Announcements
Region 7 ESC Reading Academy Cohorts 2022-2023
Very Important - The final opportunity to enroll in year 3 courses will be in June 2023.
Region 7 ESC will offer the following Blended Model (online) cohorts in June 2023:
Blended ELAR
Blended STR (for teachers who have passed the STR exam)
Blended Biliteracy (for bilingual and dual-language teachers)
Blended Administrator
Region 7 ESC will also offer a Comprehensive Cohort in June 2023.
Dates for the June 2023 cohort are listed below.
Registration
Registration for all cohorts opens during the month prior to the cohort start dates, and specific registration information will be emailed to districts when registration opens. Districts need to submit POs to the Region 7 ESC business office prior to registration by emailing them to Coty Ferguson at cferguson@esc7.net. The fee for each Blended course is $400/participant, and the fee for the Comprehensive course is $3,000/participant.
Participants will need their TEA Unique ID number to register and they will need to know the PO number their district is using to pay for the academy. This information has to be entered at the time of registration.
If you have additional questions or need guidance as you prepare to enroll teachers/administrators, please contact: Rhonda McCallie at rmccallie@esc7.net or 903-988-6808 or Wendy Marshall at wmarshall@esc7.net or 903-988-6806.
Previous Announcements
Blended Model Cohorts (Online) - Fee is $400/participant
June - 2 cohorts
Cohorts open on June 13th
July - 2 cohorts (One of these will be for bilingual teachers.)
Cohorts open on July 11th
September - 2 cohorts
Cohorts open on September 12th
January 2023 - 1 cohort
Cohort opens on January 9th
Administrator Cohort (Online) - Fee is $400/participant
June - 1 cohort
Cohort opens on June 13th
September - 1 cohort
Cohort opens on Sept. 12th
Comprehensive Cohort - Fee is $3,000/participant (10 days of in-person training with coaching support)
June - 2 cohorts
January 2023 - 1 cohort
STR-Certified Cohort - Fee is $400/participant (for teachers who have passed the Science of Teaching Reading Exam)
January 2023 - 1 cohort
Cohort opens on January 9th
Cohort Leader Screener Window 6
February 1st - 12th
Notification Date - February 19th
TEA Cohort Leader Webpage - https://tea.texas.gov/academics/early-childhood-education/hb-3-reading-academies#cohort_leaders
Next Cohort Leader Training - May 26th-28th
Cohort Leader Screener Window 5
Window 5 Timeline:
Screener Registration Dates - November 9 - 20, 2020
Note that candidates have 7 days to complete the screener once they register. The 7 days begins immediately upon registration.
Screener Course Dates - November 9 - 27, 2020
Notification Date - December 4, 2020
Cohort Leader Training #5 - December 14 - 16, 2020
Cohort Leader Screener Window #4
Sept. 8 – Pre-Registration Begins (for new participants)
Sept. 14 – Course Launches
Sept. 21 – Registration Ends (@5PM CST)
Sept. 28 – Course Closes (@5PM CST)
Oct. 5 – Notification Day
Click here for information on registering for the screener.
Registration for August cohorts is now open. Region 7 ESC Authorized Provider of Texas Reading Academies has a Comprehensive Model cohort and 4 Blended Model cohorts, including an Administrator cohort, opening in August.
Comprehensive Model Cohort:
ESC 7 Venters - https://tealearn-region7-ra-k3.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/courses/escregion7-18
Blended Model Cohorts opening August 10th:
ESC 7 Perkins - https://tealearn-region7-ra-k3.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/courses/escregion7-19
ESC 7 Pino - https://tealearn-region7-ra-k3.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/courses/escregion7-20
ESC 7 Richmond - https://tealearn-region7-ra-k3.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/courses/escregion7-21
ESC 7 Administrators - https://tealearn-region7-ra-k3.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/courses/escregion7-24
August 7, 2020 - Registration for July cohorts is now closed.
Registration for Texas Reading Academies opens on July 1st. Region 7 ESC Authorized Provider of Texas Reading Academies has 2 Comprehensive Model cohorts and 5 Blended Model cohorts opening in July.
