The Center for Strategic District Support aids superintendents in transforming their districts through the provision of strategically aligned, comprehensive supports that create a culture of continuous improvement, elevating the student experience and increasing the number of high-performing schools districtwide.
With a focus on high-leverage systems and practices, the Center provides districts and charter schools with technical assistance; timely, relevant trainings; and resources designed to promote safe and healthy schools through health and wellness, emergency management and operations, and school culture and climate as well as law, policy, and finance.
The Center provides a menu of supports in areas such as the Effect District Framework, the Effective Schools Framework, school improvement, Texas Instructional Leadership, superintendent training, board training, and other services tailored to the needs of each Region 4 district

Events

Events found: 5
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Wednesday, September 3
School Board—Orientation to the Texas Education Code

Session ID : 1919561

This required training provides newly elected or appointed school board members with an overview of the Texas Education Code. Hosted at Region 4 ESC in partnership with Gulf Coast Area Association...

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Wednesday, September 3
School Board—2025 Legislative Update

Session ID : 1919509

This required training provides returning school board members with an overview of the Texas Education Code. Hosted at Region 4 ESC in partnership with Gulf Coast Area Association of School Boards (GCAASB)...

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Thursday, September 4
Advancing Educational Leadership (AEL)

Join our three-day virtual Advancing Educational Leadership (AEL) training—required for T-TESS appraisers and designed to equip school leaders with the skills to build positive campus culture, strengthen instructional leadership, and...

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Thursday, September 4
Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS)

This three-day virtual T-TESS Appraiser Training equips administrators, appraisers, and instructional leaders with the rubric-based evaluation expertise, observation protocols, and conferencing tools needed to certify and support teaching excellence across...

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Thursday, September 4
Texas Principal Evaluation and Support System (T-PESS)

This training equips principal appraisers—and invited principals—with the tools, rubric-aligned processes, and reflective strategies needed to conduct evidence-based, collaborative evaluations that support continuous leadership growth under the Texas Principal Standards.

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