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Federal Grant Threshold Changes Update Grant Compliance and Administration
SB 991: Expansion of At-Risk Student Definition Financial Compliance
Official Notification: Release of Final 2024–2025 FIRST Ratings Financial Compliance
Industry-Based Certification List for Public School Accountability College, Career, and Military Preparation
2025-26 Texas AP/IB Fee Subsidy College, Career, and Military Preparation
Leaver Records Data Validation Updates Compliance and Investigations
2026-27 Indirect Cost Rates Request Process (School Districts Only) Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission Educational Resources Standards and Programs
School Systems Identified with a High Dropout Rate School Improvement
SB 546: Required Reporting on School Bus Seat Belt Costs School Safety and Security
Overview of House Bill 8 Assessment and Reporting
HB 2: Resource Campus Designation Updates System Innovation
HB 2 Implementation: Additional Days School Year Update Expanded Learning Models
ECDS Submission Requirements: Public Pre-K and Kindergarten Programs Standards and Programs
HB 2 Implementation: New Teacher Certification Requirements Update Educator Preparation, Certification, and Enforcement
2025-2026 Blended Learning PD Reimbursements System Innovation
Annual Survey: Children in Local Residential Facilities for the Neglected/Delinquent Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
FY2025 Annual Financial Report Submission and Audit Application Transition Financial Compliance
School Year 2025-26 Income Eligibility Verification Forms Extension Financial Compliance
HB 2 Implementation: Repeal of 55% Spending Requirement for Compensatory Education Allotment Financial Compliance
Title II, Part A - Special Data Collection Grant Compliance and Administration
Filing of Bilingual Exceptions and/or ESL Waivers Open Education Resources
LASO Cycle 4 Applications Open Through Dec. 3 System Innovation
New TEHCY Support Hotline and Intake Form Highly Mobile & At-Risk Students Program
Free College Application Week College, Career, and Military Preparation
Federal Grant Threshold Changes Grant Compliance and Administration
Early Notice - TSDS PEIMS Submission Timeline Changes Data Standards, Data Quality and Business Analysis
HB 2 Implementation: Teacher Incentive Allotment Update District Talent Systems
Upcoming Deadline: 2025-26 Title I, Part A Comparability of Services Requirement Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Informational Webinar: Nita M. Lowey 21st CCLC, Cycle 13 Grant Expanded Learning Models
Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month Curriculum Standards and Student Support
HB 2 Implementation: Special Education Program and Funding Updates Special Populations and Student Supports
School Health and Related Services Reporting Requirement Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
10-Day Review Period for 2025 Confidential Results Driven Accountability Data Special Populations Strategic Supports & Reporting
HB 2 Implementation: Preparing and Retaining Educators through Partnership Program Allotment Educator Preparation, Certification and Enforcement
House Bill 2 Implementation: Six-week Attendance Reporting School Finance
Updated SB 12 Guidance: Required Parental Rights Form and Right to Health-Related Services Information Policy, Integration, and Technical Assistance
2023-2024 Assignment of Accreditation Statuses Governance
2028 A–F Accountability Rating System Framework Performance Reporting
Fiscal Year 2026 Instructional Materials Entitlements District Operations, Technology and Sustainability Supports
Validations of Fiscal Data Reported for Federal Grants Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
2025–26 Significant Expansion of Enrollment — Charter Schools Only Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
2025-26 Purple Star Campus Designation Awardees Highly Mobile and At-Risk Student Programs
SB 12: Required Parental Rights Form and Right to Health-Related Services Information Policy, Integration, and Technical Assistance
CCMR Outcomes Bonus for 2024 Graduates Early Counts Performance Reporting
2023 School Report Cards Now Available Performance Reporting
2025 Final Maximum Compressed Tax Rates (MCR) and Adoption of Tax Rate School Finance
2025-26 Annual Physical Fitness Assessment Reporting Curriculum Standards and Student Support
Senate Bill 13 Requirements Related to School Library Materials Standards and Programs
SB 569 Overview: Virtual and Hybrid Learning Guidance for the 2025–2026 School Year Authorizing and Policy
Public Comment Title I, Part B State Assessment Formula Grant Funds Tydings Waiver Grant Compliance and Administration
2025–2026 Superintendent Designee Authorization Form for Local Classroom Reviews District Strategic Leadership
Final 2023 A–F Accountability Ratings & 2025-26 Final PEG List Available Performance Reporting
2026–27 Preliminary Public Education Grant (PEG) List Available Performance Reporting
HB 2 Implementation: New Certification Requirements and Incentives for Uncertified Teachers Educator Preparation and Certification
SB 571 Misconduct Reporting Training and Pre-Employment Affidavit Compliance and Investigations
Campuses Identified for School Improvement Interventions under 2024 and 2025 State and Federal Accountability School Improvement
Report Required by House Bill 6 Policy, Integration, and Technical Assistance
School Safety Grant Reporting School Safety and Security
United States Presidential Scholars and Senate Youth Programs College, Career, and Military Preparation
Federal Grant Update Grant Compliance and Administration
Preliminary 2024–2025 FIRST Ratings Financial Compliance
Required Implementation of PK–2 Instruments and Dyslexia Screening for the 2025–2026 School Year and Updates Relating to Grade 7 Reading Diagnostic Administration Early Childhood Education
House Bill 2 (HB 2) Implementation of Stipend Requirements for Reading Academies and Mathematics Achievement Academies Curriculum and Instruction / Content Academies
TSDS SPEDS Summer Submission (Indicators 7, 11, 12, and 13) and SPPI 14 Collection Opening for the 2025–26 School Year Strategic Supports and Reporting Division
Preliminary Maximum Compressed Tax Rates (MCR) and Adoption of Tax Rate for Tax Year 2025 School Finance
