Who We Are
Education Service Center (ESC) Region 10, in collaboration with the Harris County Department of Education, has been awarded Central Operations of the TxVSN. Central Operations will establish communication efforts to facilitate the delivery of online courses and provide information to stakeholders. ESC Region 10 has been selected to serve as the TxVSN partner to conduct the review of electronic courses to be offered through the network.
TxVSN Central Operations, in conjunction with Region 10, will solicit courses from school districts for review and Region 10 will provide training to qualified online course reviewers to determine if an online course(s) submitted for offering through the TxVSN meets the quality standards established by the state.
Partnerships
Texas Education Agency
Administering Authority
TEC § 30A.052. The commissioner shall: (1) employ a limited number of administrative employees in connection with the network |
TxVSN Advisory Council
TEC § 30A.051 To the extent practicable, the commissioner shall solicit advice from school districts concerning: the administration of the state virtual school network and adoption of rules… |
ICF International / Wexford Institute
Independent Evaluator of the TxVSN |
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TEC § 30A.052. (2)(c) contract with a regional education service center for the service center to operate the network.
TEC §30A.102 requires electronic courses submitted by a provider school district or school to be reviewed.
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TEC §30A.111 Instructors must successfully complete the appropriate professional development before teaching an electronic course offered through network. |
Texas Virtual School Network
Region 10 ESC
Harris County Department of Education
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TxVSN Approved Professional Development Providers
- Education Development Center, Inc.
- ESC Region 1
- ESC Region 4
- ESC Region 11
- ESC Region 16
- Harris County Dept. of Education
- Texas A&M University CDLR
- University of Houston Clear Lake
- PBS TeacherLine of Texas
- LincoTower, LLC
- And more coming…
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