Implementation Video - Part 6: Credentials The Writing Academy, LLC. --- Slide 28: Credentials --- In this final part, I want to share the credentials we bring to Texas schools. When you choose a supplemental support system, you are trusting someone with your teachers' time and your students' growth. You deserve to know who stands behind it. --- Slide 29: Serving Texas --- We have partnered with Texas schools since 1998. Our materials were developed by experienced Texas public school educators, and our leadership team includes certified teachers, principals, and superintendent level educators. We have served approximately one half of all Texas school districts, and in 2026 alone, our work reached more than 100,000 students. --- Slide 30: State Certifications --- We are a Texas Education Agency Approved Supplemental Certification Provider and a Texas Education Agency Approved Continuing Professional Education Provider, and we are authorized to issue professional development hours to your teachers. We are a Texas Education Agency recognized Sole Source Provider for our instructional materials, resources, and services. And I have received Texas Education Freedom Accounts certification for the state of Texas, as a vendor for services and high quality materials. --- Slide 31: Early Childhood and Business --- I hold a State of Texas teaching certificate with an early childhood endorsement and a State of Texas Directors Certificate, and I own and operate Strawberry Fields of Learning, a state accredited preschool in Kemah, Texas, where these strategies live every day. We are a certified Women Owned Business, a member of WBEA, and a SAM.gov registered vendor, and we are ready for your district's purchasing, bidding, and vendor requirements. --- Slide 32: Original Content --- Everything you receive is original. We own 1,500 ISBN titles, federally registered trademarks, and hundreds of registered copyrights, and our content is developed specifically for Texas educators and students. --- Slide 32B: Rooted in Texas --- Our roots in Texas education run deep. Members of our staff have served on district level and state level committees involved in developing and refining the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. I have been a featured presenter for TEPSA, TASA, TASB, and education service center literacy conferences across Texas. We are experienced with Texas Education Agency bidding requirements and RFP processes, we keep statewide employee background checks current, we carry professional liability coverage, and our vendor documentation is ready whenever your district needs it. --- Slide 33: Thirty Years --- Over the last thirty years, I have spoken to one million students, and I have spoken at TEPSA for 27 consecutive years. I have spent my life as a teacher's teacher, and every credential on this screen exists for one reason: to support the teachers who support your students. --- Slide 34: Closing --- Thank you for learning with me. Once learned, always used.