Implementation of Texas House Bill 1481 – Student Use of Personal Communication Devices on School Property Governance
Legislative Updates Related to District of Innovation Prohibitions Accreditation and Enforcement
Required Annual Notification of Nondiscrimination Monitoring, Review and Support
Federal Grant Update Grant Compliance and Administration
Senate Bill 1882 Texas Partnerships Applications, Cycles 9 and 10 Charter School Authorizing
State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) Clarifications for the TSDS Child Find Collection (SPPI 11 and SPPI 12) and the State Performance Plan Indicators (SPPI) 13 Division of Monitoring, Review and Support
CCMR Tracker Part II Performance Reporting
Industry-Based Certifications List for Public School Accountability College, Career, and Military Preparation
2024 A–F Accountability Ratings Performance Reporting
Update to 2025 and 2026 Results Driven Accountability Special Education Determination Calculations Regarding Discipline Indicators per House Bill 6 Special Populations Strategic Supports and Reporting
School Safety 89th Legislative Updates School Safety and Security
PEIMS Working Submission for 2025 A-F Accountability Ratings Performance Reporting
Notice of the Data Submission Deadline for State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 7 and 13 Data in the SPP Application and SPPI 11 and 12 Child Find Data in TSDS for the 2024–25 School Year Special Populations Strategic Supports and Reporting
Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 District Operations, Technology and Sustainability Supports
High-Enrollment Growth (HEG) Adjustments for 2024–25 School Year District Operations, Technology and Sustainability Supports
SB 1453 (Debt Tax Rates) and Interaction with SB 4 and SB 23 (Additional State Aid for Homestead Exemption Increases) School Finance
House Bill 2 (HB 2) Implementation: Foundation School Program (FSP) Funding Formula Changes and Preliminary School Year 2025-2026 Summary of Finances (SOF) Reports School Finance
House Bill 2 (HB 2) Implementation: Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) District Talent Systems
Texas Teacher Evaluation & Support System (T-TESS) Refresh Engagement and Future Updates District Talent Systems
FFY 2023 State Annual Performance Report and Determination Now Available on TEA Website Special Populations Strategic Supports & Reporting
Federal Grant Update Grant Compliance and Administration
State Board of Education (SBOE)-Approved Instructional Materials Entitlements DOTSS
2025–26 Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Special Education Data System (SPEDS) Summer Submission for State Performance Plan Indicators (SPPI) 7, 11, 12, and 13 Data Submission Special Populations Strategic Supports & Reporting Division
Bus Collision Reporting School Safety and Security
2024-2025 College Preparation Assessments: TSIA Reimbursement (Survey Closes on September 30, 2025) Grant Compliance and Administration
House Bill 2 (HB 2) Implementation: Teacher Candidate Certification Fee Waivers and Reimbursements Educator Preparation, Certification and Enforcement
Required Misconduct Reporting and Notices (SB 571) and Liability of Public Schools and Professional School Employees (HB 4623) Compliance and Investigations
Final A–F Accountability Rating System Manual for 2026 Performance Reporting
House Bill 2 (HB 2) Implementation: Teacher Retention Allotment and Support Staff Retention Allotment School Finance
Tax Year 2025 Maximum Compressed Tax Rates School Finance
School System Preparation for Local Classroom Reviews 2025-2026 District Strategic Leadership
College Preparatory Courses for College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) Accountability Approved Providers for 2028 Accountability College, Career, and Military Preparation
College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) Verifier Performance Reporting
Middle School Advanced Mathematics Curriculum Standards and Student Support
Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Summer Meal Program Availability Communications
Mandatory Safe and Supportive School Program Data Reporting School Safety and Security
Final CCMR Outcomes Bonus Counts Reports for Class of 2023 Graduates Performance Reporting
Postponement of Approved List of College Preparatory Courses to 2028 Accountability Performance Reporting
State Performance Plan (SPP) Indicator Reports Published on the TEA Website Special Populations Strategic Supports and Reporting
2025 Accountability Pairing Registration Requirements Performance Reporting
Information for School Systems with Campuses Identified for School Improvement Interventions under 2023 State Accountability School Improvement
Release of 2023 Preliminary Academic Accountability Ratings Performance Reporting
Proposed Accountability System Manual for 2026 Performance Reporting
Process for Certification of 2025-2026 Indirect Cost Rates for School Districts Only Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Behavioral Threat Assessments in Sentinel School Safety and Security
Highest Ranking Graduate College, Career, and Military Preparation
USDE Title VI Compliance Certification Grant Compliance and Administration
2023 A–F Accountability Ratings Performance Reporting
CCMR Tracker Part 1 Performance Reporting
2025-26 Purple Star Campus Designation (PSCD) Application and Month of Military Child (MOMC) Highly Mobile and At-Risk Student Programs
2024–25 School Year Data Submission for State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 7 and SPPI 13 in the Texas Education Agency Login (TEAL) SPP Application Special Populations Strategic Supports and Reporting
Release of School Year 2023-2024 (Fiscal Year 2024) Preliminary Compliance Reviews for IDEA-B LEA MOE Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Posting for Public Comment 21st CCLC Tydings Waiver Expanded Learning Models and System Innovation
Final Accountability System Manual for 2025 Ratings and Proposed Amendment to ESSA State Plan Performance Reporting
Accelerated Instruction: HB 1416 Ratio Waiver List for the 2025-2026 School Year Texas Tutoring Supports and System Innovation
2025 Alternative Education Accountability Registration opens March 24, 2025 Performance Reporting
Final 2025 Accelerated Testers Student Listings Now Available Performance Reporting
