TEA Posts 2025 “Texas School Ready” Annual Report

The TEA has just posted the Fiscal Year 2025 annual report of Texas School Ready (TSR), a statewide early-childhood program run by the Children’s Learning Institute (CLI) at UTHealth Houston.

The grant funded project’s mission is to improve school readiness for young children, especially those at risk, by providing research based tools, training and support to early-childhood educators, families and programs across Texas.

Key Highlights from 2025

• Wide Reach: TSR served hundreds of thousands of children and tens of thousands of educators.
  
  
• Professional Development: Educators completed extensive training hours and earned certificates through the CLI Engage online platform.
  
  
• Resources Expanded: The CLI Engage platform now offers thousands of classroom activities and curriculum resources in English and Spanish to support early learning and instruction.
  
  
• Progress Monitoring: Tools for screening child development and monitoring progress (like milestone checklists and assessments) have broad use, helping teachers tailor instruction based on data.
  
  
• Focus on Quality: The report details classroom quality improvement tools and continuous improvement systems that help teachers refine practice and support child outcomes.

Main Message
Overall, the report shows that TSR continues to grow in scale and impact, offering professional training, instructional tools, child assessment resources and ongoing support to boost early learning quality and help more children arrive at school ready to succeed.