Hurricane Harvey Resources

Official Correspondence 
 

TEA Letter to Impacted School Districts: Staff Considered Homeless Due to Harvey Survey (2-14-2018) (PDF)
TEA Letter to USDE: Waivers Requested Due to Devastation Caused by Hurricane Harvey (1-31-2018) (PDF)
To the Administrator Addressed: Community Development Block Grants (1-3-2018)
To the Administrator Addressed: Hurricane Harvey Related Elimination of Certain Retesting Requirements for the Student Success Initiative in Grades 5 and 8, Update on Testing Schedules and Accountability Waiver Request (12-14-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Additional Waiver Requests Due to Devastation Caused by Hurricane Harvey (12-14-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Additional Guidance for TSDS PEIMS Crisis Coding and McKinney-Vento Homeless Coding (12-7-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: 2017–2018 Tax Collection Survey for School Districts Affected by Hurricane Harvey (11-28-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: School districts and charter schools encouraged to document loss of records due to Hurricane Harvey (11-27-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: FCC Webinar on E-rate Temporary Provisions for Hurricane Impacted LEAs (11-10-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Texas Student Data System (TSDS) PEIMS Crisis Code 06 (10-23-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Commissioner’s adjustment to average daily attendance (ADA) for school districts and charter schools experiencing declines in enrollment because of Hurricane Harvey for the 2017–2018 school year (10-9-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed:Transportation for Students Displaced Due to Hurricane Harvey (10-9-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: TxVSN Catalog Course Providers Offer Additional Course Seats and Reduced Course Fees for Students and Schools Impacted by Hurricane Harvey (10-6-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: New Texas Student Data System (TSDS) PEIMS Crisis Codes (10-5-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: FCC E-rate Relief for Affected LEAs (9-26-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Procurement Guidance for Schools Affected by Hurricane Harvey (9-21-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Instructional Materials Concerns Related to Hurricane Harvey (9-20-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Requirements for campuses operating over capacity because of Hurricane Harvey (9-20-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Hurricane Harvey and impact of federal funds: Guidance, FAQ, and waiver requests (9-20-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Texas Student Data System (TSDS) PEIMS Crisis Code for Hurricane Irma and Fall PEIMS Snapshot Date (9-19-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Submitting Crisis Code Data & School Start Date Changes through TSDS PEIMS (9-12-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Reduction of Minimum Days of Service (9-12-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Adjustments for Average Daily Attendance (ADA) and certain funding issues due to Hurricane Harvey (9-12-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Appeal Extension for Preliminary 2016-2017 School and Charter FIRST Ratings (9-7-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Extension of Deadline for Filing Appeals of 2017 Academic Accountability Ratings for Certain Districts (9-7-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Additional Missed School Day Waivers related to Hurricane Harvey (9-1-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Hurricane Harvey Enrollment Guidance (8-31-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Hurricane Related Waivers (8-29-2017)
To the Administrator Addressed: Deadline Extensions for the 2016-2017 Tax Information Survey and Staff Salary Data Collection (8-29-2017)

Other Resources

Office of the Governor Hurricane Assistance Information
Application for Disaster Aid Assistance - Chapter 42 (Word, 28 KB)
Cost Associated with Disaster Relief Application Spreadsheet - Revised (Excel, 100 KB)
Information on McKinney-Vento and Coding Harvey Impacted Students (PDF)
 U.S. Department of Education Harvey Resources 
 Hurricane Harvey Relief Program for Fine Arts in Texas Schools
 Disaster Aid Assistance for Chapter 41 Districts
 News from the Department of Grants and Oversight 
 STAAR Participation Counts Collection - Extension 
 Budget Adoption Information for FY 2017-2018 
 DSHS Letter on Immunizations for Displaced Students (PDF 670 KB)
 Emergency Procurement under TEC Chapter 44 Subchapter B 
Guidance on Non-competitive Procurement During an Emergency 

Governor's Rebuild Texas Commission

The Rebuild Texas Worksheet is intended to report initial damage assessments, so that federal and state policymakers can be property informed to deliver adequate resources to support the recovery. Districts and charter schools should provide a general description of the type of damage. If a district has several campuses with damage, those can be grouped in to types of damage.  A few examples of completed worksheets can be found at Texas Worksheet Instructions and Examples. For more information please contact Candace.Stoltz@tea.texas.gov.

Official Announcement (9-7-2017)
Letter to School Districts (10-4-2017)

For more information visit the Governor's Rebuild Texas website at http://www.rebuildtexas.today/

E-Rate Waiver Information 

DA-17-984A1 (PDF) is the Order issued by the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau on Oct. 6, 2017, waiving certain rules and deadlines to assist school and libraries located in areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.

FCC-17-139A1 (PDF) is the Order issued by the FCC opening a second filing window for those affected by Hurricane Harvey.

Educate Texas Launches Harvey Kids Education Fund

Local, state and national leaders have partnered with Educate Texas to address the immediate relief needs of Gulf Coast school districts as well as the longer-term rebuilding efforts. Grant applications are being accepted, and donations to the fund are still encouraged. For more information read the press release posted here.