Travel Reimbursement Rates Grant Compliance and Administration
Commissioner-Approved K-2 Reading Instruments: Selection and Extension Updates Early Childhood Education
Principal Survey to Evaluate Texas Educator Preparation Programs and Evaluation of Educator Preparation Programs by Teachers Educator Preparation, Certification and Enforcement
LEA Preparation for Fiscal Year 2023–2024 Preliminary Compliance Reviews for IDEA-B LEA MOE Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Certification of Provision of Instructional Materials District Operations, Technology, and Sustainability Supports
2024-2025 School Health Survey Curriculum Standards and Student Support
Rescinded Revised Timeline for Implementation of the new Federal Grant Regulation Changes Grant Compliance and Administration
2025-2026 Process for Requesting Indirect Cost Rates (Charter Schools Only) Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Seeking Stakeholder Feedback on Local Classroom Review Rubrics and Parent Processes District Strategic Leadership
School Safety Standards Formula Grant Extension School Safety and Security
Reimbursements: Summer School Program for Emergent Bilingual (EB) Students Entering Kindergarten and First Grade Emergent Bilingual Support
2024 TEA Annual Report Available Communications
Revised Timeline for Implementation of the new Federal Grant Regulation Changes Grant Compliance and Administration
School Safety Grant Reporting School Safety and Security
Grow Your Own High School Education & Training Grant District Application Educator Preparation, Certification and Enforcement
State Performance Plan Indicator 14 (SPPI 14) Data Collection Closing in the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Special Populations Strategic Supports and Reporting
Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Extension Customer Relationship Management and Data Standards
Blended Learning PD Reimbursements for the 2024-2025 School Year System Innovation
2025-2026 TEA Teacher Leadership Fellowship Educator Preparation, Certification and Enforcement
SAFE Grant Extensions School Safety and Security
Required Reporting through Sentinel School Safety and Security
Parent-Directed Special Education Services (PDSES) Application Opens February 3, 2025 Special Populations and Student Supports
Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Extensions Customer Relationship Management and Data Standards
2024 Federal Report Card Availability and Dissemination Requirement Federal Fiscal Compliance and Performance Reporting
Proposed Accountability System Manual for 2025 Ratings and Amendment to ESSA State Plan Performance Reporting
College and Career Readiness School Models (CCRSM) Designated – Needs Improvement Status Updates College, Career, and Military Preparation
Campuses Required to Develop a Turnaround Plan For Multi-year Comprehensive Support and Improvement Identification School Improvement
2024-25 ESSA Title I Plan Requirements School Improvement
Department of Defense Military Enlistment Data Source Performance Reporting
2023–24 Texas Academic Performance Reports Release Performance Reporting
FY24 School Safety Allotment Data Collection School Safety and Security
State Board of Education Approved Instructional Materials Entitlements and the new List of Approved Instructional Materials Instructional Strategies
Release of Preliminary 2025 Accelerated Testers Student Listings Performance Reporting
Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Customer Relationship Management and Data Standards
2024 Results Driven Accountability (RDA): Masked Public Reports, LEA Determinations, and Monitoring Activities and Interventions Special Populations Strategic Supports and Reporting
2024-25 Annual Fingerprinting Certification and Statement of Compliance Investigations
Official Notification of the 2023-2024 Release of Final FIRST Ratings Financial Compliance
Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO) Cycle 3 Grants — Application Closes on December 13, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. CT System Innovation (SI)
2025-2026 Process for Requesting Indirect Cost Rates (School Districts Only*) Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Texas Advanced Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB) Incentive Program – State Exam Fee Subsidy for the 2024-2025 School Year College, Career, and Military Preparation
Information for School Systems Identified as Having a High Dropout Rate School Improvement
The University of Texas at Austin Automatic Admission Policy Standards and Programs
Identification and Recruitment of Migratory Children Federal Program Compliance
2025-2026 Annual Survey of Children in Local Residential Facilities for the Neglected/Delinquent (SC9000) Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
School Year 2024-2025 Income Eligibility Verification Forms Extension  Financial Compliance
Annual Assessment of School District Compliance with Statute Concerning Counseling Public School Students College, Career, and Military Preparation
Attendance Projections for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 School Years School Finance
Final Expenditure Report Dates for Active Federal and State-Funded Grants Grants Administration
Filing of Bilingual Exceptions and/or ESL Waivers on TEAL Emergent Bilingual Support
Holocaust Remembrance Curriculum Standards and Student Support
Upcoming LEA Deadline: Title I, Part A Comparability of Services Requirement for the 2024–2025 School Year  Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Child Find (SPPI 11 & SPPI 12) Submission in the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) for the SY 2024–2025 and State Performance Plan Indicator 14 (SPPI 14) Data Collection Open in the Texas Student Data System (TSDS)  Special Populations Strategic Supports and Reporting
10-Day Review Window Notice for Confidential 2024 Results Driven Accountability (RDA) Reports Special Populations Strategic Supports and Reporting
School Health and Related Services (SHARS) Reporting Requirement Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO) Cycle 3 Grants — Application Opens October 14, 2024 System Innovation
CCMR Outcomes Bonus Reports Updates Performance Reporting
Implementation of Fentanyl-Related Legislation Curriculum Standard and Student Supports
