TASPA Highlights

Teacher Appraisal Advisory Committee
The TEA Teacher Appraisal Advisory Committee (TAAC) will meet on February 23, 2012. The TAAC was created to provide advice to the TEA regarding the Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS). Meetings of the TAAC will be held throughout 2012-13. TASPA will be represented on this committee.

State Board for Educator Certification Meets
The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) met in Austin on Friday, February 3, 2012. The SBEC voted to approve revisions to 19 TAC Chapters 230, 232 and 233. Changes to Chapter 230 primarily consisted of a reorganization of the rules with no major rule changes. Some rules from Chapter 232 have been merged with Chapter 230 in an effort to make the rules easier to locate. As a result of the reorganization, subchapter titles and/or section numbers were changed. In Chapter 233, a major proposed revision would change the 8-12 certificate structure. Some certificates would have a 6-12 grade range and others would have a 7-12 grade range. Before the rule changes can become effective, these chapters will be presented to the SBEC for adoption in June and then to the State Board of Education for approval. If approval is granted, rules would be effective August 26, 2012.

TASPA Executive Board Meets
The TASPA Executive Board met on Sunday, January 28, 2012. The association's strategic plan was reviewed and priorities for 2012 were discussed. One focus this year will be to establish a series of web trainings. We will also seek best practices from our members to post to the TASPA website.

Texas School Business Magazine
The Texas School Business magazine featured photos of the TASPA 2011 Winter Conference in its February 2012 issue.

Teacher Job Fairs
An list of teacher job fairs may be accessed from the Job Fairs link to the left.  If you know other job fairs we should post, please contact Annabel Peña.

Upcoming Events: 

• Essentials of Educator Certification and Assignment Rules hosted by Region 11 ESC (Ft. Worth), March 5, 2012, and Region 12 ESC (Waco), March 21, 2012.  

Hot Topics

Principal Survey to Evaluate Texas Educator Preparation Programs
TEA to distribute this legislatively required survey April 9, 2012 - TEA alert and TEA correspondence available for your review.

Duty of Superintendents and Directors to Report Misconduct
TEA correspondence reminds superintendents of statutory obligation.

TEA Correspondence
Status of NCLB HQ Teacher Requirements provides update

Teacher Self Report Form - Updated 2011
The updated TSR form was recently released and available for use.

TRS Reporting Changes Summary
Memo from TRS summarizing changes effective  2011-2012

Archived Topics and Highlights

TASPA is a state affiliate of the American Association of School Personnel Administrators.