Below you will find a message from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) regarding the Effective Preparation Framework. This is comparable to the Effective Schools Framework<https://texasesf.org/> TEA developed earlier. While covered in a velvet glove, the inherent danger is that it will be the basis for future regulations. If you think greater government regulation of our program is a good thing, then remain silent. If you want a voice in the document behind the regulations that will effectively limit or constrain how you prepare educators, then now is the time to speak. Click on the link below to express your opinion. Sincerely, Mike From: Mario Torres <mario.torres2(a)utsa.edu&gt; Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2022 4:03 PM To: Belinda Flores <Belinda.Flores(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Michael Vriesenga <michael.vriesenga(a)utsa.edu&gt; Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] Effective Preparation Framework Input Survey [Action Requested, Please Forward to EPP Faculty/Staff] FYI -- Mario Torres, Ph.D. Dean, College of Education and Human Development President's Distinguished Professorship The University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle, Main Building 3.304 San Antonio, TX 78249 Office: 210.458.5200 Fax: 210.458.4487 Mario.Torres2@utsa.edu<mailto:Mario.Torres2@utsa.edu> From: "McLoughlin, Jessica" <Jessica.McLoughlin@tea.texas.gov<mailto:Jessica.McLoughlin@tea.texas.gov>> Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 3:34 PM Subject: [EXTERNAL] Effective Preparation Framework Input Survey [Action Requested, Please Forward to EPP Faculty/Staff] **EXTERNAL EMAIL** This email originated outside of The University of Texas at San Antonio. Please exercise caution when clicking on links or opening attachments. Dear EPP Legal Authorities, Back-Up Legal Authorities, and Primary Contacts, On behalf of the Texas Education Agency, I want to invite you and your faculty/staff to provide feedback on the current draft of the Effective Preparation Framework<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A... (EPF). Developed over the past year with a wide range of stakeholders, this framework was created in response to a desire from the SBEC and the field to define a Texas vision for high-quality teacher preparation and support EPP continuous improvement. Please see the recent SBEC agenda item<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2... that provides context on the EPF and the stakeholder engagement to date. The current draft of the EPF consists of five foundational levers, which, taken as a whole, can help EPPs ensure novice teachers are well-prepared and have demonstrated the knowledge and skills necessary to improve the performance of the diverse student population of Texas: * Candidate Recruitment and Admissions; * Curriculum; * Training and Support; * Progress Management and Candidate Development; and * P-12 Partnerships. Within each lever, a set of 2-5 Essential Actions describe what the most effective EPPs do to support powerful teacher preparation, and for each essential action, key practices define high level performance with specificity. The EPF content validation survey [linked here<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2...;] offers you and your faculty/staff the opportunity to examine and provide feedback on the EPF. Specifically, you will be asked to indicate the extent to which you believe each essential action and set of key practices, respectively, reflect high-quality teacher preparation practices that Texas EPPs should strive to consistently demonstrate. There will be space at the end of each lever to provide a narrative response if you have additional comments or questions on the essential actions or key practices in that section. We encourage you to review the draft EPF document (linked above) before completing the survey. We expect the survey to take 30 minutes to complete. Please submit your responses by October 26, 2022. Please forward this message on to your preparation program's faculty and staff for their participation and input via the EPF content validation survey. We truly appreciate your time and willingness to share your perspective with us. Thank you, [Texas Education Agency] Jessica McLoughlin Director of Talent Pathways Department of Educator Preparation, Certification, and Enforcement [*] 512.463.9283 [*] jessica.mcloughlin@tea.texas.gov<mailto:jessica.mcloughlin@tea.texas.gov> [*] TEA.Texas.gov