Purple Star Campus Designation Awardees SY 2024-25 Highly Mobile and At-Risk Student Programs
Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Upgrade Project Customer Relationship Management and Data Standards
Validations of Fiscal Data Reported by School Systems for Federal Grants Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
2024–2025 Significant Expansion of Enrollment— Open-Enrollment Charter Schools Only Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Early Notice – Moving Leaver and Graduate Reporting from the PEIMS Fall to the PEIMS Summer and Extended Year Submissions Customer Relationship Management and Data Standards
Mentor Program Allotment Cycle 4 District Application Teacher Pathways
Early Childhood Data System (ECDS) Submission Requirements for Public Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Programs Early Childhood Education
Annual Physical Fitness Assessment Reporting Curriculum Standard and Student Support/Standards and Programs
Final Maximum Compressed Tax Rates (MCR) and Adoption of Tax Rate for Tax Year 2024 School Finance
Information for School Systems with Campuses Identified for School Improvement Interventions under Federal Accountability School Improvement
FFY 2022 State Annual Performance Report and Determination Now Available on TEA Website Special Populations Strategic Supports and Reporting
Parent-Directed Special Education Services (PDSES) - formerly Supplemental Special Education Services (SSES) School System Requirements and Program Updates Special Education
Updated Guidance on Serving Emergent Bilingual Students, including Students with a Parental Denial for Program Services, and Making Assessment Decisions Emergent Bilingual Supports
Reminders and Requirements related to Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect; Human Trafficking, Prevention and Awareness; Fingerprinting and Do Not Hire Registry Compliance and Investigations
Guidance Regarding Disciplinary Actions for Students Experiencing Homelessness Compliance and Investigations
United States Presidential Scholars Program and United States Senate Youth Program College Career and Military Preparation
2024 Underlying Accountability Subset Data Available in TEAL Performance Reporting
Preliminary 2023–2024 FIRST Ratings Financial Compliance
Intruder Detection Audit Annual Report School Safety and Security
Bus Collision Reporting Extension School Safety and Security
Preliminary Maximum Compressed Tax Rates (MCR) and Adoption of Tax Rate for Tax Year 2024 School Finance
Updated Guidance on Parental Opt-In Requirement Curriculum Standards
Sentinel School Safety and Security
State Performance Plan (SPP) Clarifications for the TSDS Child Find Collection (SPPI 11 and SPPI 12) and the State Performance Plan (SPP) Indicator 13 Monitoring, Review and Support
Required Implementation of Early Childhood Instruments in the 2024–25 School Year Early Childhood Education
Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Upgrade Project Customer Relationship Management and Data Standards
Required Annual Notification of Nondiscrimination Special Populations General Supervision and Monitoring
2023–2024 School Year Data Submission Deadline for State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 7 and SPPI 13 in the Texas Education Agency Login (TEAL) SPP Application Special Populations Strategic Supports and Reporting
Class of 2022 CCMR Outcomes Bonus Funding and Final Counts Reports  Performance Reporting
Child Find (SPPI-11 & SPPI-12) Submission Deadline for School Year 2023–2024 in the Texas Student Data System Special Populations Strategic Supports and Reporting
Dyslexia Rule and Handbook Effective June 30 Special Populations Policy, Integration, and Technical Assistance
Bus Collision Reporting School Safety and Security
School Safety Vendor Technology Directory School Safety and Security
ESSER III Closeout, ARP Liquidation Extension, and Pre-Payment Flexibility Grant Compliance and Administration
Middle School Advanced Math Programs Update Curriculum Standards and Student Support
ESSER Waiver Request to USDE Grant Compliance and Administration
PEIMS Summer Submission deadline for CCMR in 2025 Accountability Performance Reporting
Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Summer Meal Program Availability Communications
Title IX Regulations Office of Special Populations and Student Supports
Accelerated Instruction: HB 1416 Ratio Waiver List for the 2024-2025 School Year Texas Tutoring Supports
Mandatory Safe and Supportive School Program Data Reporting Safe and Supportive Schools
Senate Bill 1882 Texas Partnerships Applications, Cycles 8 and 9 Charter School Authorizing
Additional Severe Weather and Disaster Guidance School Safety and Security
High Enrollment Growth (HEG) Adjustments for 2023–24 District Operations, Technology, And Sustainability Support
Final 2024 Accountability Manual Performance Reporting
Lone Star Governance (LSG) Exemplar Cohort SY 2024–25 Board Coaching and Development
Severe Weather Impacts to School Systems School Safety and Security
Texas Teacher Evaluation & Support System (T-TESS) Updates for Appraisers and Trainers District Talent Systems
Public Release of SPP/APR LEA Reports Published on the TEA Website Special Populations Strategic Supports and Reporting
Tax Year 2024 Maximum Compressed Tax Rates School Finance
Guidelines for Multihazard Emergency Operations for Individuals with Disabilities or Impairments School Safety and Security
Highest Ranking Graduate College Career and Military Preparation
Process for Certification of 2024–2025 Indirect Cost Rates for Independent School Districts (ISDs) Only Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
SPP/APR Regional and Statewide Public Reports Published on TEA Website (FFY 2022) Special Populations Strategic Supports and Reporting
Financial Aid Graduation Requirement and Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Updates College Career and Military Preparation
College, Career, or Military Readiness Outcomes Bonus (CCMR OB) Funding Timeline and New Early Counts File Performance Reporting
Travel Reimbursement Rates Grant Compliance and Administration
Collaborative Task Force on Public School Mental Health Survey Student Supports
Safety and Facilities Enhancement (SAFE) Grant Cycle 2 Application School Safety and Security
