TREA Superintendent Training Session Description
ESC Region 20
April 1, 2024
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., lunch included

TREA will offer a Superintendent Mentor Training on Monday, April 1, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Education Service Center Region 20 in San Antonio, Texas. Mentors must have at least three years of successful experience as a school superintendent in Texas in order to attend this training. This is not a training for new superintendents. The training will be conducted by Dr. Rick Alvarado. The Training is open to all Region 20 District Superintendents who qualify, and the training is free of charge. TREA member district superintendents from other ESC Regions will be invited to attend, as well. If interested, contact Jamie Dunevant at [email protected], 210-370-5671
at ESC Region 20 or Bill Tarleton at [email protected] , 254-602-2056.
An excerpt from the requirements for superintendent certification is below:

§242.25. Requirements for the First-Time Superintendent in Texas.
(a) A first-time superintendent (including the first time in the state) shall participate in a one-year mentorship that should include at least 36 clock-hours of professional development directly related to the standards identified in §242.15 of this title (relating to Standards Required for the Superintendent Certificate).
(b) During the one-year mentorship, the superintendent should have contact with his or her mentor at least once a month. The mentorship program must be completed within the first 18 months of employment as superintendent in order to maintain the standard certificate.
(c) Experienced superintendents willing to serve as mentors must participate in training for the role.
Source: The provisions of this §242.25 adopted to be effective March 14, 1999, 24 TexReg 1617; amended to be
effective September 2, 1999, 24 TexReg 6751; amended to be effective October 25, 2009, 34 TexReg 7202.