For Texas district leaders

240 Virtual Mini‑Cons

A free one-hour virtual session every month. We take one question districts are dealing with right now and cover what the state decided, what 240 has built to help, and what other districts are already doing about it.

  • Second Friday 9:00 AM CT
  • 60 minutes online
  • Free for 240 partners and any Texas district
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Fall schedule

Three sessions this fall.

October covers the partnership agreement. November covers how to pay for it. December follows a candidate from admission to teacher of record. Each session picks up where the last one left off, so you can join one or all three.

  1. Session 03Friday, November 13, 20269:00 AM CT · 10:00 AM ET · 7:00 AM PTOnline · 60 minutes
    Planned topic

    Paying for the Pathway: Which Allotment Covers What

    Focus question. Once the agreement is signed, which costs of preparing and certifying a candidate does each allotment cover, and who claims them?

    RegisterYour calendar invite and join link come with your confirmation.
  2. Session 04Friday, December 11, 20269:00 AM CT · 10:00 AM ET · 7:00 AM PTOnline · 60 minutes
    Planned topic

    From Admission to Teacher of Record: The Candidate's Year

    Focus question. What does a candidate's path from admission to teacher of record actually look like, and where does the district need to be ready?

    RegisterYour calendar invite and join link come with your confirmation.

We confirm each topic two weeks before the session, based on the questions districts asked at the one before.

How each session works

The same three parts, every time.

Once you have joined one session, you will know what to expect from the next.

Policy

What the state decided

We walk through the rule or statute, cite the section, and tell you plainly what is still being worked out.

10 minutes

Product

What 240 has built to help

We show what we have built in response, and which piece of policy each part answers.

10 minutes

Partner

What districts are already doing

Practices you can put in place now, plus open discussion with the other districts on the call.

30 minutes

Every session opens with one focus question and ends by answering it. Anything still unclear becomes next month's policy topic.

Register

Save your seat for one session or all three.

Mini-Cons are built for 240 partner districts, and any Texas district or school system is welcome. There is no cost.

What happens after you register

  1. Right awayConfirmation and calendar inviteYour confirmation email includes the calendar invite, with the join link inside it.
  2. The afternoon beforeReminderA reminder at 2:00 PM CT the day before with the topic, time and join link. Come ready to share what your district is doing, and bring your questions.
  3. As the session endsQuick surveyFour questions. The last one helps pick next month's topic.
  4. Within the weekDistrict brief and question logA short brief on what we covered, written so you can pass it along, plus written answers to every question, including the ones we did not get to live.

We only use your email for this series: your join link, the reminder, the survey and the follow-up.

Webinar resources

Materials from past sessions.

Session 02Friday, October 9, 2026

How can districts and 240 work together to build a successful PREP Preservice Alternative Certification pathway?

Policy
The latest from the PREP Guidebook, alongside what came out of the LASO Cycle 5 webinar.
Product
A sample MOU, line by line: which responsibilities sit with the district and which sit with 240. Then transfers, from another program or from a non-PREP pathway into Preservice. Training for the TEA-required coursework is underway, expected complete in February.
Partner
Open floor on the agreements themselves: which certification areas your district most needs filled, and what actually distinguishes a candidate who finishes PREP from one who does not.
Session 01Wednesday, September 9, 2026

What do districts need to do now to prepare for PREP Preservice Alternative Certification program candidates?

Policy
The preservice alternative certification pathway: 150 hours of coursework and 120 hours of pre-internship clinical teaching before a candidate becomes teacher of record.
Product
How 240 is mapping the new requirements into its curriculum and designing admissions that stay practical for districts.
Partner
Three partnership practices districts can build now: regular connection, clear roles, and feedback loops that reach the candidate.

Questions

Have a question? Ask it before the session or during it.

Questions open as soon as a session is on the schedule and close two hours after it ends. Send one here or with your registration, or ask during the session. We answer every question in writing in the question log, posted above within the week.

Up to 2,000 characters. Questions close two hours after the session ends.
Your question will appear in the log without your name or district.