Notice of Standardized Letters for the Identification, Placement, and Reclassification of Emergent Bilingual Students Emergent Bilingual Support
Release of School Year 2022–2023 (Fiscal Year 2023) Preliminary Compliance Reviews for IDEA-B LEA MOE Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting Division
Purple Star Campus Designation SY 2024-25 Application Highly Mobile and At-Risk Student Programs
School Health Survey Curriculum Standards and Student Support
2021-2024 Texas COVID Learning Acceleration Supports (TCLAS) Grant Updates: Timeline, Movement of Grant Funds, and Liquidation Extension for ESSER III- funded Grants District Planning and Supports
Refreshed CTE Programs of Study and Updated Cycles for Future Programs of Study and Aligned Industry-Based Certifications College, Career, and Military Preparation
Proclamation 2024 Final Reports, Texas Resource Review Science Reports, and IMRA Reviewer Information Sessions District Operations, Technology, and Sustainability Supports
2023–2024 School Year Data Submission for State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 7 and SPPI 13 in the Texas Education Agency Login (TEAL) SPP Application Special Populations Strategic Supports and Reporting
Principal Survey to Evaluate Texas Educator Preparation Programs and Evaluation of EPPs by Teachers Educator Data, Research, & Strategy
2023 Discipline Data Validation Compliance Reviews Customer Relationship Management and Data Standards Department
Certification of Provision of Instructional Materials District Operations, Technology, and Sustainability Supports
Reimbursements: Summer School Program for Emergent Bilingual (EB) Students Entering Kindergarten and First Grade Emergent Bilingual Support
LEA Preparation for Fiscal Year 2022–2023 Preliminary Compliance Reviews for IDEA-B LEA MOE Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
School Improvement Funding via the Effective Schools Framework Focused Support Grant School Improvement
IMRA Update and Reviewer Recruitment District Operations, Technology, and Sustainability Supports
Proposed 2024 Accountability Manual Performance Reporting
Guidance Regarding Individual Graduation Committees Curriculum Standards and Student Support
Safety and Facilities Enhancement (SAFE) Grant Cycle 2 Information School Safety and Security
2023 Leaver Records Data Validation Compliance Reviews Customer Relationship Management and Data Standards Department
FY23 School Safety Allotment Data Collection School Safety and Security
Application Window Opens for Texas Through-year Assessment Pilot (TTAP) for School Year 2024–2025 Student Assessment
2024–2025 Process for Requesting Indirect Cost Rates (Charter Schools Only) Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
2024-2025 TEA Teacher Leadership Fellowship EPCE
Grow Your Own High School Education & Training Grant District Application Talent Pathways
Texas First Early High School Completion Program Standards and Programs
Holocaust Remembrance Week Survey Curriculum Standards and Student Support
School Health and Related Services (SHARS) Reimbursement Financial Compliance
FAST – Financial Aid for Swift Transfer Program College, Career, and Military Preparation
Industry-Based Certifications for CCMR Accountability College, Career, and Military Preparation
2023 Results Driven Accountability (RDA): Determinations and Monitoring Special Populations and Monitoring
FY23 School Safety Allotment Data Collection School Safety & Security
Human Trafficking Prevention Month Special Populations
House Bill 3 Transfer of Student Records School Safety and Security
Safety and Facilities Enhancement (SAFE) Grant Cycle 2 Information School Safety and Security
Standards for Permissible Electronic Devices and Software Applications School Safety and Security
TCEQ Lead Testing in School and Child Care Program School Safety and Security
Information for Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) and Campuses Identified for School Improvement Interventions under Federal Accountability School Improvement
Notice of Review Window for Confidential Results Driven Accountability (RDA) Reports Special Populations
2022–23 Underlying Accountability Subset Data Available in TEAL Performance Reporting
Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Upgrade Project Information Technology
Blended Learning PD Reimbursements for the 2023-2024 School Year Systems Innovation
Updated 2021–22 What If data available in TEAL Performance Reporting
Official Notification of the 2022–2023 Release of Final FIRST Ratings Financial Compliance
2023-24 Annual Fingerprinting Certification and Statement of Compliance Governance
2024–2025 Process for Requesting Indirect Cost Rates (School Districts Only*) Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
2023 Accountability Manual Performance Reporting
Early Childhood Data System (ECDS) for Kindergarten Data, Public Prekindergarten, and Private Prekindergarten Providers Early Childhood Education Support
The University of Texas at Austin Automatic Admission Policy Standards and Support Services
Information for Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) Identified as Having a High Dropout Rate School Improvement
Identification and Recruitment of Migratory Children Federal Program Compliance Division
Educational Resources on Israeli Conflict for Texas Students Standards and Support Services
Adopted Amended Rules Concerning Safe Schools School Safety and Security
Bilingual Education Exceptions and ESL Waivers Emergent Bilingual Support
2024–2025 Annual Survey of Children in Local Residential Facilities for the Neglected/Delinquent (SC9000) Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Texas Advanced Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB) Incentive Program – State Exam Fee Subsidy for the 2023-2024 School Year Advanced Academics
Annual Assessment of School District Compliance with Commissioner's Rules Concerning Counseling Public School Students College, Career, Military Preparation
Child Find (SPPI-11 & SPPI-12) Submission in the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) for the SY 2023–2024 Special Populations
From HHSC: Renew Medicaid and CHIP Health Insurance Operations
Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO) Cycle II Grants — Application Opens October 23, 2023 Educator Support
