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School and District Leaders

Important information for school and district leaders to help school system leadership teams plan and problem-solve.  

Most Popular Resources and Guidance

Annual Report 2024

The ĢƵƬ is pleased to announce the release of the 2024 Annual Report.

89th Legislature Updates (PDF)

Updated September 18, 2025

89th Legislature Updates

Information Texas public school leaders need to know. Check back regularly for updates.

House Bill 2 Updates

Information Texas public school leaders need to know. Check back regularly for updates.

Summary Debrief of ĢƵƬ Superintendent Call – September 18, 2025

In case you missed it: Summary Debrief from the latest call, including highlights and important links.

2026 State Match Fund for E-rate Webpage

The ĢƵƬ (ĢƵƬ) is offering a State Match Fund up to $5,000,000 to help eligible school systems enhance their federal E-rate support.

Local Options to Increase Funding in Support of Academic Strategic Plans

The Texas Legislature and the state of Texas provide a robust set of funding sources for school systems.

Important Announcements (1)

To the Administrator Addressed Correspondence

ĢƵƬ Correspondence entitled "To the Administrator Addressed” (TAA) are important messages of interest to school districts, charter schools, and regional education service centers. Links and attachments contained in letters published prior to January 2017 may no longer be available.

Explore Topics for School and District Leaders

School and District Leaders are responsible for receiving and interpreting vast quantities of information. Explore the relevant topics below to help navigate this information and find useful resources and guidance.

The ĢƵƬ administers billions of dollars in state and federal funds that support programs to benefit public education and help improve outcomes for students. Funds come from multiple sources, including state and federal resources, federal grants, and the Permanent School Fund endowment. 

Texas provides public, annual academic accountability ratings earned by public school districts, charters and schools. The ratings are based on performance on state standardized tests; graduation rates; and college, career, and military readiness outcomes.  

Texas public schools employ more than 320,000 teachers. The ĢƵƬ provides a wide array of services to help school and district leaders hire, retain, train, support and evaluate high quality educators.

Leader Development and Governance

The ĢƵƬ is committed to helping leaders leverage the most effective research-based practices to lead schools and districts and improve outcomes for Texas schoolchildren.

School Operations

In addition to supporting well-trained teachers delivering high-quality instruction, School and District Leaders maintain complex operational systems. The ĢƵƬ offers support and guidance in helping to identify and manage these systems.

Student Programs and Services

Texas offers many programs designed to help students achieve college and career readiness, including High-Quality Instructional Materials ReviewAdvanced Academics, programs for Special Student Populations, and Career and Technical Education. College and career readiness standards have been built into the TEKS

These policies include a student code of conduct outlining disciplinary actions taken based on student behavior. The ĢƵƬ's (ĢƵƬ) Student Discipline Program provides guidance to school systems and regional education service centers (ESCs) on these disciplinary policies, procedures, and discipline data reporting requirements.

Policies, Rules, and Regulations

The ĢƵƬ administers the laws and rules that govern education in the state. Information is available on existing laws and rules, the process by which rules are adopted, and the enforcement of those rules.

ESC Services

ĢƵƬ partners with 20 Regional Education Service Centers (ESCs) that provide support to school systems all across the state. They provide a wide array of training, services such as handling payroll for districts, providing meeting space and much more to Te

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William B. Travis Building

1701 N. Congress Avenue

Austin, TX 78701