Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Support provides, to LEAs receiving ESSA program funds, dissemination of information from the Texas Education Agency; provides technical assistance on issues such as performance-based monitoring, program compliance monitoring, and initial compliance reports; provides for conducting an assessment of needs for additional dropout prevention activities, parent training, and/or professional development activities within the region aligned to ESSA; provides for conducting a minimum of three regional forums / institutes / workshops / mini-conferences to meet the needs identified; after release of state developed trainings to ESCs, provides for professional development to Title I districts and campuses within the region in the areas of:
- Paraprofessional and Highly Effective Teachers,
- Parent & Family Engagement Policies,
- Title I Components in Campus/District Plans,
- Title I Fiscal Issues,
- Private School Participation,
- Campus Allocations,
- Campus Selection,
- McKinney-Vento, and
- Foster Care
Additionally, ESSA Support provides for assisting districts to meet the paraprofessional requirements by providing paraprofessional professional development and assessments to the extent possible; provides networking opportunities and training to Title I campus principals on the basic Title I program requirements; provides for technical assistance to districts and charters in Title I, Part A requirements as requested; and provides for coordination with Region XIII School Improvement Resource Center staff in campus visits to Title I School Improvement campuses within the region.