Upcoming LEA Deadline: Title I, Part A Comparability of Services Requirement for the 2023–2024 school year Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
School Health and Related Services (SHARS) Reporting Requirement Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
TX K-12 Cybersecurity Initiative Updates Information Technology
House Bill (HB) 1605 Webinar Series and Proclamation 2024 Update School Programs
Planning for ESSER Closeout Finance
Implementation of Fentanyl-Related Legislation School Programs
Extension of Safety and Facilities Enhancement (SAFE) Grant Needs Assessment School Safety and Security
Delay in 2023 A–F Academic Accountability Ratings Performance Reporting
2023–2024 Significant Expansion of Enrollment—Open-Enrollment Charter Schools Only Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Validations of Fiscal Data Reported by LEAs for Federal Grants Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
House Bill 3 Model Standards for Parental Notification School Safety and Security
Letter of Interest Grant Opportunity for Recruiting and Preparing Principals Educator Support
Final Maximum Compressed Tax Rates (MCR) and Adoption of Tax Rate for Tax Year 2023 Finance
Purple Star Campus Designation Awardees SY 2023-24 Special Populations
Safety And Facilities Enhancement (SAFE) Grant School Safety
2023 Hurricane Season Preparations Commissioner
Texas Assessment Program Updates for the 2023–2024 School Year Student Assessment
Implementation of Early Childhood Instruments in the 2023-24 School Year School Programs
United States Presidential Scholars Program and United States Senate Youth Program School Programs
Annual Physical Fitness Assessment Reporting School Programs
Safe Schools – Federal Designation Update School Safety
Preliminary 2022–2023 FIRST Ratings School Finance
Additional Days School Year 2023-2024 Survey and Waiver Updates Educator Support
Adopted Revisions to 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 89, Subchapter BB Special Populations
Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee Requirements Special Populations
Required Annual Notification of Nondiscrimination Special Populations
Preliminary Maximum Compressed Tax Rates (MCR) and Adoption of Tax Rate for Tax Year 2023 State Funding
House Bill (HB) 3928 Special Populations
Spring 2023 STAAR Grades 3–8 Reporting Update Student Assessment
Notice of February 2024 STAAR Stand-Alone Field Test Student Assessment
Implementation of Senate Bill 2124 - Advanced Mathematics Instruction School Programs
Federal Debt Ceiling Updates, ESSER II Closeout, and ESSER III Requirements Grant Compliance and Administration
State Performance Plan (SPP) Clarifications for the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Child Find Collection (SPPI 11 and SPPI 12) and the State Performance Plan (SPP) Indicator 13 Special Populations
School Safety Standards Formula Grant Deadline and New Grant Opportunity Webinar School Safety
 2023–2027 Commissioner’s List of Approved Grade 7 Reading Instruments  School Programs
Deadline Approaching: School Safety Standards Formula Grant School Safety
Tax Year 2023 Maximum Compressed Tax Rates State Funding
Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025  Instructional Materials
Extended Virtual Education Options through the Texas Virtual School Network Educator Support
Accelerated Instruction: HB 1416 Overview and Optional Webinar Opportunity Educator Support
Adopted Attendance Projections for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 School Years State Funding
TX K-12 Cybersecurity Initiative Information Technology
Senate Bill 1882 Texas Partnerships Applications Educator Support
Adopted School Safety Standards School Safety
High Enrollment Growth (HEG) Adjustments for 2022–23 Instructional Strategy
Child Find (SPPI-11 & SPPI-12) Submission Deadline for School Year 2022–2023 in the Texas Student Data System Special Populations and Monitoring
Lone Star Governance Exemplar Cohort SY 2023–24 Governance
Texas Stronger Connections Grant Opportunity Educator Support
Spring 2023 STAAR Reporting Resources Student Assessment
2022-24 TCLAS Grant: Decline Window Closes June 1, 2023 Educator Support
Mandatory Safe and Supportive School Program Data Reporting Educator Support
Teacher Retention Data Reports, Certification Exam Reimbursements & Teacher Talent Strategies Educator Support
Reclassification of Emergent Bilingual Students Special Populations and Monitoring
Process for Certification of 2023–2024 Indirect Cost Rates for Independent School Districts (ISDs) Only Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Highest Ranking Graduate College, Career, and Military Preparedness
Minimum Standards for Bullying Prevention Educator Support
List of Compliant Phonics Materials Instructional Strategy
USDE Funding Waiver Educator Support
Release of School Year 2021–2022 (Fiscal Year 2022) Preliminary Compliance Reviews for IDEA-B LEA MOE Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Summer School Program for Emergent Bilingual (EB) Students Entering Kindergarten and First Grade Reimbursements Special Populations Monitoring
2022-2023 LASO Grant — LASO Award Acceptance Deadline Educator Support
Principal Survey to Evaluate Texas Educator Preparation Programs and Evaluation of Educator Preparation Programs by Teachers Educator Support
2022 Discipline Data Validation Compliance Reviews Information Technology
Application Open for Texas Through-year Assessment Pilot, School Year 2023–24 Student Assessment
TEKS Certification Process District Operations Technology and Sustainability Support
Updated 2023 A–F System Framework Now Available Performance Reporting
Additional Opportunity to Request Paper Materials for the Spring 2023 STAAR Administration Student Assessment
LEA Preparation for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Preliminary Compliance Reviews for IDEA-B LEA MOE Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
2022 Leaver Records Data Validation Compliance Reviews Data Reporting Compliance
Amendment to the State’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) State Plan Performance Reporting
2022-2023 LASO Grant: Delayed Award Announcement Integrated District Supports
2022-2023 School Health Survey Curriculum Standards and Student Support
