Greetings, Leaders!

Please take a moment to review the SEA summer schedule outlined below. Please allow SEAs to keep their devices over the summer for the purpose of completing asynchronous assignments.

SEA Summer Schedule:

• June 2 -June 30: Summer Learning Academy—SEAs work at their SLA site
• July 1-3: Complete asynchronous assignments/virtual sessions and/or building support
• July 4: Independence Day (District closed)
• July 7 - July 11: Complete asynchronous assignments/ virtual sessions and/or building support
• July 14 - July 18: Complete asynchronous assignments/ virtual sessions and/or building support
• July 21 - July 25: Complete asynchronous assignments/ virtual sessions and/or building support

All SEAs will be required to submit a weekly form every Friday during the month of July, indicating their daily support. You can access the SEA form here.

Additionally, if you have new SEAs who are hired this summer, please have them reach out to Heba Sammour at sammourh@scsk12.org to ensure they are added to the contact list.

Specialized Education Assistants

Greetings, Leaders!

If you have new SEAs, please have them reach out to Heba Sammour at sammourh@scsk12.org to ensure they are added to the contact list.

Please take a moment to review the most recent communication sent to SEAs regarding their summer work. Please allow SEAs to keep their devices over the summer for the purpose of completing asynchronous assignments.

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SEAs,

Beginning Tuesday, July 1, SEAs will return to their home school buildings to engage in asynchronous professional learning assignments. If you are aware that your school building will be closed on certain days, please reach out to Heba Sammour to provide an alternative location for you to complete your assignments.

Throughout Weeks 1-4, SEAs will need to submit a form every Friday, confirming whether you have completed an Office of Literacy task (asynchronous assignment) or contributed to your school building by assisting with preparations for the new school year, supporting Bridge Camp (July 21-25), or any other tasks designated by your principal. You can find the form you’ll need to fill out on Thursday or Friday here. https://forms.office.com/r/V39nZz5aLF (Will open on July 1 at 8 am).

Assignments and forms will be available to accept responses daily from 8 am and closing at 5pm. **Please remember that you must log in with your school district email account to access assignments. **

Week 1: July 1-3 (July 4th- District Closed) SEA July Work

Week 2: July 7-11 SEA July Work

Week 3: July 14-18 SEA July Work

Week 4: July 21-25 SEA July Work

Week 5: First week back for teachers--SEAs continue school building support (Do not complete the form.)

If your school administrator designates you to support with school-based tasks for certain days, you will not be required to complete the asynchronous task for that particular day.

If you do complete school building tasks, school leaders will be responsible for submitting your time to the financial secretaries. Our office will only be responsible for reporting time for the completion of asynchronous assignments. 

Information regarding TEM Recertification will be emailed Friday, June 27th. 

Questions? Contact the Evaluation and Satisfaction department via email, EPS@scsk12.org, or phone (901) 416-2457

According to state board rule 0520-02-01 and state board policy 5.201, all educators must be evaluated annually by a certified evaluator.

All evaluator certification training for 2025-26 is virtual.

• The window for Recertification is from June 2, 2025 to September 3, 2025, 5:00pm CT.
• The window for Initial certification is from June 2, 2025 to March 31, 2026, 5:00pm CT.
• All certification courses will be accessed in the TeachALL platform.

Registration is not required. Invitations to access the learning module and to take the recertification test were emailed directly to currently certified evaluators.

• If you were a certified TEAM evaluator in 2024-25 and did not receive an invitation and process details, please be sure to check spam/junk folders. As invitations were sent in bulk, a firewall may have blocked receipt.
  • Contact TEAM.Questions@tn.gov if you are unable to find your recertification invitation.

​**All TEAM Evaluator completion certificates should be forwarded to the Evaluation and Satisfaction Department via email: EPS@scsk12.org.

For more information about TEAM training and certification, please visit the TEAM website. 

Contact the State at team.questions@tn.gov should you have any questions or concerns regarding TEAM certification for 2025-2026.

We are pleased to inform you that the Summer 2025 Professional Learning Catalog is now available for you to share with your teachers. 

For quick access, see the link that follows: Summer 2025 Professional Learning Catalog.pdf

If you have any questions or need additional support, please do not hesitate to contact us at performanceandleadership@scsk12.org. 

Below are the 2025–26 Acceleration for All learning opportunities for district leaders, school leaders, and educators.  

Acceleration for All Learning 2025-26 Learning Opportunities:

District Leader Convenings (Regional)    
*All convenings will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. local time. Locations are TBD.   

• Southwest: September 17, November 13, February 11, April 29  

School Leader Virtual Meetings    
*Virtual calls will be facilitated through Zoom links sent out after registration is complete.   

• Fall Call Options: September 30 • October 1 • October 2
• Winter Call Options: November 18 • November 19 • November 20
• Spring Call Options: March 3 • March 4 • March 5
• Summer Call Options: May 12 • May 13 • May 14

Acceleration for All Asynchronous Module Release Dates   

Educator Module Release Dates    

• Module #2 : Tuesday, September 30
• Module #3 : Monday, December 1
• Module #4 : Friday, February 27
• Module #5 : Friday, May 29

School Leader Module Release Dates  

• Module #2: Now Available
• Module #3: Wednesday, October 15
• Module #4: Wednesday, January 14
• Module #5: Monday, March 16
• Module #6: Monday, May 11

Contact: Jaclyn.O’Brien@tn.gov

The TDOE Early Literacy Network has a variety of resources available for summer learning on the Early Literacy Network 2.0 webpage, including the following: 

• Module 1 for Teachers: Connecting Instructional Resources to High Academic Expectations
• Module 1 for Leaders: Connecting Instructional Resources to High Academic Expectations
• Module 2 for Teachers: Mastering Foundational Skills – Strategies to Support All Students
• Module 2 for Leaders: Mastering Foundational Skills – Inclusive Strategies for Instructional Coherence
• Module 3 for Teachers: Planning for Productive Struggle in Early Literacy *NEW*
• Module 3 for Leaders: Planning for Productive Struggle in Early Literacy *NEW*

Please share these sessions widely with your ILT teams and teachers.

For questions, please reach out to Donna Shope at Donna.Shope@tn.gov or Kim Reznicek at Kim.Reznicek@tn.gov.