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TEA Strategic Plan

TEA Strategic Plan

By 2030, the majority of jobs are projected to require training beyond high school, whether it's a traditional four-year degree, a two-year associate's, or a recognized industry credential. Currently, too few Texas students are achieving these postsecondary credentials.

To prevent a future of diminished incomes and opportunities, the state has adopted 60x30TX as our collective goal. Initiated by the Higher Education Coordinating Board, this ambitious plan is designed to ensure a competitive and prosperous future for Texas students and families.

 

TEA's Strategic Commitment

To drive the rapid improvement needed to meet the 60x30TX goals, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has adopted a focused Strategic Plan. This plan guides our work for the more than five million school children in the state and is structured around:

  • Four Strategic Priorities

  • Three Supporting Actions

This effort is a bold commitment to expanding opportunities and resources for every Texas student.

 

TEA Strategic Plan Website

  • Infographic outlining strategic priorities and key actions for student success.

     

    Text Only Version

    Every child, prepared for success in college, career, or the military.

    • Strategic Priorities
      • Recruit, support and retain teachers and principals
      • Build a foundation for reading and math
      • Connect high school to career and college
      • Improve low-performing schools
    • Key Actions (Continuous Improvement)
      • Supported Educators
      • Ready Students
      • Rigorous Engagement
      • Aligned Systems
      • Actionable Goal-setting

  • Recruit, support and retain teachers and principals

    • Strategic Priority Guide - Recruit, Support and Retain Teachers and Principals
    • The Effect of Teacher Coaching on Instruction and Achievement: A Meta-Analysis of the Causal Evidence
    • Leadership Coaching for School Improvement - American Institute for Research
    • Coaching the Veteran Teacher - Edutopia
    • When Coaching Teachers Has Curiosity As It's Primary Goal - MindShift
    • Churn: The High Cost of Principal Turnover - New Teacher Center
       

  • Building a Foundation of Reading and Math

    • Strategic Priority Guide - Build a Foundation of Reading and Math 
    • 9 Strategies for Motivating Students in Mathematics - Edutopia
    • SMART Goals Improve Data-Driven Decision Making in Blended
    • The Lasting Payoff of Early Ed - Harvard
    • Kernels of Practice for Social Emotional Learning: Low-Cost, Low-Burden
    • How are Middle School Climate and Academic Performance Related Across Schools and Time?
       

  • Connect High School to Career and College

    • Strategic Priority Guide - Connect High School to Career and College
    • Preventing Dropout in Secondary Schools - IES Practice Guide - September, 2017
    • Report: Advancing Course Offerings and Completion in Science Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) in Texas Public High Schools - October, 2017
    • Study Finds Academic Coaching Boosts Graduation Rates - Standford
    • TEA Pathways Initiatives
    • Advanced Placement
    • International Baccalaureate
       

  • Improving Low-Performing Schools

    • Strategic Priority Guide - Improving Low Performing Schools
    • Research: How the Best School Leaders Create Enduring Change
    • Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making (ies.ed.gov)
    • Using Student Achievement Data to Support Decision Making (upenn.edu)
    • Teacher Pay for Performance: Experimental Evidence