2023-2024 TEA Teacher Leadership Fellowship Educator Quality
2023–2024 Process for Requesting Indirect Cost Rates (Charter Schools Only) Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
School Safety Survey Extensions School Safety and Security
Title IV, Part A - LEA Special Data Collection Federal Program Compliance
Information for Districts and Charter Schools Eligible for Title I, 1003 (a) School Improvement Funding via the Effective Schools Framework Focused Support Grant School Improvement
School Safety Standards FAQ Webinar School Safety and Security
2022-2023 Assignment of Accreditation Statuses Accreditation
2021–22 School Report Card Performance Reporting
Technical Assistance Dashboard Access Special Education, Review and Support Monitoring
The Notice of Procedural Safeguards Special Education Policy Engagement and Reporting
School Safety Allotment School Safety and Security
2022-2025 School Safety Standards Formula Grant School Safety and Security
2023 A–F Refresh: Release of Cut Scores, Scaling Resources, and Amendment to the State’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) State Plan Performance Reporting
School Safety Standards Cost Estimates Collection Safe Schools
Blended Learning PD Reimbursements for 2022-2023 School Year Expanded Learning Models
2023-2024 Nita M. Lowey 21st CCLC, Cycle 12, Year 1 Expanded Learning Models
ESSER I Liquidation Extension and LEA Data Collection Tool Launch and Deadline Grant Compliance and Administration
Information for Districts and Charter Schools Identified as Having a High Dropout Rate School Improvement
2022 Results Driven Accountability (RDA): Determinations and Monitoring Division of Special Education Program, Policy, Engagement, and Reporting (SEPPER)
Email to Teachers Regarding STAAR Redesign Training Student Assessment
Updated Preliminary 2023 A–F Academic Accountability System Framework Performance Reporting
School Safety Standards Safe Schools
2023–2024 Process for Requesting Indirect Cost Rates (School Districts Only) Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
2022-23 Annual Fingerprinting Certification and Statement of Compliance Division of Investigations
Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities LASO grants Winter 2022-2023 District Planning and Supports (LASO grants)
Official Notification of the 2021-2022 Release of the Final FIRST Ratings Financial Compliance
Updated Proposed Minimum Standards for Bullying Prevention Policies and Procedures Information Technology
22-23 Bilingual Exceptions and ESL Waivers OSPM - English Learner Support
STAAR Redesign Constructed Response Resources and Updated Calendar of Events Student Assessment
2023–2024 Annual Survey of Children in Local Residential Facilities for the Neglected/Delinquent (SC9000) Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
SB 1888 Texas First Early High School Completion Program Curriculum Standards and Student Support
TCLAS Master Calendar District Planning and Supports – TCLAS
Identification and Recruitment of Migratory Children Federal Program Compliance Division
Attendance Projections for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 School Years Attendance Projections for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 School Years
Notification of the Release of Adopted FASRG Version 18 Financial Compliance
School Based Law Enforcement Safe Schools
Upcoming LEA Deadline: Title I, Part A Comparability of Services Requirement for the 2022–2023 School Year Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Texas Advanced Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB) Incentive Program – State Exam Fee Subsidy for the 2022-2023 School Year College Career and Military Preparation
Purple Star Campus Designation Announcement 2022-23 Highly Mobile and At-Risk Student Programs Division
Early Childhood Data System (ECDS) for Kindergarten Data, Public Prekindergarten, and Private Prekindergarten Providers Early Childhood Education
The University of Texas at Austin Automatic Admission Policy Standards and Programs
Child Find (SPPI-11 & SPPI-12) Submission in the Texas Student Data System for the SY 2022–2023 Division of Special Education Program, Policy, Engagement, and Reporting
School Health and Related Services (SHARS) Reporting Requirement Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Upcoming LEA Deadline: LEA-level Maintenance of Equity (MOEquity) Compliance Requirement for the 2022–2023 School Year Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
CCMR Credit for Military Enlistment, Beginning with 2023 Graduates Performance Reporting
Validations of Fiscal Data Reported by LEAs for Federal Grants Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting 
2022–2023 Significant Expansion of Enrollment—Open-Enrollment Charter Schools Only Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Final Maximum Compressed Tax Rates (MCR) and Adoption of Tax Rate for Tax Year 2022 State Funding Division
Competitive LOI Opportunity: National Board Candidacy Cohort Grant Talent Pathways
New and Updated STAAR Redesign Resources Student Assessment
SB 788 (87R) Model Data Sharing Agreement College, Career, and Military Prep
District Equity Plans School Improvement
United States Presidential Scholars Program and United States Senate Youth Program College, Career, and Military Prep
2023–2024 Public Education Grant (PEG) List Available Performance Reporting
Information for Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) and Campuses Identified to Engage in School Improvement Interventions School Improvement
Industry-Based Certifications List for Public School Accountability College, Career, and Military Prep
iWatchTexas School Safety School Safety
Special Education Required Postings to LEA Websites Division of Special Education Program, Policy, Engagement, and Reporting
ESSER Planning Financial Compliance
Implementation of Early Childhood Instruments in the 2022-23 School Year Early Childhood Education
Required Annual Notification of Nondiscrimination Special Populations Monitoring
Preliminary Maximum Compressed Tax Rates (MCR) and Adoption of Tax Rate for Tax Year 2022 State Funding Division
Clarifications for the Child Find Collection (SPPI-11 and SPPI-12) and the State Performance Plan (SPP) Indicator 13 Division of Special Education Program, Policy, Engagement, and Reporting
