1. 2016-2017 Reading & Math Academies
Curriculum Directors’ Meeting
April 20, 2017
Dr. Sheron Darragh

2. Who Can Attend?
Qualified campuses for academies are listed by ESC on TEA’s Website (tea.texas.gov/curriculum/academies)
Only teachers from identified priority campuses may attend
Region 7 will be offering special academy sessions for Instructional Coaches, Administrators, and Curriculum Directors
Teachers from the Commissioner’s Priority list may attend an academy
Teachers may attend more than one subject academy, i.e., a Kindergarten teacher may attend a Kindergarten Reading Academy and the K-1 Math Academy.

3. Registration Make sure teachers have updated their accounts
Registration is linked to eligible campuses

4. Helpful Information Regarding Stipends
Stipends are for classroom teachers only
This includes Special Education, Bilingual/ESL teachers working with students of the grade level academy
We encourage Special Education and Bilingual/ESL teachers to attend the academies
Teachers will need their Unique IDs
It will be helpful if teachers know their Unique ID before attending their academy session
Stipends take time to process
Funds for stipends will be sent directly to the district
Districts will receive an from TEA with stipend amounts, along with a table listing the names of the teachers and the amount of their stipend
Make sure your District’s AskTed Directory is up to date
Stipend information is sent to the AskTed Administrator