Leadership Connection
Resources and tools by category designed specifically for LEA administrators and campus leaders to stay up to date on the latest legislative changes and TEA updates.
For a year long view of events focused on educational leaders, refer to the 2025-2026 EB Division Calendar to know when all statewide events are taking place and find links to register.
Visit the Outreach to Texas School Systems page to register for the Emergent Bilingual Support Bulletins from TEA as well as links to previously released bulletins.
Also on the Outreach to Texas School page is the registration and resources for the Communities of Practice. educators interested in networking and developing their knowledge on effective program implementation.
Visit our Leadership Academy page to view previously recorded sessions that support school leaders who serve emergent bilingual students regarding program implementation, funding, progress monitoring, dually identified students, newcomer supports, and more.
Register to join the T3 Engagement Series to support your Title III parent and family engagement goals. TEA provides the presentations, translations, and interpretation in this statewide virtual series.
To better support educators across the state of Texas, frequently asked questions have been combined and moved to one location on the TXEL portal. Additional resources regarding dually identified students are also linked below.
- FAQ Hub Home
- FAQ Hub - Bilingual Education Exception and English as a Second Language (ESL) Waiver
- FAQ Hub - Title III Part A
- FAQ Hub - Emergent Bilingual Student Summer School Guidance
- FAQ Hub - LPAC and Emergent Bilingual Students
- FAQ - Funding
- Guidance on Identification and Placement of EB Students Prior to Kindergarten
- LPAC and ARD Committee Collaboration: Identification and Reclassification Guidance
Dually Identified Student Resources
The following resources are provided to support school leaders with information necessary to understanding the demographics and statistics regarding their campuses and how best to support them.
Funding
- Funding Guidebook (PDF) - Tool for LEAs to align with each program’s statutory authority, policies, and practices.
- Entitlements - Provides links to listed entitlement amounts for TEA’s largest active formula-grant programs
- Entitlements and Allocation Dashboards - Scroll across multiple data tables displaying allocations of federal and state grant awards. These dashboards provide users the ability to view the total award amount, amount remaining, and the percentage of the funds remaining.
- Monthly Drawdown Federal and State Grant Awards - Grantees can monitor their grant balances by accessing monthly updated spreadsheets.
- Foundation School Program - Page designed to allow users to view a school’s summary of finances.
- Database of Prior Annual Financial and Compliance Reports - School systems are able to view prior AFRs by searching by fiscal year and county-district name.
Compliance/Policy
- ESSA Compliance Training Video Series - Learn about Title I, Title II, and IV funding and much more.
- Collaborative Comprehensive Needs Assessment - Toolkit that brings together the CNA requirements and recommendations.
- Accountability & Compliance - Collection of necessary documents and resources to ensure compliance within schools.
- Guidance on Identification & Placement of EB Students Prior to Kindergarten - Reviews key terms & elements of the enrollment process and scenarios including dual identified students.
- SB 560 Emergent Bilingual Strategic Plan - Plan to improve and expand bilingual education.
- Federal Program Planner (PDF) - A supportive tool for directors working with Federal Programs with activities/reminders each month to be considered across programs;
Reporting
- PEIMS Standard Reports - Geographic, Student, and Staff information reports.
- TAPR Reports - Find a wide range of information of the performance of students in each school and district.
- Enrollment Trends Reports - An annual report presenting enrollment trends in the Texas public school system, as well as special reports on related topics.