Region 7 ESC Comprehensive Model Cohorts Opening in July (see training dates on PD Plan page):
ESC 7 Birdwell (Cohort 1) - https://tealearn-region7-ra-k3.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/courses/escregion7-2
Region 7 ESC Blended Model cohorts opening in July (courses available July 13th):
ESC 7 Delgado - https://tealearn-region7-ra-k3.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/courses/escregion7-5
ESC 7 Kinsman - https://tealearn-region7-ra-k3.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/courses/escregion7-13
ESC 7 LaRue - https://tealearn-region7-ra-k3.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/courses/escregion7-16
ESC 7 Moran - https://tealearn-region7-ra-k3.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/courses/escregion7-15
ESC 7 Munroe - https://tealearn-region7-ra-k3.pdx.catalog.canvaslms.com/courses/escregion7-17
In addition to these cohorts, Region 7 ESC will have another Comprehensive cohort and three Blended cohorts opening in August. Registration for these cohorts will open on August 1st, and the links to registration will be posted when they are available.
June 16, 2020 - Dates for Region 7 ESCs Comprehensive Model cohort sessions have been added to the PD Plan page. Click on PD Plan on the left to see the dates and plan your calendar if you are doing the Comprehensive Model.
In addition, Region 7 ESC will offer Blended Model cohorts that open in July and in August.
May 14, 2020 - At this time, districts that are not doing local implementation should ensure that all teachers and administrators who will begin Reading Academies in summer, 2020 pre-register. This pre-registration process with Region 7 ESC will secure seats in cohorts for teachers and administrators and assist us in planning for implementation.
Click here to pre-register for the Comprehensive model, and click here to pre-register for the Blended model.
This is step 1 of the registration process; step 2 will be registration on TEAs registration site that opens on July 1. For additional, important information about registration refer to the Registration and Payment link on the left side of this page.
April 30, 2020 - For those districts that are implementing locally, TEA has made adjustments in the training calendar for cohort leaders. See the dates on the Cohort Leaders page.
April 15, 2020 - Per TEA update, the Reading Academies' cohorts may begin in July 2020 (previously June). Official TEA registration will begin on or around July 1, 2020.
April 14, 2020 - Registration for the second window of the Cohort Leader screening process opens tomorrow, Wednesday, April 15th, 2020. There are also updates to the Cohort Leader training windows. More information is located on the Cohort Leaders page.
March 25, 2020 - Notification today from the TEA Reading Academies team: "At this time, all of the Reading Academies timelines we have previously communicated and committed to, are still in effect. One change, however, is that any event that previously was expected to be on-site (i.e. in Austin), such as Cohort Leader Training, is now proceeding under an expectation that the event will be virtual, fully-online and remote. This is consistent with our guidance from TEA around COVID-19."
See the Cohort Leader page for more information on what this means for districts.
March 19, 2020 - Pre-Registration for the Region 7 ESC Authorized Provider Texas Reading Academies is now open. The "official" registration to enroll in training sessions will begin in June, but this pre-registration process with Region 7 ESC will secure seats in cohorts for teachers and administrators and assist us in planning for implementation. Click here to pre-register for the Comprehensive model, and click here to pre-register for the Blended model.
March 16, 2020 - Region 7 ESC takes your health and safety seriously. We are communicating daily with various state organizations including the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). In order to maintain safety, the Texas Reading Academies (HB 3) Cohort Leader Screening Prep Course #(090684) that was scheduled for March 20, 2020 to take place here at Region 7 has been converted into an online session. See additional information on the Cohort Leader page.
March 11, 2020 - Cohort Leader Candidates - Those individuals who register to take the TEA Cohort Leader screener should check on tealearn.com for access to the screener. You will not create an account; select "forgot password" and use the email that you entered to register.
March 9, 2020 - The Scope and Sequence on the PD Plan page has been updated with Content Hour estimates for the training modules.
March 9, 2020 - Cohort Leader Screener registration is now open! Click on either of these links to register:
The application and screener for Cohort Leader opens on Monday, March 9th. Candidates will need their TEA Unique ID to apply and register to take the screener. If an educator does not yet have a TEAL profile, refer to this document for assistance. This webpage will assist users with finding their unique 10-digit ID. The application for Cohort Leader will be on the TEA website: tea.texas.gov.