Region 4 Education Service Center

Big news for Texas schools! 📣

Region 4's Texas Education Exchange and PowerSchool are partnering to support more secure and efficient data sharing across K–12 systems in Texas.

The partnership will help districts improve access to reliable information while continuing to use the platforms they already know and trust.

Read more: https://bit.ly/43tDCoS

Earn your C-SLDI credential through Region 4.

Accredited through the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), this research-based certification builds expertise in dyslexia instruction using the Reading by Design® framework.

Applications close June 5.

Applications are closing soon for the Reading by Design® Structured Literacy Certification Program.

This yearlong professional learning opportunity is designed for educators ready to:

✔️Build expertise in structured literacy
✔️Advance their career as a dyslexia interventionist
✔️Grow their impact through certification

📅 Apply by Friday, June 5
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4usc1jG

Teachers show up for students every day, and Region 4 is proud to show up for teachers.

During Teacher Appreciation Month, we visited Holbrook Elementary School - CFISD to surprise educators with Whataburger tumblers as a small thank-you for the incredible impact they make every day.

To all teachers across our region, thank you for your dedication, care and commitment to students. Happy Teacher Appreciation Month.

Texas schools and districts are rated through the state’s A–F accountability system, but understanding how those ratings are calculated can be challenging. 🎯

Accountability Bootcamp is an engaging two-day training for current, new, and aspiring administrators who want to better understand how accountability connects to campus leadership, instruction, and planning for student success.

Participants will explore:

✔️ Accountability concepts and calculations
✔️ Student outcome measures
✔️ Data interpretation
✔️ Leadership scenarios
✔️ Real campus and district examples

Registration is now just $𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 of professional learning.

📆 June 22 & 25
📍 Region 4 McKinney Conference Center

🚨 Report for training here → esc4.net/accbootcamp

We’re to celebrate Spring Branch Independent School District on being recognized by Harvard University’s Education Scorecard as a “District on the Rise” and the only district in Texas to earn this distinction.

This recognition highlights the district’s continued academic growth in reading and math and reflects the extraordinary work happening across SBISD classrooms, campuses, and support systems.

Congratulations to Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Blaine, the SBISD Board of Trustees, educators, staff, students, and community on this outstanding achievement.

Protect your campus from compliance gaps.

Region 4’s Section 504 Summer Institute provides the legal framework and case-based practice leaders need to mitigate risk and ensure Section 504 procedural integrity.

This half-day training is designed to sharpen your decision-making and solidify your campus processes before the new school year begins.

Register here🔗 bit.ly/R4Section504

📅 Wednesday, June 10, 2026
💻 Virtual | 9 AM–12 PM