PSJA curriculum team requests EDC donations for annual teachers’ best-practices conference

Representatives from the PSJA Independent School District asked the San Juan EDC to consider a donation to support the district’s secondary best-practices conference, scheduled Aug. 20 at PSJA Early College High School. A district representative said the conference, presented by district staff, draws more than 800 high-school teachers and features sessions on student engagement, social-emotional learning, differentiated instruction and technology. The conference provides presenters with pull-up banners and a luncheon and gives attendees swag bags with supplies. The presenters asked the EDC to help fill swag bags and offset costs for presenters. Board members acknowledged a prior contribution the EDC made the previous year and agreed the item should return with a formal presentation and a recommendation for matching funds. Staff said they would obtain details on last year’s contribution and present a funding recommendation at the next meeting. No donation was approved at this meeting; the item was informational with a commitment from staff to return with a formal request and past-contribution details.