Harlingen CISD:

Leadership Convening Highlight

November 2022

Dr. Alicia Noola

Superintendent of Schools

Dr. Veronica Kortan

Assistant Superintendent of Leadership and Innovation

Harlingen CISD

Dr. Jessica Hruska

Blended Learning Specialist

Sustainability and Scale Rubric Focus

Blended Learning

• Leadership and Governance
• A1 - A4

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• Human Capital
• B1

District Snapshot

Blended Learning

Enrollment

17,069

Eco. Dis.

78.1%

SPED

12.1%

LEP

15.3%

HCISD: An Overview

Understanding the need for Blended Learning

Blended Learning

Blended Learning Partnerships

• Three Year Grant
• $300,000 in Funding
• Professional Development and Coaching Support

Raise Your Hand Texas: Raising Blended Learners

• In partnership for the last three years
• Reimbursable professional development
• Support and brainstorming partner with the work

The University of Texas: UTeach

Current Implementation

Blended Learning

• 5 Studio Schools
• 4 Elementary
• 1 Middle School

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• BL Crew
• UTeach
• Foundations of Blended Learning
• Summer Cohorts

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• District Focuses
• Sustainability

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The work is WORTH it

Blended Learning

• Reading levels tripled in BL classrooms
• Kids took ownership of their learning and knew their data
• Teacher to Student and Student to Student relationships flourished
• Students had voice and choice in their learning

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• Creation of TLF 2.0

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• Beginning Adjustments to Curriculum Documents

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• Building Capacity at all Levels

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• Job Embedded Coaching

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• District Level Focuses (5 Year Roll Out)

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Blended Learning

Positioning for

Sustainability

Blended Learning

Cornerstones of Blended Learning

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• Date and Time: January 25th 8:30-10:00

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• Location: Bowie Elementary, Harlingen TX

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• Optional - Additional 2 hour opportunity to learn more about Blended Learning and K-2 Literacy

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• Register HERE

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Blended Learning

Come See US!

Questions and Conversation

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