TEPSA Blog

Finishing Strong

The end of any school year is a trying time, and your staff needs you at your best. The only way to do that is to value your health (mental and physical) as much as you value the health of your students and staff. You can do this! Let’s finish strong!
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Reading for Pleasure: A Reminder

In the midst of family life, work, teaching, and other professional commitments, we continue to prioritize reading because of what it does for our hearts and minds, and how it stretches our thinking.
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What Can We Do?

With a pandemic still raging and educators (and students) doing their best to navigate these times, there’s no wonder we feel the world pressing in around us.
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Texas 87th Legislative Session Ends

Even though Texas lawmakers aren’t in session this year, now is the perfect time to begin connecting with your legislators.
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Shifting from Self-Care to Wellness

Rather than adding self-care to our daily or weekly to-do list, what if we focus on listening to our hearts, our bodies, and our spirits more carefully and then acting upon that information?
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School Counseling Survey

TTUHSC researchers and professors specializing in counseling invite you to participate in a research study about school principal’s perceptions and attitudes regarding the roles, functions, and practices of school counselors.
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Exploring HB 1525 and HB 4545

For principals and educators across Texas, each legislative session is cause for hope and concern. There is the hope our elected officials will strengthen the public school system for the 5.5 million students we serve.
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Get Ready to Vote – Research your Ballot!

Early voting for the November 2nd Texas Constitutional Amendment Election begins October 18th and runs through October 29th.
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Self Care is Not Selfish

As school leaders, we spend much of the day “pouring into” others— taking care of staff, students, parents, and everything in between. Oftentimes, in the midst of all the work, leaders can forget to take care of themselves.
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Redistricting and Why It Matters

The Texas Legislature began a third Special Legislative Session on September 20, 2021.  Redistricting is one of the main objectives of the call. Here’s basic primer on redistricting and why it matters.
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