Blended Learning Support
2025-2026 BL PD Reimbursement Program
Blended learning combines online learning with face-to-face teacher-led instruction to effectively support differentiated instruction for all students. High-quality professional development (PD) for educators is a foundational component of successful blended learning (BL) implementation, leading to improved academic outcomes for students. To support school systems in high-fidelity implementation of blended learning, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) will reimburse school systems for blended learning professional development, including coaching, from qualifying providers. This funding is provided by Rider 39 of the General Appropriations Act of the 89th Texas Legislature.
- Please view the TAA correspondence: 2025-2026 Blended Learning PD Reimbursement Program to view the types of PD courses
- Customized PD Courses | Blended Learning PD courses available for both teachers and administrative personnel, as new learning to acquire or refresh skills and knowledge in the field of blended/personalized learning best practices.
- Job-Embedded Coaching Courses| Blended Learning PD courses available to both teachers and administrative personnel who previously have experience in BL models and are seeking a mentor or coach for tailored guidance towards a specific goal in the field of blended/personalized learning best practices for themselves or supporting others.
Blended Learning Grants (BLG) cohorts are a multi-year process designed to develop, launch, and scale high-quality blended learning programs in K-8 math and K-8 reading. BLG is managed with a focus on fidelity of implementation (FOI) in both planning and execution, to design and implement a sustainable and high-quality program.
The 2025-2026 LASO Blended Learning Grant cohorts will have two distinct cohorts and associated purposes that applicants will select from: the Blended Learning Academic cohort and the Blended Learning Strategic Operations cohort.
Blended Learning Cohorts
Planning
The Blended Learning Planning cohort will support school districts and open-enrollment charter schools through a planning stage to design and subsequently implement a high-quality blended learning model in math (through Math Innovation Zones - MIZ) and reading language arts (RLA) aligned with a High-Quality Instructional Material curriculum (HQIM).
- Math Innovation Zones - Math Innovation Zones is a four-year process to design, launch, scale, and sustain a high-quality blended learning model in math throughout a K-8 feeder pattern.
Strategic Operations
The Blended Learning Strategic Operations cohort will support school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in leveraging a blended learning model to make a strategic operational shift to scheduling, staffing and/or budgets. This shift will seek to make robust operational changes in order to optimize campus staffing models for teachers while maximizing academic impact for students to rethink time in a teacher-centric way at the participating campuses.
- Multi Classroom Leader Staffing Model - An example of an operational staffing shift is seen by Ector County ISD who worked with the public impact initiative to leverage a “multi classroom leader” staffing model.
- Note: This model gives inspiration to an operational change not to a specific blended model.
Blended Learning Models
Research
Blended Learning combines face to face instruction with online learning by leveraging technology to assist teachers in diagnosing student prior knowledge, differentiation of academic paths for each student, and adjusting lesson execution based on real-time information about student mastery.
Blended Learning can be categorized into various models shown in the research links below:
District Planning
- Stephenville ISD Case Study - Case study on the blended learning work Stephenville ISD has launched and strengthened through a grant from the Charles Butt Foundation.
- Stephenville ISD Student Experience Prototype - Example of student experience prototype of the station rotation model from Stephenville ISD.
- Venus ISD Student Experience Prototype - Example of student experience prototype of the station rotation model from Venus ISD, including various subject specific versions.
- Dallas ISD Coaching Progression Tools - Coaching progression tools that identify the necessary steps to take when implementing a specific blended learning model. The ultimate goal of each progression is to help teachers-- working on their own or with a supportive coach, leverage blended learning to personalize instruction for every learner in his or her classroom.
District Strategic Operations
- Ector County ISD Staffing Designs - Article on how Ector County ISD used an innovative staffing designs to boost learning through the opportunity culture model.
- Note: This is not a specific blended model but inspiration on how to shift staffing within multiple classrooms.
- Weslaco ISD Elementary Rotation Model - Weekly schedule from Weslaco ISD embedding the science of reading practices within their blended rotational model.
- Floresville ISD Scheduling Prototypes - Several iterations of strategic staffing prototypes from Floresville ISD from the past few years.
Grant Opportunities
The Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO) is the next iteration of a universal consolidated application cycle that strategically batches grant funding opportunities that are supporting with continued learning acceleration and innovation opportunities.
