Seven Strategies for Success Over Stress

Summer is here!

Instead of spending your summer reflecting on the difficulties you faced during the last school year, you can choose to spend your summer building skills into your daily routine to help you successfully deal with the inevitable tough situations that the upcoming school year will bring, writes Jack Singer. He describes a wide range of stress-busting techniques, including:

• Take charge of your internal dialogue by replacing negative thinking with positive thinking and surrounding yourself with positive people.

• Release endorphins into your body with such activities as exercise, laughter, and getting in touch with your senses.

• Practice random acts of kindness. For example, volunteer at a food bank or make it a practice to give sincere compliments to at least five people a day.

Like any skill, writes Singer, stress mastery must be practiced consistently, diligently and regularly–but the effort is worthwhile.

Read more: Seven Super Strategies for Success Over Stress

by Jack Singer

Online June 2013 | Volume 70
Reflect, Refresh, Recharge Pages 24-28

Shouting Won't Grow Dendrites: Marcia Tate Workshop Scheduled for July 10th

If you missed out on nationally-renowned trainer Marcia Tate’s energizing session, ‘Shouting Won’t Grow Dendrites,” during this school year, she is back by popular demand this summer. This session is scheduled for July 10 at the K.E. Bushmen Event Center in Bullard, TX, creating a convenient location for almost everyone in the Region 7 ESC area. 

The session is free to Title I Complete, Title I SSA, and School Improvement Contract schools, with a nominal fee for all others.

Read details about this session.

This session is appropriate for ANY grade level and ALL subjects.
It’s not too late to register.
Get your Marcia Tate!
Hope to see YOU there!  

Register for this Session

with the Session Number: 043574

 For more information, contact:

Debbie Taylor, EdD.

Field Service Agent, Specialist

Region 7 Education Service Center

1909 North Longview Street

Kilgore, Texas 75662

Phone: (903) 988-6846

2014 Campus Comparison Group Reports

In anticipation of the release of state accountability ratings and distinction designations on August 8, 2014, the 2014 Campus Comparison Group reports are now available on the Texas Education Agency Secure Environment (TEASE). The Texas Education Agency (TEA) software application is protected by the Texas Education Agency as a secure gateway to information and you must have authorization to access it.

The Campus Comparison Group reports will be used in determining the 2014 Distinction Designations for campuses. These reports are available only on TEASE at this time.

To Access the 2014 Campus Comparison Group reports on the TEASE Accountability site,
§ Log onto TEASE at: https://seguin.tea.state.tx.us/apps/logon.asp
§ Once in the site, click on the “ACCT” tab on the “Welcome” line. Then click on the 2014 Campus Comparison Group link.

Contact Information from the Texas Education Agency is below:
Department of Assessment and Accountability, Criss Cloudt, Associate Commissioner
Division of Performance Reporting, Shannon Housson, Division Director
Accountability and Reporting, Ester Regalado, Director
(512) 463-9704
performance.reporting@tea.state.tx.us