Author: Mindy Blackman

We hope to see you all in Richardson this Friday, May 12th as we celebrate another year and learn from our peers! The morning will be spent collaborating and networking during our Problems of Practice time (9:00am-11:30am) and the afternoon will include a Richardson ISD Mini Ports of Call Showcase (1:00pm-3:00pm). The meeting will be held at the Richardson Operations Center (1123 S Greenville Ave. Richardson, TX 75081). A light breakfast will be provided. If you have not had a chance to RSVP, you may do so HERE. See you all soon!

The 2023-2024 LFNTX Meeting Dates have been set and we are looking for hosts! If your district is interested in hosting one of our LFNTX affiliate meetings (see dates below), please email Mindy Blackman, at blackmanm@friscoisd.org.

We also need your input regarding the structure for the meetings.  Please take a few moments to provide your feedback regarding LFNTX meetings HERE.  Thank you!

2023-2024 Meeting Dates:

• September 22, 2023
• October 20, 2023
• November 10, 2023
• January 12, 2024
• February 9, 2024
• April 12, 2024
• May 10, 2024

Happy Friday, LFNTX! Our friends in Richardson ISD will be hosting our final meeting of the school year on Friday, May 12th and we hope you are able to join us! To assist with planning, please RSVP here. Additional details for the day will be posted a few days prior. Have a great weekend!

We look forward to seeing everyone this Friday, April 14th as Region 10 hosts our LFNTX meeting! The morning will run from 9:00-11:30AM and the afternoon from 1:00-3:00PM. Meeting location and parking information is located below. If you have not already had a chance to RSVP, please do so HERE. Also, don’t forget to bring a current or future project in order to refine your ideas. Hope to see you all there!

Location: Region 10 ESC (Spring Valley Campus) 400 E. Spring Valley Rd, Richardson, TX 75081-5101

There are parking lot entrances on both Abrams Rd and Spring Valley. We’ll be in the Grayson/Hunt rooms (1^st floor). The rooms are sometimes cold, so you may want to bring a sweater. A light breakfast and coffee will be served.

Region 10 colleagues are looking forward to a day of problem-solving, learning, and networking, and we can’t wait to grow with LFNTX friends! Please RSVP for the April 14th Meeting and see below for details.

Location: Region 10 ESC (Spring Valley Campus) 400 E. Spring Valley Rd, Richardson, TX 75081-5101

There are parking lot entrances on both Abrams Rd and Spring Valley. We’ll be in the Grayson/Hunt rooms (1^st floor). The rooms are sometimes cold, so you may want to bring a sweater. A light breakfast and coffee will be served.

📌 Agenda:

• 8:30 AM: Doors open for networking, breakfast, sharing 
• 9:00-11:30 AM: Problems of Practice Collaboration and LFNTX and LFTX update
• 11:30 AM-1:00 PM Lunch
• 1:00-3:00 PM:
  Preview our evolving approach for designing learning experiences, and discover strategies that can be used to refine your own upcoming PL sessions and events. You’ll explore curated resources and leverage digital tools to develop a pathway that results in A+ PD.

✅ Bring a current or future project in order to refine your ideas.
We hope you’ll be willing to share your feedback and additions to our approach.

Plano ISD is looking forward to hosting LFNTx on February 10. We will start at 9:00 AM in the Plano ISD Sockwell Center located at 6301 Chapel Hill Blvd, Plano, TX 75093. A light breakfast will be provided.

At 1 PM, Plano ISD’s PL team will share about the district’s ongoing commitment to providing a tiered system of support for classroom leadership and management. At 2 PM, representatives from the Human Resources team will share about the district’s newly approved Pathways to Teacher Certification.

Please RSVP for the meeting HERE to help Plano ISD prepare for this day. See you all soon!

We are looking forward to the first meeting of the new year on January 13th in Keller ISD! We will start at 9:00 AM in the Keller Administration Building (350 Keller Parkway). Our hosts ask us to park in the visitor parking lot and enter through the visitor entrance. The meeting will be in the Board Room, which is the rock building right when you enter the main entrance. Bagels will be provided.

Our afternoon session begins at 1:00 PM and will be a Professional Learning Standards implementation workshop. We will be working with Lisa Ham on learning more about the PL standards and setting action plans on implementing them in our district.

Please RSVP for the meeting HERE to better help Keller ISD plan. See you all soon!

Arlington ISD will be hosting the LFNTX meeting on Friday, November 18. To assist our hosts with planning, please RSVP HERE. Additional details for the day will be posted a few days prior. See you all soon!

Our October meeting will be held in Waxahachie at the Curriculum and Instruction Building, 51 Northgate Dr. Waxahachie, TX 75165. Please enter at the main entrance.  From there, the receptionist will show you where we will be meeting. Our day will run from 9:00am-3:00pm, with lunch on your own from 11:30am-1:00pm. Coffee, drinks, and a light breakfast will be provided. If you have not already RSVP’d, please do so here.

We will spend the morning in our POP groups.

For the afternoon session, Waxahachie will share how they are adapting the traditional professional learning format to meet the needs of their teachers through job-embedded PL.  Through the use of programs to support both beginning teachers as well as teacher leaders to the design of a subscription box service for secondary teachers, the TLI team is working to support educators in new ways.

We look forward to seeing everyone in Waxahachie!

Waxahachie ISD will be hosting our next LFNTX meeting on Friday, October 21. To assist with planning, please RSVP here. Additional details for the day will be posted the week prior. Have a great day!