T3 Engagement Series

As part of Title III Initiatives, the TEA Emergent Bilingual Support Division is thrilled to assist LEAs in planning events which provide valuable information to attendees from presenters at the top of their fields across the state of Texas.

Join us virtually via Zoom by hosting watch parties for your parents, families, and community while we provide the experts and interpreters so that attendees can learn and listen in their home languages (eight languages other than English will be provided based on the registration requests).

Thursday, September 26, 2024
12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. CT

Parent engagement events focus on informing parents and families of services, supports, and resources available to them.

Recordings for this event can be found under the recording tab.

Languages offered:

English
Arabic
French
Gujarati
Hindi
Spanish
Telugu
Urdu
Vietnamese

Flyers:

English Community Spanish Community Vietnamese Community Arabic Community

Presenter	Time	Topic
TEA	12:30 p.m. Central Time	Welcome
Amy Johnson, TEA	12:40 p.m. Central Time	Bilingual Education Services
Break	1:10 p.m. Central Time	Watch Party debrief and discuss first presentation
Huck Spear, TEA	1:20 p.m. Central Time	Special Education Resources for EB Families
All Hosts	1:50 p.m. Central Time	Q&A and Closing

Thursday, November 14, 2024
12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. CT

Family events focus on teaching parents and families new skills that support their child or the family.

Recordings for this event can be found under the recording tab.

Languages offered:

English
Arabic
Chinese (Mandarin)
French
Gujarati
Spanish
Telugu
Urdu
Vietnamese

Flyers:

English Community Spanish Community Vietnamese Community Arabic Community

Presenter	Time	Topic
TEA	12:30 p.m. Central Time	Welcome
Amy Johnson, TEA	12:40 p.m. Central Time	Literacy in Everyday Life
Break	1:10 p.m. Central Time	Watch Party debrief and discuss first presentation
Sharon Santo, Title III Initiatives	1:20 p.m. Central Time	TXEL Student Resources
All Hosts	1:50 p.m. Central Time	Q&A and Closing

Thursday, January 30, 2025
12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. CT

Community events focus on sharing information or teaching skills from a community partner to benefit parents and families or emergent bilingual students.

Languages offered

Arabic
French
Gujarati
Nepali
Spanish
Telugu
Urdu
Vietnamese

Flyers:

English Community Spanish Community Vietnamese Community Arabic Community

Presenter	Time	Topic
TEA	12:30 p.m. Central Time	Welcome
KLRN	12:40 p.m. Central Time	PBS Learning Media & Healthy Kids Project
Break	1:10 p.m. Central Time	Watch Party debrief and discuss first presentation
Catholic Charities	1:20 p.m. Central Time	Available Services for families
All Hosts	1:50 p.m. Central Time	Q&A and Closing

Enhancing Education Supports for EB Students

Presentations from the 2024-2025 Parent Event included classroom supports for emergent bilingual students and special education resources for emergent bilingual families.

To access previous years Parent Event recordings, please refer to the Parent Event Recordings document. Please note that the languages offered vary based on which year the presentation was given.

Presentations from the 2024-2025 Family Event included literacy in everyday activities and how to support your child's journey through high school and beyond.

To access previous years' Family Event recordings, please refer to the Family Event Recordings document. Please note that the languages offered vary based on which year the presentation was given.

Gujarati

Nepali

Telugu

Urdu

To access previous years' Community Event recordings, please refer to the Community Event Recordings document. Please note that the languages offered vary based on which year the presentation was given.

Must Haves

Use a sign in sheet to record parents' and families' attendance
Proper A/V equipment(computer/screen/access to internet)
A separate room for each additional language needed by parents and families
Parents fill out the evaluation survey(QR Code))

Things to Consider Offering

Childcare

Get volunteers, have activities and snacks for the kids
Make sure to follow district guidelines

Snacks

Consider having a local restaurant bring in snacks or goodies
Invite families to bring in their own snack/dinner

Transportation may be provided to increase participation.

Funding Explained:

Parent, family and community engagement activities offered are meant to improve the English language skills of emergent bilingual students, assist parents and families in helping their children to improve their academic achievement, and become active participants in the education of their children.
Title III, Part A Funds can be used to provide childcare, snacks, and transportation for this event.

For more information about Title III Allowable Use of Funds refer to the

Before the Event Starts

Prep meeting space for each language you are hosting
Charge the device/s used to access the Zoom link
Ensure that speakers are working
Print out an attendance sheet for your records
If offered:

Organize childcare
Buy snacks

At the End of the Event

Must submit the TEA attendance Google Form shared on the day of the presentation
Should ask parents to give feedback to TEA via Google Form shared on the day of the presentation

At the Start of the Event

Have parents sign in for your records as the enter the room
Open the Zoom link for each room of parents
Select the proper Interpretation channel
Assign a staff member to enter questions into the Zoom chat on behalf of the parents in attendance.

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