T3 Engagement Series

As part of Title III Initiatives, the TEA Emergent Bilingual Support team is thrilled to assist school systems 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).

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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.

Flyers:

English Community Spanish Community Vietnamese Community Arabic Community

Presenter	Time	Topic
TEA	12:30 p.m. Central Time	Welcome
Maricela Arce	12:35 p.m. Central Time	Texas Tuition Promise Fund
Break	1:05 p.m. Central Time	Watch Party debrief and discuss first presentation
Joshua Garcia & Lauren Discher	1:15 p.m. Central Time	My Texas Future
All Hosts	1:50 p.m. Central Time	Q&A and Closing

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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