Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts Strategic Plan 2019 - 2024 

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Mission: TCTELA will advance the literacy growth of all Texas students by developing a network of diverse professionals and by providing professional development based on best practices in education. 

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Core Values: 

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1. Texas students’ needs drive decision-making at TCTELA.

2. TCTELA offers something unique and crucial to English language arts/reading educators.

3. The work of teaching is best done in collaboration, not isolation.

4. Reading and writing are reciprocal and interconnected.

5. TCTELA advocates for students and educators. 

 

Vision: The vision of TCTELA is to be recognized by educators, policy makers, and other stakeholders as a leading voice in the field of English language arts and reading. 

 

Overview of Goals: 

 

Goal 1: TCTELA welcomes all. TCTELA will promote community and be a powerful voice and supporter of safe learning spaces and a sense of belonging in and out of the classroom.

 

Objectives:

         1. Create inclusive spaces for diverse educator voices to create and collaborate on current, high-                   quality instructional practices, thereby providing access to more research and resources within                   the organization.

         2. Strengthen partnerships with outside organizations.

         3. Utilize the organization’s online presence to promote collaboration and discourse with all                           educators.

 

Goal 2: TCTELA supports instruction. TCTELA will build capacity in our membership by fostering a collaborative space that promotes innovative and culturally and linguistically relevant instructional practices, nurtures professional growth, and empowers educators to enhance students’ literacy achievement.

 

Objectives:

         1. Utilize a strand structure for the annual conference to encourage proposals from                                       underrepresented voices and emerging issues in English language arts.

         2. Build collaborative relationships among internal and critical external stakeholders (e.g., TCTELA                 board, SBOE members, TEA staff, and Texas legislators).

         3. Provide resources and high-quality professional learning experiences via our annual conference,                 English in Texas, Texas Voices, and our PD2Teach platform that address high-quality instructional               practices such as culturally sustaining pedagogy, the science of teaching reading, dual-language                 instruction, and TEKS-based instruction.

 

Goal 3: TCTELA fosters leadership. TCTELA will strengthen its standing in the field of education as a key professional organization with a long, reliable history and a dynamic, responsive currency of quality leadership in literacy education.

 

Objectives:

         1. Increase and maintain membership.

         2. Facilitate the growth of the TCTELA board and members as literacy leaders.

 

Click here to download a PDF version of the Strategic Plan.