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Are Your Campus Leaders Ready to Grow Their Teachers for the 2021–2022 School Year?

The following training opportunties will help leaders shine brightly and successfully appraise and support teachers through the T-TESS appraisal system.

Go forth and make a great impact in our region!

LEAD with Heart!

Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS)

Get to the heart of the matter! Ensure that your campus leaders are T-TESS certified. Register to attend one of our 3-day trainings below.

November 3–5, 2021 | Session ID: 1642088 | Register here
January 25–27, 2022 | Session ID: 1619027 | Register here

LEAD with Intention!

Advancing Education Leadership (AEL)

Have your campus leaders successfully completed the required 3-day AEL training to serve as a T-TESS Appraiser? This requirement is in line with Texas Administrative Code Chapter 150 for teacher appraisal.

November 8–10, 2021 | Session ID: 1642087 | Register here
February 8–10, 2022 | Session ID: 1619029 | Register here

LEAD with a Collaborative Spirit!

Calibrating for T-TESS

Do your campus leaders need T-TESS calibration tools to ensure success? Have them register for our upcoming collaborative
sessions!

October 26, 2021 | Session ID: 1623098 | Register here
November 16, 2021 | Session ID: 1623107 | Register here

Administrator Induction for First-Year Principals and Assistant Principals

Gain best practice ideas for growing your leadership with this training program for new campus administrators. The Region 4 New Administrator Induction fulfills Texas Administrative Code §241.25.

Leadership topics include: Accountability, Community Engagement, Observation and Feedback, Relationship Building, Time Management, High-Impact Leadership Strategies and more!

PROGRAM OPTION 1 - Fee: $695 per person

Orientation for mentors and new administrators (half-day session)
Two professional development sessions
Final induction session
Vital Smarts® Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when the Stakes Are High training and participant toolkit
Mentors attend for free!

Choose One of the Following Locations:

EAST (hosted in Galena Park ISD}: Session ID: 1620368
SOUTHWEST (hosted in Katy ISD): Session ID: ~~1620371~~ (This session is full. Registration has closed.)
SOUTH (hosted in Brazosport ISD): Session ID: 1620373

PROGRAM OPTION 2 - Fee: $395 per person

Orientation for mentors and new administrators (half-day session)
Two professional development sessions
Final induction session
Vital Smarts® Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking when the Stakes Are High training and participant toolkit
Mentors attend for free!

Choose One of the Following Locations:

EAST (hosted in Galena Park ISD}: Session ID: 1620370
SOUTHWEST (hosted in Katy ISD): Session ID: ~~1620372~~ (This session is full. Registration has closed.)
SOUTH (hosted in Brazosport ISD): Session ID: ~~1620374~~ (This session is full. Registration has closed.)

T-PESS Rubric Update Virtual Workshops

The Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System (T-PESS) Update training is for staff members from school districts and charter schools who will be utilizing the T-PESS model to evaluate and support principals.

Click here for T-PESS update trainings.

Teacher Professionalism Training Series

School leaders: Do you want to instill a sense of confidence and professionalism in your teaching staff that permeates across your campus or district?

Teachers: Do you want to maximize your effectiveness and professionalism in such a way that you are able to make a difference in and beyond the classroom? 

Teacher Professionalism Online Courses by Region 4 can help you achieve this and more at the classroom, campus, and community levels.

Click the links below to learn more about each training module.

Module 1: Interacting with Team Members and Professional Personnel
Module 2: Teacher-Student Interactions
Module 3: Interacting with the Community
Module 4: Interacting with Parents

Campus/district site licenses are available. For more information, contact leadership@esc4.net.

More Accountability and Leadership Workhops

The following links provide a general listing of workshops by area of interest, if they are currently available. Click here to search for session topics not listed below.

Accountability Supports

At-Risk and Compensatory Education

Chief Academic Officers Network

Counseling and Guidance Supports

Effective Schools Framework (ESF)

Equity Planning

Foster Care Supports and McKinney-Vento Support (Homeless)

Leadership Supports—Crucial Conversations for Administrators and Administrator as Influencer

Migrant Education Program—Title I, Part C

Paraprofessional Training

Performance-Based Monitoring and District PBMAS Supports

School Improvement and Student Performance Support