How are organizations selected for the LIFT-approved provider list?

All of the professional learning organizations featured in the list undergo a thorough review process by a team of expert reviewers. Organizations may be approved to support one or more of the following Texas Education Agency’s LASO Cycle 4 initiatives: Leadership & Instructional Foundations for Texas (LIFT), LIFT Add-On: School Improvement PLC Support (LIFT SI PLC), and the School Improvement Curriculum and Instruction Support Grant (SI CISG).

The application is designed to assess providers’ ability to provide services related to the Texas Education Agency’s Leadership & Instructional Foundations for Texas (LIFT) ​program. LIFT is a three-year comprehensive capacity-building program that supports school systems in adopting and implementing high-quality instructional materials, such as the Texas state-developed Bluebonnet Learning. LIFT Approved Providers have been vetted for their ability to provide professional development to district leaders, campus leaders, and teachers in the following areas:

– Establishing a clear district-wide vision for math and RLA instruction

– Supporting the adoption and roll-out of instructional materials for both RLA and math

– Establishing school-wide culture routines as well as teacher observation and feedback systems

– Establishing instructional materials internalization and student work analysis protocols and meeting structures

– Supporting district-wide communication and change management

– Developing district leader and campus leader capacity to monitor data and trends and respond to manage towards strong student outcomes

– Developing district ownership and sustainability of these systems over the course of the three years

Unless specifically indicated, TEA does not claim that a publisher authorizes, approves, sponsors, or endorses any professional learning provider.