternative Accountability | 11:30-11:40 | John Fessendon |
| Dyslexia | 11:40-11:50 | Casey McCreary |
| Transportation | 11:50-12:00 | Randy Boatman |
| Lunch | 12:00-1:00 | |
| Special Education | 1:00-2:15 | Carolyn Dietrich |
| Special Education Monitoring | 2:15-2:45 | Pamela Baker |
| Financial Services | 2:45-2:55 | David Alonzo |
| Break | 2:55-3:10 | |
| Statewide Initiatives | 3:10-3:25 | Ann Fiala |
| Educational Technology | 3:25-3:35 | Gloria McClanahan |
| Financial Audits | 3:35-4:20 | Ramon Medina |
| Legislative Update | 4:20-5:00 | Susan Barnes
Jim Thompson |
CHARTER SCHOOLS ORIENTATION
July 26 & 27, 2001
Room 1-104
Texas Education Agency
William B. Travis Building
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas
July 27
| Federal Programs | 8:00-9:00 | Dahlinda Alaniz |
| State Funding | 9:00-10:00 | Nora Rainey |
| Break | 10:00-10:15 | |
| Legal | 10:15-10:45 | Charles Moody |
| Textbooks | 10:45-11:15 | Eugene Rios
Dora Cortez |
| Teacher Retirement System | 11:15-11:30 | Bob Hoffman |
| EEO Compliance | 11:30-11:45 | Sylvia Gonzales |
| Interagency Coordination | 11:45-12:00 | Tommy Cowan |
| Lunch | 12:00-1:00 | |
| Gifted and Talented Education | 1:00-1:10 | Linda Phemister |
| Student Assessment | 1:10-1:40 | Joe Lucio
Audra Britton |
| Bilingual/ESL | 1:40-1:55 | Elaine Martinez |
| Education Service Centers | 1:55-2:10 | Phil Cochran |
| Contracts and Grants | 2:10-2:25 | Gina Day |
| Break | 2:25-2:40 | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 2:40-2:50 | Cami Jones |
| UIL Participation | 2:50-3:00 | Ron Bradford |
| Career and Technology Education | 3:00-3:10 | Ann Pennington |
| GED Programs | 3:10-3:20 | Walter Tillman |
STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS The Texas Education Agency will hold
public meetings to provide information and receive public comments about
agency rule-making resulting from HB 6. These public meetings are part of
the effort to include stakeholder input in the rule-making process. Members
of the public may fax written comments to 512-463-9732. Attendees should
provide three copies of written comments. The meetings will be held in:
- AUSTIN Wednesday, July 25, 2001
Texas Education Agency ( 512-463-9575
1701 N. Congress Avenue
4:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
- HOUSTON Tuesday, July 31, 2001
ESC Region IV ( 713-744-8171
7145 W. Tidwell
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
- EDINBURG Friday, August 3, 2001
ESC Region 1 ( 956-984-6000
1900 W. Schunior
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
AGENDA
I. Welcome and Introductions
II. Overview of HB 6
III. Public comments and discussion to include:
- Flat funding
- Bank depository contract submission to TEA
- SBOE rules on adverse action to be repealed and adopted by the
commissioner with changes reflecting that the Administrative
Procedures Act no longer applies
- Charter property purchased or leased with state funds
- Financial, governing, and operational standards
- Standards for purchasing provisions that may be included in a charter
- Notification of legislators and districts of a new application for a charter
- Procedures to prohibit, deny renewal, suspend, or revoke a management contract
- Charter representation on Education Service Center boards
- Cooperative purchasing programs for charters
- Ten-year phase-in of previously funded charters to flat funding
- Time and manner of supplying the SBOE with information identifying governing body members and disclosing any compensation to members
- Mandatory training requirements for members of governing bodies and officers of open enrollment charter schools
- College and university charter rules implementing Subchapter E. College or University Charter School
- Performance indicators to rate districts, campuses, and charters
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