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Center for Regional Improvement

The Center for Regional Improvement provides the leadership for:

Establishing and maintaining inter- and intra-center relationships necessary to satisfy the State Board of Education mission, goals, and objectives and the goals of the Education Service Center.
Translating policies into operational procedures.
Designing and implementing new and/or modified program operations.
Recruiting, screening, selecting, and training personnel.
Securing, managing, disbursing and accounting for the financial resources required for the achievement of goals and objectives.
Conducting assessment activities to provide for continuous evaluation.
Providing for network communication and dissemination of information.
Providing for coordination of educational planning within the region.

Contact Dr. Rick Alvarado for more information about the Center for Regional Improvement.

School Board Training

A variety of training programs, including new board member orientation, are available to meet local district needs for mandated school board member training and are correlated to the statewide standards or duties of a school board member.

Training Offered (available upon request):

Orientation to the Texas Education Code
A Self-Study for the Team of Eight
Team Building
School Board Accountability Rating
Accountability (NCLB or Texas)
Goal Setting
Open Meetings Act
FIRST Training
Code of Conduct
Ethics for Board Members
School Board Self-Appraisal
Superintendent Appraisal
Robert’s Rules of Order
Board Operating Procedure
Who Moved My Cheese? (Dealing With Change)
FISH (Boosting Morale and Improving Results)

82nd Session of Texas Legislature Update to the Education Code for Texas Public School Board of Trustees
Power Point	Handout

Field Service Agents

Field Service Agents act as liaisons, ombudsmen and advocates for local school districts in their relationship to the ESC and the TEA. The agents' primary objective is to provide timely, accurate, and consistent information and assistance between the TEA, ESC and I.S.D. with the local district superintendent as the contact.

Below are the following Field Service Agents for Education Service Center, Region 2:

Dan Baen 361-561-8415

School Finance

The School Finance program provides training and technical assistance to superintendents and business managers within the area of school finance. Specific assistance is provided in projecting school district state funding for both Chapter 42 and 41 districts, financial data analysis, FIRST, use of the various financial templates and tailor-made assistance to school boards.

Templates @ Region 13 Available For Download

http://www.esc13.net/finance/index.html

The following templates may be accessed by clicking the link listed above.