Title I, Part A, Section 1003(c) Funding Waiver Approved School Improvement
Preliminary 2021-2022 Charter FIRST Ratings Financial Compliance
Preliminary 2021-2022 FIRST Ratings Financial Compliance
School Safety Requirements and Information School Safety
SY 22-23 COVID-19 Testing Availability COVID-19 Testing
Required School Safety Training for School District Trustees Now Available on TEA Learn Office of Governance and Accountability
Optional Assessment Resources for the 2022–23 School Year Student Assessment
Continuing Education and Training Clearinghouse SBEC Policy Development and Support
Travel Reimbursement Rates Letter Grant Compliance and Administration
Extension of 2021-2022 COVID-19 School Health Support Grant Grant Compliance and Administration
2021-2022 TSIA Reimbursement Requests College, Career, and Military Prep
Required School Safety Action Steps This Summer School Safety
2022-23 Texas Reading Academies Implementation Early Childhood Education
CPE Exemption Request SBEC Policy Development and Support
Extension of School Safety and Security Grant State Grant Funding
Strong Foundations Math and Literacy Framework Development Grant Division of Instructional Materials and Implementation
American Rescue Plan ESSER III Grant Program: Compliance Requirement ESSER
Distinguished Elementary Educator Recognition Pool Division of District Talent Systems
Information for Districts and Charter Schools eligible for Title I, 1003 (a) School Improvement Funding Division of School Improvement
Child Find (SPPI-11 & SPPI-12) Submission Deadline for School Year 2021–2022 in the Texas Student Data System Division of Special Education Program, Policy, Engagement, and Reporting (SEPPER)
2020-2021 HB3 College Preparation Assessment and Industry-Based Certification Examination Final Reimbursement College, Career, and Military Preparation
2022-2023 State Compensatory Education (SCE) Allotment Census Block Groups Forecasting & Fiscal Analysis
Texas Student Data System (TSDS) upgrade to Ed-Fi 3.x Update Customer Relationship & Data Standards
Extension of Commissioner’s List of Approved Prekindergarten Instruments Early Childhood Education
Safe and Supportive School Program (SSSP) Role in AskTED Division of Safe and Supportive Schools
2021-2022 COVID-19 Testing Program Closeout Dates and Feedback Request COVID-19 Testing
Process for Certification of 2022–2023 Indirect Cost Rates for Independent School Districts (ISDs) Only Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
Highest Ranking Graduate College, Career, and Military Preparedness
Statewide Standards - Policy Regarding Library Content Governance and Accountability
Safe and Supportive School Program Update Division of Safe and Supportive Schools
Military Purple Star Campus Application Division of Highly Mobile and At-Risk Student Programs
Texas Reading Academies Implementation Updates Early Childhood Education
Minimum Standards for Bullying Prevention Policies and Procedures Information Technology
USDE Funding Waiver School Improvement
Senate Bill 89 and Dyslexia Handbook 2021 Training and Communication Requirements Special Education
Child Find (SPPI-11 & SPPI-12) Eligibility Determination Delay Reason in the Texas Student Data System Special Education Program, Policy, Engagement, and Reporting
Dyslexia Screening Exception Reason in the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Special Education Program, Policy, Engagement, and Reporting
Instructional Materials Ordering for the 2022–23 School Year Instructional Strategy
Release of Fiscal Year 2020–2021 Preliminary Compliance Reviews for IDEA-B LEA MOE Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
2021 Discipline Data Validation Compliance Reviews Information Technology
HB 1525 Implementation of MOEquity for COVID-19 Pandemic State Funding
Official Notification of the 2021–2022 Operational Minutes Adjustment State Funding
Virtual or Hybrid School CDCN Application and Webinar System Support and Innovation
TEA 2021 Annual Report Commissioner
Summer School Program for Emergent Bilingual (EB) Students Entering Kindergarten and First Grade Reimbursements EB Summer School
Updated Foster Care Guide Announcement Highly Mobile and At-Risk Students
School Health Survey Curriculum Standards and Student Support
School Action Fund, Cycle 6 Application System Support and Innovation
Extended Deadline for the Lone Star Governance Exemplar Cohort SY 2022–23 Governance and Accountability
LEA Preparation for Fiscal Year 2020–2021 Preliminary Compliance Reviews for IDEA-B LEA MOE Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
2021 Leaver Records Data Validation Compliance Reviews Information Technology
Amendment to the State’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) State Plan Performance Reporting
School Year 2021-2022 Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Program Information Technology
Principal and Teacher Surveys to Evaluate Texas Educator Preparation Programs Continuing Professional Education
HB 906 Mental Health Task Force Survey Safe and Supportive Schools
K-12 COVID-19 Testing Reporting Requirements and Allocation Update COVID Testing
Updates to TEA Online Testing Infrastructure Matching Grant Student Assessment
Application Open for Texas Through-year Assessment Pilot Student Assessment
2022–2023 Process for Requesting Indirect Cost Rates - Charter Schools Only Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting
2022 Maximum Compressed Tax Rates Forecasting & Fiscal Analysis
2020-21 School Report Card Performance Reporting
ADSY COVID Staffing Waiver Request for 2021-2022 COVID-Related School Closures Innovative Instructional Models
Application Deadline Extended for One-time Reimbursement for Winter Storm Uri Remediation Costs Forecasting & Fiscal Analysis
New Resources to Support the STAAR Redesign Assessment
Amendment Request to the State’s Every Student Succeeds Act State Plan Federal Program Compliance Division
Study of Strategic State Performance Alignment Special Education
2021-2022 Assignment of Accreditation Statuses Accreditation and Enforcement
Lone Star Governance Exemplar Cohort SY 2022–23 Governance
edTPA Teacher Certification Examination Pilot Educator Standards, Testing, and Preparation
Mentor Program Allotment Cycle 3 District Application Educator Support